Senior Tailings Engineer — Lead Sustainable Mine Waste Projects

Hatch; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flat organization

Long term career development

Think globally, work locally

Job summary

Hatch is seeking a Senior Tailings Engineer to join our Tailings and Mine Waste Management practice in Brisbane. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, deliver integrated tailings and water solutions, and provide senior technical oversight across projects from studies through to closure.

You bring degree-qualified Civil or Geotechnical engineering expertise with extensive tailings experience. Travel to support delivery is required, and you will mentor engineers while building client

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Civil or Geotechnical Engineer with tailings experience.
• Extensive tailings management experience in mining or allied sectors.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver tailings and mine waste solutions.
• Lead studies from site selection to design and closure planning.
• Oversee transport, deposition, capping, and water management analyses.
• Support project execution with cost estimation and scheduling.
• Prepare technical reports and engineering drawings; provide senior review.
• Contribute to business development and client engagement activities.

Skills

Tailings management

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Technical oversight

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

Job description

Requisition ID: 99667

Job Category: Engineering

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure , our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

If it isn't grown, it's mined. Our mining and metals teams help our clients to safely and sustainably mine the minerals and metals used in our everyday lives. Want to play a part of innovating and optimizing the mining life cycle on greenfield and brownfield facilities? Apply today!

We are seeking an experienced Senior Tailings Engineer to join Hatch’s Tailings and Mine Waste Management practice. This role is suited to a highly motivated professional with strong technical capability and a client-facing approach, who is passionate about delivering high-quality solutions and contributing to the ongoing growth of the practice. You will play a key role in delivering complex tailings and mine waste management projects, while supporting business development and mentoring team members. Working within a global, multidisciplinary team, you will contribute across the full lifecycle of projects from early-stage studies through to detailed design, operational support, and closure planning. This position focuses on the design, management, and delivery of integrated tailings, mine waste, and mine water solutions. You will lead and contribute to multidisciplinary teams, support project execution and strategy, and provide senior technical oversight across a diverse portfolio of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated tailings, mine waste, and mine water management solutions
• Lead studies including site selection, dewatering technologies, subsurface investigations, and laboratory testing programs for material characterisation
• Oversee transport, conveyance, and disposal studies including embankment design, deposition modelling, capping, and closure planning
• Contribute to surface water management design, dam break analyses, and flood routing assessments
• Support project execution through material take-offs, scheduling, and conceptual CapEx and OpEx cost estimation
• Prepare and review technical documentation including reports, design basis memoranda, specifications, and engineering drawings
• Provide senior technical review and guidance across tailings and mine waste management projects
• Support business development activities including proposals, tenders, and client engagement
  
  

About You

You are a degree-qualified Civil or Geotechnical Engineer with extensive experience in tailings management, gained through consulting or operations within the mining sector. You bring well-rounded expertise across tailings design, operations support, and closure planning, with a strong understanding of project delivery from pre-feasibility through to execution. You are a confident communicator with proven leadership capability, able to mentor and develop engineers, designers, and technicians while building strong client relationships. You demonstrate sound judgement, strong safety leadership, and the ability to manage competing priorities in complex environments. Experience in integrated tailings facilities, mine water management, or mine closure is essential, along with a willingness to travel as required to support project delivery. You are aligned with Hatch’s values, with a visible commitment to inclusion, diversity, and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer
  
  

What we offer you?

• Flat and connected organisation
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally
  
  

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.