Principal, Geotechnical Engineer Tailings

AngloGold Ashanti Limited; Las Vegas (NV); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) retirement plan with employer  

Paid vacation and holidays

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work schedule

Annual incentive plan

Résumé du poste

AngloGold Ashanti North America is seeking a Principal Geotechnical Engineer Tailings in Las Vegas, NV, with 10+ years of geotechnical and dam safety experience. The role leads governance for TSFs, heap leach pads, and water storage, coordinating with site teams, external partners, and regulators to ensure safety and long‑term asset integrity.

A PE license and strong analytics are required. The position offers a hybrid work model, competitive benefits, and opportunities to influence standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or closely related technical discipline.
• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Civil, Geotechnical, or Geological Engineering preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required; reciprocity eligible.
• 10+ years of progressive industry experience in civil, geotechnical, or geological engineering.
• Extensive hands-on experience with mine tailings, heap leach pads, and water storage facilities.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary technical teams and dam safety governance.
• Expertise in soil mechanics, limit equilibrium, finite element stability analyses, and seepage modeling.
• Familiar with tailings governance frameworks, GISTM compliance, and regulatory standards.
• Ability to mentor staff and partner with site operations across regions.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive briefings.

Responsabilités

• Lead operational and technical governance across assigned assets with clear direction to site teams.
• Ensure tailings and water storage infrastructure align with risk standards and mandates.
• Deliver geotechnical oversight across the TSF lifecycle including investigations, design, QA, surveillance, and closure.
• Govern heap leach facilities and mine earthworks infrastructure.
• Champion tailings risk management through TMS and critical control frameworks.
• Review complex design reports, stability analyses, and study deliverables.
• Manage external partners, engineers of record, and independent review boards.
• Report facility performance and emerging risks to senior leadership and regulators.
• Identify and implement technical and operational optimization opportunities.
• Evaluate trade-offs to improve constructability, performance, and risk reduction.

Connaissances

PE license

Geotechnical engineering

Dam safety governance

Cross-functional leadership

Executive briefing

Formation

Bachelor of Science in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering

Master’s or Ph.D. in Civil/Geotechnical/Geological Engineering preferred

Description du poste

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Principal, Geotechnical Engineer Tailings

Location:

Las Vegas, NV, US, 89149

Post Start Date: Oct 13, 2026

Who We Are

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across 10 countries on four continents. We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills, and experience.

At AngloGold Ashanti, we assure you of work that carries significance and creates tangible results. What we do goes beyond mining. We build livelihoods in communities, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Our leaders and teams are committed to listening to and supporting each other, valuing differences, and embracing equity. We are convinced that greatness only happens when we prioritize these behaviors and the well-being of every person.

The Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Tailings provides expert technical leadership, governance, and lifecycle management for Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs), heap leach facilities, and water storage infrastructure across AngloGold Ashanti operations. Reporting within the Technical Services team, this role serves as a primary technical authority driving risk reduction, operational excellence, and strict adherence to internal standards and the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) from initial design through to post-closure.

As a key technical authority, the Principal Geotechnical Engineer partners closely with site operational teams, technical specialists, executive leadership, external engineering firms, and regulatory stakeholders to ensure dam safety, environmental compliance, and long-term asset integrity across Nevada Projects and global operations.

Key Responsibilities

Operational & Technical Governance

• Lead operational and technical governance across assigned assets by providing clear technical direction to site engineering teams and technical specialists.
• Ensure full alignment of all tailings and water storage infrastructure with corporate risk standards and regulatory mandates.

TSF Lifecycle Management

• Deliver expert geotechnical oversight across the full TSF lifecycle, including site investigations, engineering design, construction quality assurance (CQA), operational surveillance, and closure planning.
• Provide technical oversight and governance for heap leach facilities and mine earthworks infrastructure.

Risk & Assurance Management

• Champion safe and sustainable tailings management through the implementation, maintenance, and audit assurance of the Tailings Management System (TMS) and critical control frameworks.
• Conduct technical reviews and grant formal approvals for major change initiatives, engineering studies, and project deliverables.

Standards & Study Deliverables

• Support the development, benchmarking, and rollout of AngloGold Ashanti technical and operational tailings standards.
• Review and validate complex geotechnical design reports, stability analyses, and study deliverables from an owner's risk and corporate assurance perspective.

External Partner & EoR Alignment

• Manage strategic relationships with external technical partners, consulting engineering firms, the Engineer of Record (EoR), and Independent Tailings Review Boards (ITRB).
• Coordinate third-party reviews and ensure technical alignment across external design entities.

Stakeholder Reporting & Communication

• Facilitate technical working groups and maintain continuous communication with senior leadership, including the Accountable Executive, to report on facility performance, surveillance metrics, and emerging geotechnical risks.
• Present complex risk assessments and technical updates to executive leadership, regulatory bodies, and external communities.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify, lead, and implement technical and operational optimization opportunities in dam safety, seepage control, instrumentation data analysis, and tailings stewardship.
• Evaluate technical and financial trade-offs to enhance constructability, operational performance, and long-term risk reduction.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, Geological Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline required.
• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Civil, Geotechnical, or Geological Engineering preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license (or eligibility for reciprocity) required; active membership in relevant professional geotechnical/tailings organizations preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive industry experience in civil, geotechnical, or geological engineering.
• Extensive hands-on experience in the design, construction, operation, monitoring, and closure of mine tailings, heap leach pads, and water storage facilities.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary technical teams and executing dam safety governance within large-scale mining operations.
• In-depth expertise in soil mechanics for dam safety, including limit equilibrium, finite element stability analyses, and hydrotechnical seepage modeling.
• Comprehensive understanding of geotechnical investigations, instrumentation surveillance systems (e.g., piezometers, inclinometers, radar), and tailings deposition strategies.
• Practical familiarity with tailings management governance frameworks, GISTM compliance, and regulatory assurance standards.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineering staff, lead cross-functional technical teams, and partner with site operational crews across different geographic regions.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills with the capability to translate complex technical risk data into executive-level briefings.
• Valid driver's license required with the ability to operate company vehicles safely.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AngloGold Ashanti North America (AGANA) offers a competitive benefits package to include company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays. Other ancillary benefits include employer paid basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, wellbeing reimbursement program, tuition reimbursement and a host of other benefits. AGANA recognizes the need for work life balance and offers a flexible/hybrid work schedule to employees. Eligible employees will participate in the annual short-term and long-term incentive plans. All benefits are subject to the applicable eligibility and program/plan terms and conditions and may be modified or terminated at AGANA’s sole discretion.

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