Senior Mine Waste Specialist

2 months ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa SLR Full time
About SLR

SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, helping clients achieve their sustainability goals. We have over 100 offices in 13 countries and actively encourage collaboration and learning between disciplines and services globally.

Our business is built on a "One Team" culture, providing a flexible and supportive environment that ensures a rewarding place to work. You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry leaders and specialists on interesting projects and be part of a team that makes a difference.

We have a significant profile in Africa in tailings management and mine waste services for mining clients, from junior to top tier.

Job Purpose

We are seeking a Principal Tailings Engineer to complement our existing Engineering and Mine Waste teams and support various growth initiatives. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in project and technical delivery, team management, and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

As a Principal Tailings Engineer, you will be responsible for technical leadership and project oversight, often in multi-disciplinary teams. You will undertake dam safety evaluations and risk assessments, and undertake mine waste facility audits and inspections.

Additionally, you will develop and implement company strategy and growth initiatives, and client relationship development using your established networks. You will also be responsible for the technical review of feasibility studies and designs of mine waste facilities and associated investigations and analyses.

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will have substantial experience in mine waste engineering in a consulting environment, a broad range of experience in planning, feasibility, design, and construction phase services, and extensive experience in leading project teams. You will have good experience in the technical review of design works, reports, and proposals, and be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and specific software relevant to geotechnical and dam engineering.

Furthermore, you will have a strong technical background, commercial acumen, and be professionally registered (PrEng or similar) in South Africa or relevant professional registration in countries outside of South Africa. You will have a detailed knowledge of global industry standards and guidelines and good experience with and understanding of water engineering and closure needs and developments with particular reference to mine waste facilities and the Mining sector.

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