Senior Project Engineer

About the role

Spectrum Consultants is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the delivery team on a greenfield Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) construction project in North West Queensland. This is a hands-on, site-based role supporting the safe, compliant, and efficient construction of tailings infrastructure through to operational handover. The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Manager – Tailings, the construction contractor, and the Engineer of Record to ensure the TSF is built in accordance with design intent, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering oversight of TSF construction activities, including embankment/wall construction, liner installation, and associated earthworks
• Monitor and support tailings deposition planning and execution, ensuring alignment with the operating and management plan and design intent
• Oversee the installation, commissioning, and ongoing performance of tailings pipeline and pumping infrastructure, including pipeline routing, pump station works, and slurry delivery systems
• Liaise with the Engineer of Record and design team on construction verification, non-conformances, and design change management
• Support project controls activities including scheduling, progress reporting, cost tracking, and change management
• Review and manage contractor deliverables, RFIs, ITPs, and construction quality records
• Participate in site inspections, surveillance monitoring, and instrumentation review relevant to TSF performance
• Contribute to constructability reviews, risk assessments, and lessons-learnt processes
• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure works are executed in compliance with site HSE requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks
• Support handover documentation and the transition from construction to operations

About you

• Degree qualification in Civil, Mining, or Mechanical Engineering
• Strong working knowledge of tailings depositional practices and hands-on experience in tailings operations
• Sound understanding of piping and pumping systems relevant to tailings/slurry transport
• Demonstrated experience working on TSF or dam construction projects, ideally in a project engineering capacity
• Project management experience highly regarded, including exposure to scheduling, cost control, and contractor management
• Strong understanding of construction quality processes (ITPs, NCRs, survey/as-built verification)
• Ability to interpret and apply engineering drawings, specifications, and design documentation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, construction, and operations teams
• Willingness and ability to work FIFO on a 2 weeks on / 1 week off roster
• Current driver's licence; relevant site safety inductions (or ability to obtain)

Benefits

• 12-month fixed term contract with a genuine opportunity to shape a greenfield TSF construction program
• FIFO roster ex-Brisbane
• Work alongside an experienced tailings and project delivery team on a technically significant piece of infrastructure