Senior Tailings Engineer

Wsp; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm is seeking a Senior Tailings Engineer to join their Mine Waste team in Midrand, South Africa. This role requires extensive experience in tailings and geotechnical services, project management, mentoring junior engineers, and client relationship management. The ideal candidate should hold a relevant degree, have professional registration at ECSA, and possess advanced skills in various engineering software. The position is full-time, offering the opportunity to make significant contributions to complex projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in tailings and geotechnical engineering.
• Legislation related to engineering design supporting water use and waste management license applications.
• Proven skills to lead integrated project mine waste projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex tailings and geotechnical projects.
• Mentor and coach junior and intermediate staff.
• Prepare proposals and reports for clients.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Leadership

Technical expertise in tailings and geotechnical engineering

Financial knowledge

Education

Relevant degree (BEng or BSc) in Civil Engineering

Honors degree in Geotechnical field

Professional registration at ECSA

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel (Advanced)

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

MS Projects

Slope stability analysis software

Seepage analysis and modelling software

Job description

WSP has a new opportunity for a Senior Tailings Engineer to join our Mine Waste team on a full-time basis in Midrand.

This is senior level position in the consulting team and is regarded as a professional person in the delivery of tailings and geotechnical services, in line with the WSP suite of engineering products.

Responsibilities

• Become regarded as an expert in a technical discipline area (specialist or generalist), in their region or nationally (includes project management).
• Make complex decisions with input and be consulted by others on office or regionally significant decisions.
• Major focus is shifting toward project direction for projects with significant budgets and complexity, including contract negotiation, identifying strategic needs and provision of technical direction.
• Client focus is on maintaining a broad client base and actively pursuing new business opportunities.
• Display leadership in technical elements of role, in management of project teams.
• Mentor and coach junior and intermediate staff with respect to their career growth and professional development.
• Involved in hiring, performance reviews, salary reviews, discipline, termination and training decisions.
• Be responsible for ensuring delivery of significant project reports or senior review of complex technical reports.
• May lead a technical discipline network.
• Provide tailings services and technical advice on complex tailings issues to clients (external & internal) on projects within the mining industry.
• Use advanced techniques, modifications and extension of theories, practices to synthesize and analyze data for decision making / recommendations.
• Manage, analyze tailings and geotechnical reporting for projects which may include the design and inspection of mine waste storage facilities, the construction of tailings deposits, the operation and management of deposits, properties and behavior of tailings, closure and deposit stability and seepage analysis and water storage dams and earthworks.
• Provide safety leadership in health & safety.
• Participate in training activities, mentoring and transferring knowledge to junior and intermediate tailings / geotechnical engineers.
• Plan, develop schedules, coordinate and oversee manpower on important engineering projects to meet completion deadlines.
• Provide technical direction and supervise quality and quantity of work to junior and intermediate staff.
• Prepare proposals and reports for clients and build business relationships with clients.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree (BEng or BSc) in Civil Engineering including 10 years plus experience post-graduation with developed specialist skills in the area of tailings and geotechnical engineering.
• Honors degree (BEng or BSc) in the Geotechnical field preferred.
• Professional registration at ECSA required.
• Legislation related to engineering design supporting water use and waste management license applications.
• Financial knowledge (Understanding of Work in Progress, Accounts Receivables and DSOs).
• Proven skills / experience to lead integrated project mine waste projects coupled with sound project management skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel (Advanced), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Projects, slope stability analysis, seepage analysis and modelling software.

Proficiency in other engineering related software will be considered beneficial.