Senior Civil Engineer - Water Management

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At Freeport-Mc Mo Ran , we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, encourages safe production and a culture supported by our core values. Here, you’ll find a collaborative environment where safety is a top priority, all opinions are valued, and people are empowered to grow in their career.

Where You Will Work

Located approximately 50 miles northeast of Safford, Arizona on U.S. Highway 191, Morenci operations (an open-pit copper mining complex) has been in continuous operation since 1939. The operation consists of two concentrators, crushed- ore leach pad and stacking system, a low-grade run-of-mine (ROM) leaching system; four SX plants; and three EW tank houses that produce copper cathode.

Morenci is a unique company town where our employees and their families can reconnect with nature through hiking, fishing, camping, hunting and numerous parks. The company offers several amenities, including company housing OR employees who are required to work on-site are eligible for a $750 monthly housing allowance, provided they meet program guidelines, a newly constructed daycare and community center, library, health-care facilities, state-of-the-art fitness centers, a movie theater and a skate park.

Our dedicated Parks and Recreation Division plans activities for people of all ages, making sure there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit the Morenci town website to learn more.

Supervise, provide technical guidance, interpret, manage projects/tasks and/or participate in activities to maintain operational performance and quantify site-wide water management with focus on Tailings/Crushed Leach facilities and overall process water and storm water facilities. Water balance activities include inspection, measurement, interpretation, analysis, coordination, problem solving, forecasting, reporting, and may include project design support. Review and improve the performance of existing tailings, crushed leach, and water management systems.

• Apply working knowledge of engineering principles related to site-wide water systems to quantify water accounting, using water data measurement & collection, flow mapping, analysis, interpretation and problem solving
• Provide guidance and instruction to multidisciplinary teams in the management of operational water data, reporting, synthesizing and forecasting; assign tasks as necessary
  • Review, improve and apply tailings, crushed leach, and water management systems to achieve good practice
  • Review reports for design and operations projects and provide recommendations to site team and to project consultants
• Execute or interpret and oversee maintenance of site-wide water operations and planning simulation model. Incorporate water use scenarios that consider specific production plans and climate scenarios to quantify water balance performance
  • Use predictive simulations to support design projects for capital infrastructure
  • Use results to formulate value-added solutions to identified challenges or as requested
• Contribute to site strategic planning and budgeting efforts for water engineering management areas
• Develop and/or review scopes of work, evaluate proposals, draft formalized internal requests for funding, and administer contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment as approved and required
• Identify opportunities for site-wide water management improvements and determine associated value for water conservation measures or risk reduction measures
• Performs other duties as required

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum with five (5) years of experience…