Principal Tailings Engineer | Adelaide Office | Monday - Friday Roster
Core
Strategic technical leadership for tailings management, engineering governance, and dam safety across Copper SA operations.
Role type
Principal Tailings Engineer (Strategic IC)
Builds
Long-term tailings strategies, investment roadmaps, and engineering governance frameworks for Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs).
Domain
Mining / Geotechnical Engineering / Dam Safety
Required skills
Tailings Storage Facility management, engineering governance, dam safety, technical leadership, stakeholder influence, risk-based decision-making, regulatory compliance, mentoring.
Preferred skills
Experience with Engineers of Record (EoR) and Registered Dam Engineers (RDE), change management in complex environments.
Technologies
Tailings management systems, engineering assurance tools, modelling software.
Responsibilities
Lead development of long-term tailings strategies and investment roadmaps; provide technical governance and assurance across audits and modelling; partner with EoRs and RDEs for TSF management; drive continuous improvement in risk management; oversee dam integrity and regulatory compliance; mentor engineering teams.
Seniority
Principal, strategic leadership & mentorship