Senior Civil Engineer - Heavy Civil

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Senior Civil Engineer
• ● KCB is a multidisciplinary engineering, geoscience, and environmental consulting firm grounded in our values of Passion, Integrity , and Excellence . With teams across North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe, we bring together global technical knowledge, local insight, and a shared commitment to solving complex challenges that matter.
• ● Today's challenges demand more than just technical knowledge; they require collaboration, creativity, and a deep understanding of the communities, industries, and environments that we support. At KCB, our team collaborates across regions and disciplines to bring practical thinking, technical excellence, and diverse perspectives to every project.
• ● Guided by our long-term ambition of Globally Connected Excellence and our purpose of Sustaining the Future, we work alongside our clients to deliver lasting solutions that strengthen resilience and benefit future generations.
• ● We recognize that making a career move is a significant personal decision and, from our perspective, building a team of like-minded individuals is an important element to our success.
• ● As a Senior Civil Engineer, You Would Engage In
• ● We combine technical acumen, collaboration and innovation to deliver solutions for long lasting and sustainable development in the mining sector. We design and deliver critical infrastructure such as dams, water management systems and tailings storage facilities with consideration for the long-term closure objectives. We focus on mine waste management including inspections, safety reviews, and risk management aligned with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). If continuing your career journey with us, you would be part of our Mining Environmental Group, based out of our Vancouver office. The role of Senior Civil Engineer comes with the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule and will provide you with the opportunity to:
• ● This Role Will Give You The Opportunity To
• ● Apply senior civil engineering judgment to mine tailings and water management projects from study phase through to detailed design and construction-ready deliverables.
• ● Develop practical design concepts for earthfill dams, spillways, large-scale excavations, and surface water control structures.
• ● Bring a strong constructability lens to design development, balancing cost-effective solutions with appropriate understanding of project risk.
• ● Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (specialist geotechnical, hydrotechnical, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers, hydrogeologists, and geochemists) to advance design concepts into IFC drawings and specifications.
• ● Provide clear direction and technical input to CAD teams completing Civil 3D modelling and drafting work.
• ● Support construction projects with office support to field engineers, field reviews, and preparing construction summary reports.
• ● Clearly communicate sound, risk-informed designs and recommendations to project teams and senior technical reviewers.
• ● What We Require
• ● We respect the knowledge and experience you have gained to date and are willing to support you as you build on it. We do, however, require the following qualifications:
• ● A degree in Civil Engineering; a master's degree is considered an asset.
• ● to 15 years of civil engineering experience, preferably within mining or related heavy civil environments.