Senior Tailings Engineer

SLR Consulting • TRAFFIC • Kent, Maidstone, United Kingdom • 10h ago

SLR's busy Mine Waste team provides specialist services to the mining industry support on a wide range of services related to the management of tailings and waste rock, ranging from ground investigation, analysis of laboratory and monitoring data, design (conceptual to detailed), construction supervision, and quality assurance. In delivering this support, SLR uses state of the art software packages to evaluate saturated and unsaturated flow regimes; perform deformation analyses, stability analyses, stresses and strains analyses; and perform soil structure interaction.

SLR is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our mine waste team in the UK, based in our offices in London, Maidstone, Nottingham, Bristol or Truro. This position will provide the successful candidate with a wide range of experience and is ideal for someone who is keen to develop their skills and knowledge in mining and civil engineering to become a chartered professional engineer.

The role would suit a graduate engineer, with a degree in either Civil or Mining Engineering or a Master's degree in a related subject, demonstrable experience post graduate experience in an engineering consultancy environment.

The successful candidate will enjoy on-the-job training from a team of industry leading professionals, and will receive full support in working towards professional chartership with the ICE or IMMM.

The role
Your key responsibilities will be:
Provide office-based support to staff in the Nottingham office working on a range of mining projects. The type of work will help develop this person towards chartered status and is envisaged to include the following:

Proposal writing
Installation of geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring of readings
Factual reporting
Interpretive reporting
Production of detailed designs and specifications
Production of tender documents and bills of quantities
Construction supervision

Whilst some projects will be based in the local area, the role may also involve supervision of projects in other locations throughout the UK and overseas for periods of up to 3 months at a time.

About us
SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our 'one team' culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day's annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.

About you
If you think this could be your next role, we would love to hear from you. We would envisage that you would be able to bring/demonstrate:
Essential:
• Relevant Degree and/or Masters (Geotechnical / Civil / Mining Engineering or similar)
• Graduate level ICE/IMMM membership or above (equivalent for overseas candidates)
• Good understanding of the principles of engineering and/or mining
• Full driving license valid in the UK
• Good at both verbal and written communications and good numerical skills.
• Willing to work on site in all conditions with appreciation of importance of a safe working environment

Desirable:
• Knowledge of numerical modelling using geotechnical package GeoStudio, Plaxis or any other industry standard software.
• Experience in using CAD, GIS and BIM.
• Knowledge of standard forms of contract, specifications and bills of quantities
• Willingness to learn another language

Culture & Inclusion at SLR
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.

Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.

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