Engineering Team Lead - Mining, Waste Management

Job Description

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The Opportunity

Build the future with us at the heart of Québec’s mining industry. As a Team Leader – Tailings Management, you will join a team of more than 100 specialists dedicated to the design, construction, maintenance, and restoration of tailings facilities according to the highest industry standards, with a constant focus on environmental protection.

Based in the Québec City office and reporting to a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team of 5 to 10 people. You will also participate in large‑scale multidisciplinary projects involving geotechnics, hydrology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and the environment, covering the full project lifecycle—from conceptual studies to on‑site construction monitoring.

This hybrid role will allow you to combine leadership and technical expertise, ensuring team development while acting as an engineer on projects. You will play a key role in structuring and growing the team, with direct influence over direction and mandates.

Your role will enable you to leverage your expertise to support sustainable mining development and actively contribute to shaping the Québec of tomorrow, while evolving in a team recognized for its collaboration, mentorship, and strong safety culture.

Your Impact

Lead and develop a team of approximately 5 to 10 professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, technical rigor, and continuous improvement.

Ensure resource planning, performance management, and team growth.

Promote talent retention and engagement by fostering a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment focused on recognition.

Take on a key technical leadership role in the geotechnical design of mining structures (tailings facilities, dams, waste rock piles), guiding engineering decisions toward safe, sustainable solutions aligned with industry best practices.

Plan, coordinate, and supervise geotechnical investigation programs, ensuring integration of field and laboratory data into analyses and recommendations.

Contribute to geotechnical analyses and numerical modeling to optimize the design of mining structures (stability, performance, long‑term behavior) (asset).

Conduct mine site visits and tailings facility inspections, identifying geotechnical risks and providing actionable recommendations to operations.

Collaborate on studies integrating geotechnical, hydrological, hydrogeological, geochemical, and environmental components, working closely with internal WSP teams.

Write or review clear, structured, data‑driven technical reports to support client decision‑making and regulatory compliance.

Provide technical support to operating mining companies to optimize processes, improve infrastructure performance, and reduce geotechnical risks.

Act as a mentor to junior engineers, both in engineering work and field activities, promoting knowledge transfer and best practices.

Participate in business development by contributing to proposals and building trusted client relationships.

The Skills That Set You Apart

A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, geological engineering, mining engineering, or a related discipline, with a strong interest in mining geotechnics.

A master's degree in geotechnics or a related field (asset).

Membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ), or eligibility to obtain it in the short term.

A minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience in tailings management.

Experience in managing technical projects, including planning and tracking schedules and budgets (asset).

Experience in people management, including coaching, development, and performance evaluation (asset).

Demonstrated leadership in health and safety, with a proactive risk management approach.

Autonomy, sense of responsibility, and the…