Tailings Engineer

Gold Fields; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO roster 8/6 from Perth

Residential for local candidates

Job summary

Gold Fields is seeking a Tailings Engineering professional to support the RTFE in managing Tailings Storage Facilities across their lifecycle. This site-based role offers a FIFO roster from Perth (8 days on, 6 off) or residential locally.

You will work with the Group tailings team and external consultants for governance and oversight. Essentially you will coordinate projects, maintain TMP/LoM plans, and contribute to tendering and reporting while upholding safety standards and GFL TSF Management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering is mandatory.
• Aspiring to register as a professional engineer is preferred.
• Experience coordinating engineering projects and site investigations.
• Experience in mining-related construction and commissioning projects.
• Working knowledge of GISTM and engineering IT systems for slope stability and deposition modelling.

Responsibilities

• Support the Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer with on-the-ground tailings management.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and GFL TSF Management Standards.
• Maintain TMP, TSF operating manuals and LoM plans.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key site stakeholders.
• Contribute to tender processes and QA/QC activities for TSF projects.
• Prepare monthly TSF management reports or dashboards.

Skills

Project coordination

Site investigations

Mining construction

Slope stability analysis

Geotechnical software (GeoStudio)

Geotechnical software (Rocscience)

Geotechnical software (Muk3D)

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

GeoStudio

Rocscience

Muk3D

Job description

Reporting to the Processing Manager and supported by the Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE), you will ensure the highest standards of safety, compliance, and operational excellence in the management of Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) across all phases of their lifecycle, from planning and design through to closure and rehabilitation.

Offered as a site-based role on a FIFO from Perth roster of 8 days on and 6 days off, or residential for locally based candidates, there will be ad hoc times where you will be working in the Perth corporate office to collaborate with the Group tailings team and external consultants in terms of governance and technical oversight.

About the role:

• Serve as an essential on-the-ground resource to support the RTFE with the practical aspects of tailings management.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable safety regulations, policies, and guidelines, including GFL TSF Management Standards.
• Maintain Tailings Management Plans (TMP), TSF operating manuals and Life of Mine (LoM) plans.
• Provide support to the RTFE, EoR, and Processing Managers in the development and maintenance of business plans and Life of Mine (LoM) plans. These plans should outline storage locations, available storage, operational and capital expenditure projects, and other planned site projects.
• Develop and maintain formal relationships with key site stakeholders
• Collaborate in the development of tender documents, lead TSF construction tender processes, provide input on construction documentation, and ensure adherence to QA/QC activities.
• Proactively identify and manage tailings-specific risks, maintain critical controls, and contribute to the management of environmental risks associated with the TSFs.
  Compile and prepare monthly TSF management reports or performance dashboards.

Essential requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering or a related field.
• Aspirations to register as a professional engineer.
• Experience coordinating engineering projects, site investigations, mining-related construction and commissioning projects.
• Working knowledge of GISTM and practical knowledge of IT engineering systems that analyse slope stability, seepage, hydraulic modelling, and deposition modelling (e.g., GeoStudio, Rocscience, Muk3D).
• A valid manual Driver’s Licence.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 15TH OCTOBER 2026