Principal Tailings EngineerHybrid

7 months ago

Perth, Australia Greencap Full time

This role will see you 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 will benefit clients and communities.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Mining

Our global team of over 5,200 dedicated mining professionals are supporting the industry to decarbonise mining operations in the accelerating green transition. Working collaboratively across borders and disciplines, you’ll join a leading team working on interesting and complex projects. We are experts in our field, and we are passionate about mining.

What you’ll do:

  • Provide technical direction or provision of input to tailings design studies and related analyses.
  • Fulfill 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 that appropriate technical standards are developed and maintained.
  • Assess and understand credible failure modes and how they apply to specific tailings storage facilities.
  • Provide leadership of 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.
  • Provide recommendations in area of tailings and mine waste management to clients.
  • Maintain effective client relationships and generate consulting business.
  • Build and maintain business networks.
  • Project management, budgeting and quality control for tailings, mine waste, heap leach and similar assignments.

About You

  • Bachelor Qualification in Civil/Mining Engineering or similar.
  • Proven working experience on tailings/mine waste related projects locally or internationally, ideally in a consulting environment.
  • Ability to work independently and within multi-disciplinary project teams.
  • Hold a current manual drivers’ license.
  • Balances innovation, quality and technical excellence with delivery to timelines and cost.
  • Flexible to meet project outcomes
  • Adopts "Best for PB" approach in day-to-day activities.
  • Manages self and others under pressure.
  • Future minded and strategic
  • Quality and cost focused

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future ReadyTM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. 

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

We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you’ll imagine a better future for you.

To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Benefits page.

Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.

WSP. With us, you can.

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