WSP
Tailings / Geotechnical Engineer
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Tailings / Geotechnical Engineer
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
Join WSP and contribute to landmark projects with a diverse global team, celebrating new ideas and diverse perspectives. Shape a career as unique as you are, while embracing curiosity and making a lasting impact.
About the Role
Our team experiences global opportunities and the chance to curate a career that reflects your ambitions. As part of this multidisciplinary project, you’ll collaborate closely with a diverse group of engineers, scientists, and modellers.
Key Responsibilities
You will:
- Work as part of a team of engineers, scientists, and modellers, progressing from conceptual design through to detail design and engineering.
- Provide specialised technical input in tailings management facilities, heap leach facilities, water impoundments, waste rock dump design, soil mechanics, soil improvement methods, and related civil engineering work worldwide.
- Assist in project delivery by managing your involvement—balancing time, budget, and quality control.
- Prepare technical reports, drawings, specifications, bills of quantities, and cost estimates.
- Utilise exciting travel opportunities across the UK and internationally to support construction and address engineering challenges.
- Represent WSP on-site while maintaining strong client relationships.
- Collaborate with Mining Team networks, including participation in Europe’s Mining Team meetings and calls, and globally with colleagues.
- Offer mentoring and coaching to junior team members.
- Assist with business development activities, including proposal preparation.
- Fully adhere to WSP’s values, Code of Conduct, and health and safety policies, raising concerns where necessary.
- Commit to promoting a culture of health and safety, ensuring compliance with WSP standards and raising issues through appropriate channels.
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Requirements
To succeed in this role, we seek candidates who can demonstrate:
- A degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, or engineering geology, with a strong emphasis on soil mechanics and proven practical expertise.
- Knowledge of national and global design codes and regulations.
- Relevant mining and geotechnical experience, particularly in fields such as mine waste disposal and facilities design.
- The ability to interpret geotechnical data, apply monitoring tools, and design systems to meet client needs.
- Both project management experience and consulting expertise, including client relationship skills and collaborative project execution.
- Experience managing teams and upholding a teamwork-driven environment.
- Willingness to travel internationally and to remote worksites as required.
Note: We strongly encourage applications from candidates whose experience aligns closely even if you don’t meet every criterion.
About WSP
WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms, dedicated to fostering innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 69,000 employees nationwide and across the globe, we revolutionise the impact of engineering for communities worldwide.
A career at WSP means being part of a dynamic, close-knit community with the diversity, expertise, and creativity required to shape a sustainable future.
Why WSP?
Work-Life Balance
Our hybrid policy allows you to work from home two days weekly, while collaborating from our state-of-the-art offices throughout the UK.
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Inclusivity & Belonging
At WSP, we champion a culture of inclusion, respect, and authenticity. Our employee resource groups promote dialogue among diverse backgrounds, enabling authenticity and fostering collaboration.
Health & Wellbeing
Through our Thrive programme, receive personalised health and wellbeing tools, access a virtual GP service (confidentially aligned with NHS standards), and utilise workplace adjustments tailored to your needs. Optimise your fitness with partner discounts via our Gymflex scheme, discover comprehensive menopause support, and embrace our full array of benefits.
Flex Your Time
- WSP My Hour: One daily hour for personal activities (accommodated within the working day).
- Customized leave: Part-time or flexible working arrangements, additional paid leave, and flexible bank holiday entitlements.
Development
Your growth matters. Embrace mentorship, professional development, and career support, with opportunities to achieve Chartership qualifications.
Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
We proudly champion equality, celebrating all blend of backgrounds across categories such as sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, and family status.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure interviews for all disabled applicants aligning with the essential criteria.
Let us know if adjustments are needed for an inclusive interview process.
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