Project Geotechnical Engineer - Mining

Join the Team That Builds Communities

At Mac Kay Sposito we believe great people build great communities—and that starts with hiring the right talent. Engineering Analytics, Inc. is now a part of Mac Kay Sposito and we are looking for a dedicated and relationship-driven Project Geotechnical Engineer with a mining focus to join our team in Albuquerque, NM.

This Engineer will be required to travel for approximately 25% of the time.

We offer a comfortable and collaborative work environment with flexible work arrangement options available. We’re serious about our work – but we’re serious about fun, too.

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• Support project management
• Perform analyses and prepare reports/drawings
• Help oversee junior staff
• Interface with clients
• As needed, assist market sector lead with marketing and preparation of proposals and cost estimates
• Assist on project work for other market sectors as needed
• Construction management activities

• B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering
• New Mexico P.E. license required; P.E. in other Southwestern states a plus
• 15 years of experience in tailings impoundments, heap-leach pads, waste rock piles, and mine reclamation
• Business development experience and/or interest in helping to drive client relationships and new work with existing and new clients

• Slope stability analyses
• Infiltration/Seepage analyses
• Deformation analyses
• Geo-civil analyses and design

• Nimble learner and adapts well to change
• Emotional intelligence
• Maintains confidentiality
• Active listening skills
• Conflict resolution skills

• A people-first culture – We are dedicated to our employees and their families. We want to do what’s best for them, and their well‑being helps drive our business decisions.
• An excellent reputation – Through our 50-year history, Mac Kay Sposito has built and maintained an excellent reputation in our community, and with our clients and business partners. You’ll be joining a team with a strong foundation and reputation that you can be proud to be part of.
• A focus on community – Mac Kay Sposito and our employees believe in giving back to the communities we serve. As a firm, we supported a host of local organizations focusing on our community pillars of veterans and youth. Our team members serve in volunteer positions as commissioners, committee and board members, youth coaches, and participate across a broad range of initiatives.

At Mac Kay Sposito, we’re serious about our work, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We have a unique and diverse mix of employees who enjoy each other’s company. In addition to having first‑rate technical skills, we search out people who are friendly, honest and dedicated to their work. We know work isn’t only about who you work for, it is also about what you do and how you do it.

Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate to make great things possible.

We believe firmly in the principle of constructive candor – always telling the client everything they need to know to make fully informed decisions. By creating a positive, committed and supportive environment, we’re able to challenge our people to be the best that they can be, and to celebrate every success.

With more than 50 years of experience, Mac Kay Sposito is a multidisciplinary firm based in Vancouver, Washington, specializing in public works, energy, and land development. Our passionate team focuses on building lasting relationships through quality work, creative design, and collaboration. We offer civil engineering, land surveying, environmental science and permitting, landscape architecture, and construction management and inspection services. With the addition of our subsidiary, Riparia Environmental, we now deliver a full suite of services from design and engineering to maintenance and environmental compliance.

Together, we balance development with environmental stewardship and sustainability.