Senior Tailings Geotechnical Engineer

Hatch; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 131,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatch is seeking a senior tailings dewatering process engineer for the Mississauga office to lead design efforts and support the North American market. The role emphasizes technical depth in tailings, dewatering systems, and process integration across teams.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in tailings, strong communication skills, and a track record of delivering safe, sustainable solutions within mining and metals projects. Travel across North America is expected.

Qualifications

• 15 years’ experience in tailings dewatering, separation and pumping design for metals and minerals.
• Strong ability to create process design criteria, mass balances and flowsheets.
• Proven experience in tailings dewatering testing specifications and interpreting lab results.

Responsibilities

• Provide a link between tailings management and Hatch process teams for integrated solutions in North America.
• Support proposal work and scoping to basic engineering studies for tailings projects (surface disposal, backfill).
• Assist in selecting tailings dewatering technology and perform trade-off studies.
• Mentor junior staff and review designs prepared by others.
• Ensure quality of P&IDs for tailings dewatering systems.

Skills

Tailings management

Team collaboration

Client focus

MS Office

Education

Post-graduate degree in mineral processing/metallurgy/mechanical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

Excel

P&ID drafting

Job description

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?

Hatch is seeking to hire a strong Senior level tailings dewatering process engineer to work with our existing core team at the Mississauga office. This role would suit a highly motivated professional with a very strong technical focus, who is interested in supporting the development of the tailings management practice and expanding the capability within the cluster of an existing team of specialists in tailings and mine waste management made of geotechnical, hydrotechnical, geoscientists, and process engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a link between the tailings management practice group with the Hatch process teams and clients for integrated tailings solutions in the North American market with a focus to increase Hatch’s existing clients base in Canada, USA and Mexico;
• Support on proposal preparation and manage all levels of tasks for scoping to basic engineering studies in the execution of tailings projects for surface disposal and underground backfill utilization at all available levels of dewatering;
• Support in the selection of tailings dewatering technology development related to tailings management projects with the preparation of trade-off studies and cost-effective solutions assessing best available dewatering technologies;
• Mentor junior staff and foster a continuous learning environment
• Review all technical designs prepared by junior/intermediate engineers

Qualifications and Experience:

• Consulting or construction recognized experience in the tailings, processing, and mine waste sector with preferred post-graduate degree in mineral processing engineering, metallurgy, or mechanical engineering.
• 15 years’ experience in tailings dewatering, separation and pumping design for precious and base metals, battery materials, ferrous and non-ferrous;
• Able to guide and prepare tailings dewatering testing specifications for all flowsheets, lab results interpretation, and integration into designs;
• Able to independently create process equipment layout, process equipment lists along with specifications and operation range evaluation in general arrangement drawings with AutoCAD;
• Proven experience developing process design criteria, mass balances and process flowsheets for dewatering, backfilling as well as synergy between underground and surface disposal;
• Proven experience in tailings filters type selection and sizing, thickeners type selection and sizing, pipe and pump sizing, agitation processes (agitator selection for complex tailings), hydrocycloning, selection, adjusting and simulations, dewatering screens and other available technologies for dewatering processes;
• Proven experience in preparing and reviewing P&IDs specifically for tailings dewatering systems;
• Proven experience in preparing and reviewing mechanical equipment lists, MTOs, and CAPX and OPEX at all project levels.
• Good verbal and written English communication skills. Preferred bilingual proficiency in French and/or Spanish and/or Portuguese;
• Skills to work well in a team with a strong client focus;
• Highly proficient in MS Office suite of tools including: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and MS Project;
• Working knowledge of latest worldwide developments in the area of tailings management, as they relate to Global Tailings Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), and other country or international organizations.
• Ability to travel internationally for business with focus on North America (Canada, USA and Mexico) to support regional operations; and
• Valid passport preferably with international recognition and a driver’s license from a Canadian province.

Base salary range: $131,000 - $181,000

At Hatch, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. In accordance with legislated pay transparency requirements, the expected salary range for this position is based on current market data and aligned with internal pay structures to ensure consistency and fairness.

Your individual compensation within this range will depend on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications and location. In addition to base pay, our total rewards package may include performance-based incentives, comprehensive benefits, and other programs designed to support your well-being and growth.

• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation.

We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.