Tailings Engineer

Gold Fields; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Fields in Australia seeks a Tailings Storage Facilities Engineer to oversee TSF safety, design, and operational governance. You will work with the RTFE and processing managers, maintaining TMPs and Life of Mine plans, and coordinating with external consultants to ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering or related field.
• Aspiration to register as a professional engineer.
• Experience coordinating engineering projects and mining-related construction work.

Responsibilities

• Support the RTFE with practical tailings management.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and TSF standards.
• Maintain TMPs, TSF operation manuals, and Life of Mine plans.
• Help develop and maintain business plans and LoM plans with site teams.
• Build formal relationships with key site stakeholders.
• Lead TSF tender processes and contribute to tender documentation quality.
• Identify tailings risks and prepare monthly TSF reports and dashboards.

Skills

Tailings management

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Safety compliance

Technical reporting

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 SEPTEMBER 25, 2026