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Stantec

Senior Mining Advisory Consultant

Denver, CO · On-site

$141K - $212K/yr

Your Opportunity Stantec is seeking candidates to join our US Mining Team as a senior advisory consultant. The candidate will be responsible for developing clients for economic, financial, advisory ...

Teichert

Mining Engineer

Sacramento, CA · On-site

Consultants, vendors, and state, local, and federal agencies Internal Clients: * Teichert Materials ... A Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering-Mining, Geological Engineering or Civil ...

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Mining Engineer

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Senior Mining Advisory Consultant

Senior Mining Advisory Consultant

Stantec

Denver, CO • On-site

$141K - $212K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 6 days ago

Stantec rating

8.5

Company rating: 8.5 out of 10

Based on 81 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

74th of 352 rated engineering

Job description

Job Description
At our core, we are a community. Together, we exercise creative thought, developing engineering and designs as individual as the people and projects we touch. From approval and permitting to design and construction management services, we put the goals of our clients and their communities at the center of everything we create. Join us as we assist mining companies in getting mined materials to communities around the globe.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking candidates to join our US Mining Team as a senior advisory consultant. The candidate will be responsible for developing clients for economic, financial, advisory, and business consulting projects related to the mining industry, including mineral valuations, market assessments, due diligence, risk analysis, business improvement, and economic models for technical reports. The successful candidate will be required to develop projects and clients, lead and review work, and mentor younger staff.
Your Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to an innovative and collaborative work environment where creativity is valued and encouraged.
  • Contribute to proposals, contracts, project management, and client relations/management.
  • Lead techno-economic analysis, due diligence, and advisory projects.
  • Assist in developing and expanding our services with new and existing clients.
  • Manage tasks and help develop younger staff.
  • Follow safe work practices and adhere to company and client guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner.

Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Diverse background in mining projects.
  • Experience designing and analyzing projects using various economic and financial methodologies.
  • Experience developing new clients and relationships.
  • Experience with outputs of a mine plan and analyzing the resulting financial implications of different parameters.
  • Strong technical and business writing skills, organizational skills, technical leadership abilities, oral communication skills, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work and make decisions independently.
  • Demonstrated successful experience to initiate and maintain relationships with local staff and key staff from other locations within Stantec, as well as with existing and prospective clients.
  • You have a willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Education and Experience
  • 20+ years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree in mining engineering and/or mineral economics, or a related field.
  • You have strong technical skills in conducting mineral market studies, economic and financial evaluation of mining projects, mineral valuations, mining development strategies, risk analysis, and mining advisory.
  • You have experience representing a company at conferences.
  • You have experience developing proposals and managing projects.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. At Stantec, we live our corporate values every day. The experience will forever shape your future. #FeelingEnergized
About the Team
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

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