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Senior Tailings Engineer

Adelaide, South Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior engineer supporting planning, coordination, and delivery of specialized tailings and mine waste management projects for clients.

Role type

Senior IC tailings and mine waste management engineer

Builds

Tailings and mine waste management projects

Domain

Mining and mineral processing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

tailings engineering, mine waste management, project scheduling, cost tracking, procurement, technical documentation, risk assessment, field investigations, site inspections, monitoring campaigns, operational assessments, stakeholder engagement, safety compliance, continuous improvement

Preferred skills

project management, technical engineering experience

Responsibilities

Supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of tailings and mine waste projects; Assisting with project scheduling, cost tracking, procurement, and reporting; Preparing technical documentation including scopes of work, design inputs, risk assessments, and progress reports; Participating in field investigations, site inspections, monitoring campaigns, and operational assessments; Helping manage stakeholder engagement with clients, contractors, regulators, and internal specialists; Ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with industry standards and best practice; Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across project delivery and technical workflows.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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