Senior Tailings Engineer

Leading national engineering consultancy is looking for a Senior Tailings Engineer with 8 or more years experience to join their office in Rivonia or Centurion.The engineer would assist project managers and project directors with surveillance of existing and design of new tailings storage facilities and return water dams.Requirements:8 or more years of tailings engineering experienceB Eng or BSc Eng in Civil EngineeringProfessional registration with ECSA or at least at the point of registering imminentlyGood fundamental understanding and knowledge of soil mechanicsGood understanding of the various types of engineering contractsPost graduate experience in geotechnical engineering will be advantageousExperience in CPTu testing and interpretationExperience in geotechnical investigationsExperience in related laboratory testing of soils and tailings materialCandidate should be proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint and MS Projects / PrimaVeraExperience with slope stability, seepage analysis and FEM software, such as Geostudio.Proficient in AutoCad Civil 3D or ModelMaker#J-18808-Ljbffr