The Role
Lead tailings engineering projects from concept through construction, operation, and closure. Define project scopes, develop technical solutions, manage design teams, oversee execution, and support client relationships. The role requires extensive tailings and dams engineering expertise, technical leadership, knowledge of international standards, and professional registration, including RPEQ.
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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?
With flexibility to be based in either our Brisbane or Townsville offices, the Technical Director - Tailings would be joining our well-regarded Dams & Tailings Group. Known for their deep technical expertise and holistic approach to tailings management, they deliver some of the most complex and high-profile tailings projects across Australia and internationally, offering you the chance to make a real impact.
This rewarding role will see you involved in:
- Defining the scope of Tailings engineering projects, designing innovative solutions to meet more complex client challenges, and leading project / design teams to deliver those solutions.
- Leading and delivering projects from conceptual stage through to construction, operation and closure.
- Delivering exceptional client experiences to existing and new clients to support a continued strong pipeline of work for the team.
- Collaborating with our national and global service line of talented Tailings and Mine Waste engineers, to leverage and deepen our body of knowledge and realise the collaboration potential.
What you will bring to the team
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Civil / Geotechnical Engineering.
- 10+ Years experience in Tailings / Dams Engineering.
- A passion for delivering great client experiences with solid technical outcomes.
- Strong technical capability across tailings engineering, including all project phases from planning and approvals to operation and closure demonstrated in a relevant industry or consulting business.
- Extensive experience of detail design and execution phases, and excellent knowledge of applicable standards and industry best practice, familiarity with international design standards.
- Proven experience in the technical leadership and management of engineering projects, registered/licensed/chartered Engineer incl. RPEQ.
- Established industry profile through participation in professional associations.
- A valid driver's license.
Interested? Apply online now
Contact Hennie Coetzee
T +61 7 3316 3379
T +61 7 3316 3379
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 hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive. This supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.
We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
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Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering
- 10 or more years of experience in tailings or dams engineering
- Strong technical capability across tailings engineering project phases, including planning, approvals, operation, and closure
- Relevant industry or engineering consulting experience
- Extensive detail design and execution experience
- Knowledge of applicable standards and industry best practices
- Familiarity with international design standards
- Experience leading and managing engineering projects
- Registered, licensed, or chartered engineer, including RPEQ
- Established industry profile through participation in professional associations
- Valid driver's license
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The Company
What We Do
GHD recognises and understands the world is constantly changing. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. We are a global professional services company that leads through engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Our forward-looking, innovative approaches connect and sustain communities around the world. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are focused on building lasting relationships with our partners and clients. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 200 offices, across five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region.
