Engineer, Tailings Facility

• Boost your knowledge and skills by joining an established organization
• Professional development within the organization
• Receive competitive pay, 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 kilometres 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 are looking for an Engineer, Tailings Facility (RTFE) to join our Thompson Creek team. The Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE) is accountable for the safe, sustainable, and compliant management of the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) and associated water systems for a dam built with cycloned sand with a centreline construction method.

This technical and leadership role will oversee tailings design, deposition planning, dam safety, governance compliance, environmental and permitting, and long‑term risk management. The position acts as the key interface with the Engineer of Record (EoR), regulators, technical reviewers, and senior management, ensuring that the facility meets or exceeds internal and industry guidelines, as well as all permitting requirements and relevant regulations.

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

• Lead the strategic planning and safe operation of the TSF, including dam raises, water balance, and deposition planning.
• Serve as 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.
• Oversee 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.
• Ensure 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.
• Oversee 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.
• Lead implementation of dam safety programs consistent with regulatory frameworks.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and where possible optimize, geotechnical, environmental, and operational risks related to tailings and water management.
• Provide support on closure and reclamation planning, including options for beach and water management, progressive rehabilitation, and long‑term water treatment.
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