Water Resources Engineer II

POSITION OVERVIEW

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with Pinto Valley Mine safety standards, environmental requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Provide technical leadership for site-wide water management programs and water infrastructure systems.
• Develop and implement short- and long-term water supply strategies to support operational continuity and future mine development.
• Manage and optimize multiple water sources, including production wells, booster stations, reclaim systems, surface water capture systems, and water distribution networks.
• Lead development, maintenance, calibration, and continuous improvement of site-wide and regional water balance models using GoldSim, spreadsheets, or equivalent tools.
• Conduct scenario-based evaluations to support operational planning, climate change adaptation, drought preparedness, pit expansion, tailings growth, and closure planning.
• Support groundwater monitoring, hydrogeologic investigations, wellfield management, aquifer performance evaluations, and dewatering programs.
• Evaluate water infrastructure performance and develop recommendations for system optimization, reliability improvements, and operational efficiency.
• Manage technical studies and engineering projects related to water supply, conveyance, storage, pumping systems, and monitoring infrastructure.
• Provide technical oversight of water monitoring systems, including piezometers, vibrating wire instrumentation, transducers, flow meters, telemetry systems, DCS integration, PI Vision, and Sensemetrics platforms.
• Establish and maintain QA/QC procedures for water data collection, validation, monitoring systems, and water balance inputs.
• Support permitting activities, agency reporting requirements, and regulatory compliance initiatives related to water resources.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of Capstone’s Tailings Management System and Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) requirements.
• Lead water stewardship initiatives and support ICMM reporting, ESG metrics, sustainability reporting, and corporate water management programs.
• Manage consultants, contractors, and technical service providers supporting water-related projects and studies.
• Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, budgets, and capital project justifications for water infrastructure improvements.
• Track project schedules, budgets, and performance metrics to ensure successful project execution.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to Water Resources Engineers, interns, and other site personnel.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational performance, data quality, water efficiency, and business processes.
• Demonstrate Capstone’s Values: Always Accountable, Execute with Excellence, Deliver Results, and Work Responsibly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Experience

Key Competencies / Skills

• Demonstrated expertise in site-wide water balance development, forecasting, and water management planning.
• Strong understanding of hydrologic, hydrogeologic, hydraulic, groundwater, and water infrastructure systems.
• Experience with GoldSim, HEC-HMS, MODFLOW, FEFLOW, or equivalent modeling software preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Experience with ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Power BI, SQL databases, PI Vision, or equivalent data management tools.
• Familiarity with ICMM Water Stewardship Framework, GISTM, Arizona water regulations, and environmental permitting processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with operations personnel, management, consultants, regulators, and corporate stakeholders.
• Experience developing budgets, scopes of work, and contractor management plans.
• Valid Arizona driver’s license.
• Proficiency in English.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS