Senior Tailings Engineer

3 days ago

Perth, Western Australia WSP Full time

About the Role

This position offers the opportunity to enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP's Mine Waste team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future-ready outcomes that benefit clients and communities.

At WSP, you'll find the scale and reach needed to work on complex projects. You'll join a leading team passionate about mining and committed to decarbonizing mining operations in the green transition.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical direction for tailings design studies and related analyses.
  • Assume Engineer of Record and Deputy Engineer of Record roles.
  • Liaise with specialists from other disciplines or offices within WSP.
  • Provide senior technical input to project teams and ensure appropriate technical standards are developed and maintained.
  • Assess credible failure modes and their application to specific tailings storage facilities.
  • Lead multi-disciplinary project teams on local, regional, and international consulting assignments.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring for staff in the regional team and review their project work.
  • Deliver best practice consulting services to clients in Australia and overseas.
  • Recommend tailings and mine waste management strategies to clients.
  • Maintain effective client relationships and generate consulting business.
  • Build and maintain business networks.
  • Manage project timelines, budgets, and quality control for tailings, mine waste, heap leach, and similar assignments.

About You

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil/Mining Engineering or a related field.
  • Proven experience on tailings/mine waste projects, preferably in a consulting environment.
  • Ability to work independently and within multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Current manual driver's license.
  • Balances innovation, quality, and technical excellence with delivery to timelines and cost.
  • Flexible to meet project outcomes.
  • Adopts a 'best for PB' approach in daily activities.
  • Manages self and others under pressure.
  • Future-minded and strategic.
  • Quality and cost-focused.

About WSP

WSP is a leading engineering professional services firm with approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia. We provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future Ready projects that benefit societies for lifetimes to come.

At WSP, we value diversity and want you to thrive in a culture celebrating different perspectives. With global scale and reach, you'll connect with the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

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