Rocks Mechanics Engineer

Orla Mining is striving to be the emerging gold producer of choice with a geographically diversified asset base, a prospective development and exploration portfolio, an experienced management team with a successful track record, and a high-quality board and shareholder base. We are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of workplace diversity and recognize the benefits arising from employee diversity, respecting and valuing the perspectives, experiences, cultures, and essential differences that everyone possesses.

Orla operates the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit heap leach mine, located in Zacatecas State, Central Mexico. This low-cost operation is 100% owned by Orla, covers over 139,000 hectares, and includes a large sulphide mineral endowment located beneath the oxide resources. We are also advancing permitting on our South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open-pit heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada.

More recently, we’ve entered into an agreement with Newmont Corporation to acquire the Musselwhite Mine, located in Northern Ontario on Lake Opapimiskan. This project has great potential in a tier-one mining jurisdiction, and with more than 25 years of proven track record. This fly-in, fly-out operation will position Orla to double its annual gold production and provide us with excellent future opportunities. We expect this transaction to close in Q1 2025.

As part of our acquisition of Musselwhite Mine, we are recruiting a Rock Mechanics Engineer to join our team on track to a senior level depending on qualifications. This role will be based on-site and will be responsible for providing rock mechanics support to the mine operation, ensuring a safe and efficient mine development and production environment. You will provide technical leadership, mentorship to junior or intermediate staff, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality and innovative solutions. This role will report to the Chief rock mechanics engineer.

Responsibilities include:

The ideal candidate will possess the following education, experience and competencies:

Working Conditions:

The schedule for this position will consist of 14 days on and 14 days off, 12 hours per day.