Principal Tailings Engineer
WSP
- Perth, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide technical direction or provision of input to tailings design studies and related analyses.
- Fulfill Engineer of Record and Deputy Engineer of Record roles.
- Liaise with specialists from other disciplines or offices within WSP.
- Provide senior technical input to project teams and ensure that appropriate technical standards are developed and maintained.
- Assess and understand credible failure modes and how they apply to specific tailings storage facilities.
- Provide leadership of multi-disciplinary project teams on local, regional and international consulting assignments.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring for staff in the regional team and review their project work.
- Deliver best practice consulting services to clients in Australia and overseas.
- Provide recommendations in area of tailings and mine waste management to clients.
- Maintain effective client relationships and generate consulting business.
- Build and maintain business networks.
- Project management, budgeting and quality control for tailings, mine waste, heap leach and similar assignments.
- Bachelor Qualification in Civil/Mining Engineering or similar.
- Proven working experience on tailings/mine waste related projects locally or internationally, ideally in a consulting environment.
- Ability to work independently and within multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Hold a current manual drivers' license.
- Balances innovation, quality and technical excellence with delivery to timelines and cost.
- Flexible to meet project outcomes
- Adopts "Best for PB" approach in day-to-day activities.
- Manages self and others under pressure.
- Future minded and strategic
- Quality and cost focused