Tailings Storage Facility Engineer

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The Filtered Tailings Dry Stack Storage Facility (TSF) Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day geotechnical engineering oversight, operational surveillance, and deposition management of Filtered Tails Dry Stack Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) and associated water management infrastructure across Anglo Gold Ashanti operations. Working closely with site operations, external consultants, and senior geotechnical leads, this role ensures facility stability, strict environmental compliance, and adherence to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), NDEP, MSHA, and AGA internal technical standards.

As a key technical operational engineer, this role partners closely with Process Operations, Site Maintenance, Environmental, and multidisciplinary technical teams to execute daily stacking plans, manage water balances, and ensure long-term facility safety.

• Direct routine Dry Stack Tailings Facility safety inspections and field surveillance.
• Manage geotechnical instrumentation networks (piezometers, inclinometers, survey prisms, radar) and interpret performance data to identify emerging trends or anomalies.

• Coordinate daily Stacking Plan strategies, spigot ting sequences, beach formation, and site water balance tracking in direct partnership with Process Operations and Environmental teams.
  
  GISTM & TMS Governance
• Implement and maintain site-level Tailings Management System (TMS) routines.
• Ensure all operational activities comply with NDEP and GISTM requirements, Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs), and regulatory permits.

• Provide owner’s engineering oversight during TSF dam raises, earthworks, and liner installations.
• Verify that third-party Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) documentation matches approved engineering designs.

• Facilitate routine site inspections and data packages for the Engineer of Record (EoR) and Independent Tailings Review Board (ITRB).
• Assist with the execution of annual Dam Safety Reviews (DSRs).

• Support the maintenance of Tailings Emergency Response Plans (ERP), inundation mapping verification, and emergency trigger monitoring.
• Continuous Improvement & Incident Reporting
• Investigate geotechnical variances, assist with Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA), and drive operational improvements in water recovery and Dry Stack Filtered stewardship.

• Bachelor of Science in Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline required.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or active Professional Engineer (PE) license (or progress toward licensure) preferred.
• Minimum 3 to 7 years of progressive…