Engineer, Tailings; Thompson Creek

• Boost your knowledge and skills by joining an established organization
• Professional development within the organization
• Receive a competitive salary, plus top-notch benefits

Headquartered in Toronto, Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is one of the leading North American gold and copper producers engaged in the operation, exploration, development, and acquisition in Asia, North America, and other markets worldwide.

Centerra’s vision is to build a team-based culture of excellence that responsibly delivers sustainable value and growth. We are committed to the safety, integrity, ethics, and fairness of our operations, promoting the highest standards of ethical business conduct of our employees, officers, and directors.

The Thompson Creek Mine is a primary, surface molybdenum mine and mill located approximately 48 kilometers southwest of the town of Challis in Idaho’s Custer County.

In operations since 1983, the mine uses conventional open-pit mining methods with large electric-powered shovels that can each move up to 100,000 tons of waste rock and ore per day.

Thompson Creek Mine promotes a drug and alcohol-free workplace and has adopted a zero-tolerance policy with respect to alcohol or unauthorized drugs on site.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineer, Tailings to join our Thompson Creek team.

In this role, you will provide support to the Senior Tailings Engineer in preparation for mill start-up, including coordination of interdepartmental communications, construction monitoring support, facilitation of workshops and risk assessments, and building relationships with key stakeholders.

Responsible for contributing to the governance and development of Tailings Construction Management (TCM) documentation, as well as paddock design and sequencing and standard operating procedure (SOP) development.

Additional responsibilities include mass balance forecasting, water management planning, beach spigoting sequence development, reclaim pump fill design, and participation in required meetings. Serves as Deputy Senior Tailings Engineer in the absence of the Senior Tailings Engineer.

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support the strategic planning and safe operation of the TSF, including dam raises, water balance, and deposition planning.
• Provide input as required acting on behalf of the company’s technical representative and point of contact for the EoR, Independent Tailings Review Board (ITRB), regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Support the develop, maintain, and enforce the Tailings Management System (TMS) in alignment with MAC guidelines, permit requirements, and corporate governance.
• Support preparation and updates of the OMS manual, Dam Safety Reviews, annual Engineer of Record reports, and emergency preparedness plans. The updates would include periodically reviews of the trigger action and respond plan (TARP). Preparation, execute and document periodical emergency preparedness drills to provide confidence in the event of an event.
• Support, and where applicable direct, design reviews, risk assessments, and construction QA/QC for dam raises, cyclone sand operations, and tailings systems.
• Support integration of TSF operation and construction with mine and concentrator (milling & flotation) operations, optimizing slurry rheology, deposition, cyclone performance, dam raise and construction requirements, and reclaim water quality to meet mine plan requirements.
• Support geotechnical, geochemical, and hydrological monitoring programs, including piezometers, Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs), topographic and bathymetric surveys, settlement surveys, seepage monitoring, and water quality testing.
• Support the review, interpret, and approve geotechnical and hydrological models, stability analyses, and deposition modelling and construction progress to ensure goals will be met.
• Support implementation of dam safety programs consistent with CDA, MAC and provincial/federal regulatory frameworks as required.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and where possible optimize, geotechnical, environmental, and operational risks related to tailings and water management.
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