Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Corporate Technical Services (Santiago)

About Capstone Copper

Capstone Copper is an international copper producer engaged in exploration, project development, and mining operations with a focus on sustainable growth, innovation, safety, and value creation for investors, employees, and local communities. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, operations span the United States, Mexico, and Chile, including Pinto Valley, Cozamin, Mantos Blancos, Mantoverde, and the Santo Domingo Project.

Position Responsibilities

• Technical Responsibilities : conduct and review geotechnical analyses for open pit slopes, underground excavations, pillars, and waste facilities; develop, update, and validate geotechnical, structural, and hydrogeological models; perform and review numerical modelling using industry software (RS2/RS3, FLAC, PLAXIS, etc.); validate design assumptions, uncertainties, and sensitivity analyses; compare model predictions with monitoring data (reconciliation, NRMSE, calibration).