Senior Tailing Engineer

Job Description

A premier engineering consultancy is seeking to employ a senior-level, self-motivated tailings engineer with more than 7 years of tailings-related experience on a full-time basis, based in Rivonia. The engineer will contribute to new and existing projects and assist project managers and project directors with the surveillance of existing tailings storage facilities and the design of new ones, as well as return water dams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning and scheduling of projects
  

• Compilation of proposals and appointment of sub-contractors and sub-consultants
  

• Surveillance of tailings storage facilities and return water dams
  

• Performing as and/or assisting the Engineer of Record (EoR) in carrying out annual audit inspections on tailings storage facilities and return water dams
  

• Travel to sites, predominantly South Africa, Tanzania, and West Africa, to conduct site inspections related to monitoring and construction management
  

• Driving and managing the design of new tailings storage facilities, return water dams, or associated infrastructure, together with travelling to site to conduct field investigations relevant to the project
  

• Performing and overseeing stability analysis of various facilities and types of residue
  

• Transfer of knowledge and delegating work to a team of graduate, junior, and intermediate-level engineers
  

• Managing projects and reporting back to project managers and directors
  

• Keeping up with the latest developments in the tailings industry and expanding the internal knowledge base
  

Preferred Skills & Attributes:

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  

• Excellent communication skills, fluent in English
  

• Dynamic, self-motivated, with a willingness to take responsibility and ownership of tasks
  

• Ability to manage client relationships, source new work, and promote service offerings
  

• Effective time management and strong attention to detail
  

• Strong mentoring, organizational, and planning skills
  

Requirements

More than 7 years of tailings engineering experience

• B Eng or BSc Eng in Civil Engineering
  

• Postgraduate experience in geotechnical engineering will be advantageous
  

• Registered as a Professional Engineer with ECSA
  

• Strong fundamental understanding and knowledge of soil mechanics
  

• Strong fundamental understanding and knowledge of CPTu testing and interpretation
  

• Strong fundamental understanding and knowledge of related laboratory testing of soils and tailings material
  

• Strong understanding of the various types of engineering contracts
  

• Experience in geotechnical investigations
  

• Experience in Tailings Dam Breach Assessments
  

• At least 5 years of experience with limit equilibrium and numerical slope stability and seepage analysis, with a strong understanding of software such as GeoStudio, Plaxis, or Slide
  

• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, and MS Projects / Primavera
  

• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D or Modelmaker
  

• Valid driver’s license and passport
  

Benefits

Medical Aid and Provident Fund

Requirements
Specialized Capability: Mandatory experience in developing and assessing water balances using GoldSim. Licensing: Valid South African driver’s license. Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of surface water management, along with relevant legislation, regulations, and guidelines, particularly in a mining and industrial context. Skills & Competencies Software Proficiency: General: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, AutoCAD (Civil 3D). Specialized: GoldSim, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS, UPFLOOD, WRSM2005, Flo-2D, QGIS/ArcGIS, ModelMaker. Advantageous: Programming/coding skills (Visual Basic, Python). Project & Team Leadership: Demonstrated project management skills with strong interpersonal capabilities to work collaboratively in a team environment. Communication: Excellent written and spoken English, with exceptional technical report-writing skills.