CareerPlan

Principal Geotechnical Engineer - Tailings & Water Dams

Brisbane, QLD, auRemoteFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Lead civil and geotechnical projects for tailings storage facilities and water dams across the resources, government, and private sectors in Australia.

Role type

Principal Geotechnical Engineer (Tailings & Water Dams)

Builds

Tailings storage facilities and water dams

Domain

Resources sector, geotechnical engineering

Required skills

Geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, project management, technical review, mentoring, risk assessment, proposal preparation, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

ANCOLD guidelines, DETSI guidelines, GISTM guidelines, multidisciplinary team leadership

Technologies

ANCOLD, DETSI, GISTM

Responsibilities

Lead civil and geotechnical projects from concept to closure, provide senior technical review of designs, oversee technical reports and project financials, mentor engineers on site investigations and construction supervision, define problems and develop sustainable solutions with clients, prepare and review proposals.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with leadership