At Shell, we are celebrating almost a century of operations in Canada. For nine consecutive years, we have been named one of the country's top employers and recognized as a leader in sustainable development since 1991. Our focus on innovation and technology has made us a leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer of refined petroleum products. We are Canada's largest producer of sulphur and one of the largest oil sands developers in the country.

As we look ahead to the next 100 years, we need creative, ambitious and innovative professionals who can help us achieve our goals and help grow our business. We will provide you with the resources to put your ideas into action, global opportunities to advance your career, and outstanding benefits and rewards that support your quality of life. Join us and let's make a real difference together.

Shell Canada is currently seeking a Geotechnical Engineer (U21207) for their Calgary location.

Responsibilities:

• Under the technical direction of the Geotechnical Design Team Lead or Senior Geotechnical Designer,completes geotechnical design tasks.
• Writes technical sections of geotechnical reports relating to geology and geotechnical foundation conditions,site investigation data,laboratory data.
• Under the technical direction of the Geotechnical Design Team Lead or Senior Geotechnical Designer,completes geotechnical design tasks including development of geotechnical design models,technical analyses,calculations and collation of geotechnical data.
• Spend significant time at sites performing geotechnical investigations to support designs. Field tasks will include drilling,test pitting,field testing,instrumentation installations,logging core,sample collection for laboratory programs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Geotechnical, Mining, Civil or Geological Engineering
• Registered engineer in training or eligible for registration as EIT with APEGGA.
• Experience in open pit mining operations preferred
• Up to 3 years geotechnical experience
• Individual must be comfortable working in a multitask environment
• Must be able to work well with operations personnel in order to achieve objectives
• Must be prepared to occasionally work in harsh environmental conditions
• Knowledge in dyke and dump construction activities, including planning, constructing, monitoring, and reporting
• Awareness of oil sands tailings planning activities, including analyzing and classifying materials, creating storage plans, monitoring placement of materials, and reconciling planned to actual tailing storage · Knowledge of oil sands tailing engineering, including collecting and analyzing data from deposits, selecting investigation and test methods, assessing tailings behaviours
• Knowledge of geotechnical engineering, including assessing and analyzing foundation conditions and construction materials, stability analyses, seepage analyses, planning geotechnical structures, and monitoring and interpreting data from lab and field investigations
• Knowledge of ground water engineering, including selecting and specifying testing methods and procedures, interpreting and analyzing results
• Knowledge to skill in geotechnical drilling, logging and instrumentation, including selecting appropriate drilling methods, selecting monitoring instrumentation, interpreting instrumentation data
• Knowledge of Oil Sands Geology related to mining and geotechnical operations
• Awareness of Oil Sands Mineral Processing principles· Knowledge of Oil Sands Mining practices