Civil & Tailings Engineer

Endura Mining; Little River; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Accommodation allowance

Camp accommodation

Training & development

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Endura Mining seeks a Civil & Tailings Engineer to lead IWL operations, planning and design. You will develop procedures, monitor field performance and coordinate with contractors, surveyors and laboratories to ensure safe, compliant earthworks and waste management.

You will contribute to continuous improvement, maintain records, and report progress, risks and quality to the site team. Camp meals and accommodation are provided as part of the package.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain controlled documents for IWL operations and ensure safe work procedures.
• Provide day-to-day engineering support for IWL, tailings, waste rock placement and associated earthworks.
• Coordinate sequencing and interfaces across contractors, field crews, surveyors, laboratories, suppliers and site functions.
• Monitor field conditions, performance and coordinate corrective actions.
• Contribute to tailings and waste management planning and plan updates.
• Ensure IWL constructed per design and handle design amendments.
• Coordinate surface water management infrastructure and road works.
• Support QA/QC plans and witness material tests and inspections.
• Provide governance records and concise progress reporting.

Skills

Earthworks

Drainage

Pipelines

Embankments

Lining systems

Survey controls

Materials testing

Construction tolerances

ANCOLD & GISTM

Geotechnical terms

Drawing interpretation

Contractor coordination

QA/QC processes

Education

Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering

Tools

Geotechnical software

Job description

Job Description

• Competitive Salary Package with Health Care
• Accommodation Allowance
• Work bus from Reefton and Greymouth

With production targeted within the next 3 months, our strategy is to grow into a multi asset business operating 3 to 5 gold and copper projects. The stage is set for you to be part of this journey from the very beginning, where your impact will directly influence how we scale and succeed.

As our Civil & Tailings Engineer, you will be responsible for:

IWL Operations & Field Engineering

• Develop and maintain controlled documents for the IWL, including an operations manual and safe work procedures
• Provide day-to-day engineering support for the operation and progressive development of the IWL, including dry-stacked tailings and waste rock placement, embankment raises, seepage controls, monitoring systems, decants, pipelines, drains and associated earthworks.
• Coordinate sequencing, access, resources and technical interfaces across contractors, field crews, surveyors, laboratories, suppliers and site functions.
• Monitor field conditions and operational performance, identify emerging constraints or deviations, and coordinate timely technical review and corrective action.

IWL Planning

• Contribute to the development of a management plan relating to tailings and waste.
• Review and update the plan based on performance and any updates to the LOM plan\

IWL Design

• Ensure that the IWL is c onstructed in accordance with the design.
• Co-ordinate any design requirements, or design amendments
• Ensure that any design is reviewed and approved by the EoR

Civil & Surface Infrastructure

• Provide engineering coordination for surface water management infrastructure, stormwater upgrades, road works and other surface civil projects as assigned.
• Inspect earthworks, lining systems, drainage features, pipework and structural components against approved drawings, specifications, tolerances and release requirements.
• Coordinate technical queries, construction clarifications and field change requests, ensuring changes are reviewed, authorised and recorded before implementation.

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

• Contribute to the development of quality management plans
• Verify work against approved drawings, technical specifications, construction methodologies, method statements, inspection and test plans and quality requirements.
• Coordinate and witness material verification, compaction and density testing, survey set-out confirmation and other relevant field testing.
• Confirm hold points, witness points, inspections and quality releases are completed before work progresses, and raise and coordinate the close-out of non-conformances.

Contractor & Stakeholder Coordination

• Provide clear day-to-day direction on work interfaces, priorities, sequencing and information requirements without displacing the contractor’s responsibility for supervision and execution.
• Review contractor submissions, records and site practices, and follow through on agreed actions, technical queries, delays and quality issues.
• Maintain effective working relationships with Operations, Technical Services, Projects, the IWL Engineer of Record, contractors, laboratories, survey providers and suppliers.

Monitoring

• Monitor the IWL based on the design and operations manual.

Governance, Assurance & Records

• Ensure that waste is place in a facility that is designed, reviewed and constructed in accordance with the design.
• Maintain complete and accurate progress records, installed quantities, inspection reports, test results, material traceability, non-conformance records, delays, observations and field changes.
• Compile and control supporting evidence for internal and external IWL governance and assurance reviews.
• Provide concise progress, risk, quality and compliance reporting with clear actions, owners and due dates.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify practical opportunities to improve IWL operating practices, contractor performance, quality systems, record traceability and surface infrastructure reliability.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of procedures, inspection tools, operating controls and assurance processes.
• Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the position’s capability and operational requirements.

Health, Safety & Environmental Management

• Exercise a duty of care and comply with the site Health and Safety Management System, environmental requirements, applicable legislation, critical controls and safe work procedures.
• Participate in field risk assessments, inspections and incident reporting, and stop or escalation work where conditions, controls or execution vary from approved requirements.
• Ensure contractor activities, field testing and inspections are coordinated with relevant permits, isolations, access controls and environmental requirements.

About You:

Qualifications And Certificates

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Current full driver licence and the ability to meet site access requirements.

Relevant Experience

• Practical experience in civil construction, mine infrastructure, tailings or waste storage facilities, earthworks, water management or comparable heavy-industry projects.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating contractors and field activities and applying QA/QC requirements, inspection and test plans, hold points and non-conformance processes.
• Experience maintaining technically robust field records and assurance evidence for engineering, operational or governance review.

Skills and Knowledge

• Working knowledge of earthworks, drainage, pipelines, embankments, lining systems, survey controls, materials testing and construction tolerances.
• Knowledge of tailings related standards – ANCOLD and GISTM
• Understanding of geotechnical terms, and equipment used in monitoring stability and displacem ent
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, methodologies, inspection and test plans and quality records.
• Sound field judgement, with the confidence to identify deviations, stop progression at unresolved hold points and escalat technical concerns.
• Strong contractor coordination, planning and communication skills, with disciplined follow-through on actions and documentation.
• Competence with standard engineering, document-control, reporting and data-analysis tools; familiarity with civil design, survey or GIS systems is advantageous.

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Accommodation Allowance.
• Stable long‑term employment with a growing mining company.
• Modern underground fleet and equipment.
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities.
• Supportive and safety-focused workplace culture.
• Camp accommodation and meals provided.
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programs.

Why Endura?

At Endura, your impact will be felt every day. You will have the autonomy to make the role your own, the opportunity to shape how we operate, and the chance to grow alongside a business that is scaling fast.

This is not just another role, it is your chance to be part of something exciting, meaningful, and full of possibility.

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