Tailings Engineer

WSP has an exciting new opportunity for a Tailings Engineer to join our Mine Waste team on a full-time basis in Midrand. This is an entry level position in the consulting team and is regarded as a professional person in the delivery of geotechnical and tailings services, in line with the WSP suite of engineering products.

• Provide tailings services on projects in the mining industry
• Provide basic technical advice and consultancy on tailings and geotechnical issues
• Use basic techniques, modifications and extension of theories, practices to synthesise and analyse data for decision making / recommendations
• Keep abreast of advancing technologies, methods and research & development
• Manage, analyse and tailings reporting for projects which may include the following:
• Design and inspection of mine waste storage facilities
• The means of construction of tailings deposits.
• The operation and management of deposits.
• The properties and behaviour of tailings.
• Closure & deposits stability and seeping analysis.
• Water Storage dames and earth works.
• Provide safety leadership in health & safety (HSSE incident reporting)
• Contributes to projects with a major focus on data collection and processing
• Makes decisions in limited situations with direction from intermediate and senior staff

Other duties as required

Project management & technical expertise

• Continued development of key skills in project management

Continued professional development in support of professional registration

People

• Develop ownership and accountability culture
• Promote and develop inter-region and inter-office collaboration and cooperation
• Contribute towards a healthy team mentality among peers

Work with management to deliver on WSP priorities

Starting to develop internal client relationships

Business Systems

• Participate in WSP Africa’s business systems

Be an active part of the WSP team, operational best practice

Execute projects in accordance with WSP’s financial target in terms of profitability

Health & safety

• Promote health & safety systems and program priorities
• Act as a custodian of Golder’s health and safety best practice
• Health and safety performance indicators in line with Golder targets

• Relevant degree (BEng or BSc) in the Civil Engineering with 3 - 4 years' experience post-graduation with developed specialist skills in the area of tailings and geotechnical engineering;
• Honors degree (BEng or BSc) in the Geotechnical field would be an advantage
• Candidate registration at ECSA preferred
• Legislation related to engineering design supporting water use and waste management license applications;
• Financial knowledge (Understanding of Work in Progress, Accounts Receivables and DSOs);
• Proven skills/ experience to lead integrated project mine waste projects coupled with sound project management skills; and
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel (Advanced), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook , MS Projects.
• Proficient in Slope stability, seepage analysis and FEM software, such as Geostudio and Slide.
• Proficiency in other engineering related software will be considered beneficial;