Principal Tailings Engineer
SLR Consulting
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Denver • Arizona, Colorado, Nevada • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Audit, review, design, construction, and remediation of tailings structures at all stages of the projects.
- This includes pre-feasibility, feasibility, detailed design, construction, operational and closure stages
- Undertaking desk-based studies utilizing data and information from a variety of sources
- Undertaking due diligence reviews
- Undertake Dam Safety Reviews (DSRs) and Dam Safety Inspections (DSIs)
- Project management and co-ordination
- Report and proposal writing
- Mentorship of employees
- Travel to sites
- Be client facing and able to identify and develop new opportunities
- Provide clear, concise business-focused findings, recommendations and options regarding client deliverables
- Collaborate in a team atmosphere to plan and meet timelines and requirements along with budget goal
Requirements
- Previous experience in design, construction, and surveillance of Tailings Storage Facilities with specific experience in serving as EOR or Deputy EOR, and the willingness to take on this role
- Minimum of 15 years of tailings experience
- Licensed as a Professional Engineer in the US and / or Canada, or immediately eligible for registration
- Passion for technical excellence, mentorship, and continuous improvement
- M.Sc. in a related Engineering field of study would be advantageous
- Ability to review reports and carry out audits
- Ability to manage people, and technical teams and mentor junior staff
- Work with multidisciplinary teams on a variety of projects within the mining sector
- Demonstrated Project Management skills including scheduling and budgeting and the ability to lead, train and mentor junior staff
- Working familiarity with GISTM, CDA, USSD and ICOLD
- Demonstrated ability in business development to build a backlog of work to support a project technical team dedicated to tailings engineering
- Willing to travel by car and airplane including overnight travel for international or domestic project.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
tailings structures designtailings constructiontailings surveillanceDam Safety Reviews (DSRs)Dam Safety Inspections (DSIs)project managementreport writingproposal writingauditingbusiness development
Soft skills
mentorshipclient-facingteam collaborationcommunicationleadershipcontinuous improvementtechnical excellencepeople managementtrainingproblem-solving
Certifications
Professional Engineer (US)Professional Engineer (Canada)