# Principal Tailings Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Perth, Western Australia
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP's Mine Advisory team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future-ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

We are seeking an accomplished Principal Tailings Engineer to provide technical leadership across a portfolio of tailings and mine waste projects. You'll serve as a trusted advisor to clients, lead complex technical studies and reviews, contribute to tailings governance initiatives, and play a key role in developing the next generation of tailings professionals while supporting the growth of WSP's Mine Advisory business both nationally and internationally.

Responsibilities:

- Provide technical leadership on tailings storage facility (TSF) and mine waste projects across the full asset lifecycle, from concept and feasibility through operations, closure, and post-closure.

- Lead multidisciplinary teams in the planning, design, review, and governance of tailings management facilities in accordance with industry-leading practice.

- Act as a technical advisor to clients on tailings risk management, dam safety, consequence classification, monitoring programs, surveillance, and operational readiness.

- Lead or contribute to Independent Technical Reviews (ITRs), Dam Safety Reviews (DSRs), and Engineer of Record (EoR) support services.

- Provide strategic guidance on implementation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), ANCOLD, CDA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

- Oversight and peer review of geotechnical investigations, design reports, stability assessments, water management studies, and operational monitoring programs.

- Support clients in developing tailings governance frameworks, risk management systems, Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs), and operational management plans.

- Build and maintain trusted client relationships while identifying opportunities for future work and contributing to business development activities.

- Mentor and develop junior engineers, fostering technical excellence and knowledge sharing across the team.

- Represent WSP at industry forums, technical conferences, and client engagements as a recognised tailings subject matter expert.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Geotechnical, Mining or Environmental Engineering, with postgraduate qualifications viewed favourably.

- 15+ years' experience in tailings, mine waste, geotechnical engineering, or related consulting environments.

- Demonstrated experience leading the design, operation, governance, and closure planning of Tailings Storage Facilities.

- Strong working knowledge of GISTM, ANCOLD Guidelines, CDA Dam Safety Guidelines, and relevant Australian and international regulatory frameworks.

- Recognised technical expertise in tailings engineering, including earthworks, embankment design, seepage management, stability assessment, water management, and dam safety.

- Proven ability to act as a technical lead, reviewer, or Engineer of Record support on complex tailings projects.

- Chartered Engineer status (CPEng/RPEQ/RPEV or equivalent) or eligibility to obtain chartership.

- Strong client relationship management and business development experience, including proposal preparation and project pursuit activities.

- Demonstrated leadership capability with experience mentoring engineers and leading multidisciplinary teams.

- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical information to executive stakeholders, regulators, boards, and external review panels.

- Willingness and ability to undertake domestic and international travel as required.

Benefits:

- Work alongside industry-leading tailings and geotechnical professionals.

- Exposure to a diverse range of projects across Australia and internationally.

- A supportive team culture that values development, innovation, and technical excellence.

- Opportunities for structured career growth and professional accreditation.

- Flexible working options.

## Skills

### Required
- tailings engineering
- geotechnical engineering
- mine waste management
- dam safety
- risk management
- GISTM
- ANCOLD
- CDA

### Nice to have
- Chartered Engineer status
- leadership capability
- business development experience

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