Area of Interest: Geology
Job Type: Full Time

# of Positions: 1
Education (Minimum): Bachelors Degree

Posted Date: 4/16/2012
Experience (Years): 0

Job Responsibilities:

Founded in Canada in 1960, Golder Associates is a respected, employee-owned, global company providing consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and related areas of energy. Our clients span the world's major economic drivers: oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, power, transportation, water resources, and more. Our 7,000 people deliver deep technical understanding, cross-disciplinary thinking and a passion to help our clients succeed.

The Golder U.S. team (Golder Associates Inc.) is consistently voted a top consulting firm to work for and operates out of more than 40 offices across the country from Anchorage, Alaska to Tampa, Florida. Since the first office opened in 1968, we have built a reputation for providing innovative, quality solutions. From our initial strength in geotechnical engineering, our services expanded to meet the increasing range of client needs, including environmental compliance and remediation.

Golder Associates Inc. is currently seeking anEntry Level Geological Engineerfor theSt. Louis - West County office.

Position Responsibilities:
Must take a personal and active approach to health, safety and environment and understand and follow all state, federal and company health, safety, and environmental requirements applicable to the work area and tasks assigned.
Be able to take direction from and supports intermediate and senior staff to achieve goals.
Make appropriate decisions with input from intermediate and senior staff.
Contribute to projects with a major focus on data collection and processing with an increasing role in analysis and interpretation.
Be able to apply technical skills properly with a thorough understanding of the data and findings.
Excellent planner and organizer and effectively share or delegate tasks.
Accountable for completing tasks on time and on budget.
Possess a strong work ethic working in a challenging environment.

Qualifications:
Well-developed mining engineering, geological or geological engineering technical skills.
Must understand and promote process improvement and change initiatives.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Working knowledge of computers and proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Good attention to detail, with the ability to recognize discrepancies.
Strong work ethic- Willing to do what is needed to get the job done.
The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
The ability to travel and relocate as required.
OSHA and MSHA certification.
Mincom MineScape experience strongly preferred, but not required.
Job Requirements:

Position Requirements:
Bachelors or Post-Graduate degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, or Geological Engineering.
0 - 2 years’ experience in surface coal mining or applicable field of expertise.
Continuing professional development - Certified Engineer-in-Training or equivalent.

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