Senior Tailings Engineer

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Tailings Engineer to join a dynamic and highly regarded engineering team. This opportunity is suited to a motivated professional with extensive experience in tailings engineering who is looking to contribute to complex projects across Southern and West Africa while playing a key role in mentoring and developing engineering talent.

Requirements:

• BEng or BSc Eng in Civil Engineering

• Professional registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer

• Minimum 7 years of tailings engineering experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience using GeoStudio, Plaxis, Slide or similar software

• Strong understanding of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering principles

• Experience with CPTu testing, interpretation and laboratory testing of soils and tailings materials

• Experience in geotechnical investigations and tailings dam breach assessments

• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project/Primavera

• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D or Modelmaker

Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate and schedule tailings engineering projects

• Assist with proposal preparation and the appointment of sub-consultants and contractors

• Conduct surveillance and monitoring of tailings storage facilities and return water dams

• Support or perform Engineer of Record responsibilities, including annual audit inspections

• Lead the design of new tailings storage facilities, return water dams and related infrastructure

• Perform and oversee stability, seepage and geotechnical analyses

• Conduct site investigations, inspections and construction monitoring activities

• Manage project delivery and report progress to project managers and directors

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge transfer within the team

Should you meet the minimum requirements for this position, please email your updated CV attached to , alternatively contact the team on or visit our website, >

Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.