Senior Engineer - Tailings

There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.  Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

Who are we looking for?

Our team supports some of the most complex and high-profile tailings projects across Australia and internationally, offering you the chance to make a real impact.

We are inviting applications from Senior Tailings Engineers to join our market-leading Queensland Tailings and Mine Waste Group. This well-regarded Team is known for their deep technical expertise and holistic approach to tailings management. 

Working with a flexible, welcoming and high-performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you:

• Deliver tailings storage facility and geotechnical designs, including foundations, embankment dam stability, hydraulic analysis, water balance, deposition planning, and groundwater analysis.
• Scope and manage geotechnical investigations to support tailings projects.
• Provide construction certification and field engineering support.
• Lead or support multi-disciplinary teams across planning, feasibility, detailed design, construction, and closure phases.
• Conduct surveillance inspections and risk assessments to meet regulatory and client requirements.

What you will bring to the team:

• Degree qualification in Engineering (Civil or Geotechnical), with RPEQ, CPEng or the ability to acquire it in a short timeframe.
• 6–12 years of relevant experience in tailings engineering.
• Proven capability across all project phases—from planning and approvals to operation and closure.
• Experience managing design and documentation using tools such as GeoStudio and Muk3D.
• Strong technical writing skills, particularly for proposals and reports.
• Ability to interpret geotechnical investigation results and apply them to design.
• Skilled in assessing construction methods, materials, and quality standards.
• Experience analysing tailings storage facilities under static and dynamic loads.
• Current driver’s license.

Interested? Apply online now.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

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