Requisition ID: 100455 

Job Category: Engineering 

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 
 

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

If it isn't grown, it's mined. Our mining and metals teams help our clients to safely and sustainably mine the minerals and metals used in our everyday lives. Want to play a part of innovating and optimizing the mining life cycle on greenfield and brownfield facilities? Apply today!

Hatch is a leading Global Engineering Consulting company involved in providing a full range of technology-driven, value adding solutions and services to clients in the mining, minerals, metallurgical, manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation and energy sectors worldwide.

Hatch is an employee-owned professional engineering services provider with over 10,000 employees and has a strong background of long-standing client relationships and major project success - supported from major offices in Australia, Canada, the USA, South America, South Africa and Europe.

Hatch is seeking a suitably qualified Civil Engineer or Engineering Geologist with specialists skills in tailings management. This is a newly created role and would suit an intermediate professional with a strong technical focus, interested in growing with of newly created regional business and looking for a role where they can contribute to solving our African clients most difficult mine waste management projects. 

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Tailings Practice Leader, AIM, you will be responsible for:

• Contribution to business development and marketing to existing and new Hatch clients in the mining sector, preparation of expressions of interest and contribution to proposals.
• Developing engineering work packages and tasks for junior engineers and designers.
• Supervising junior engineers and designers, including checking accuracy and quality of the work produced.
• Leading technical packages or scopes for large tailings and mine waste management projects at pre-feasibility to detailed design levels of definition.
• Coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to develop integrated tailings management solutions for our clients, including facility designs, tailings processing and slurry distribution studies.
• Undertaking fieldwork and construction technical support for tailings facilities.
• Technical support to clients using our proprietary Hatch Integrated Tailings Management (HITM) tool for monitoring data consolidation and GISTM compliance auditing.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor of Engineering Geology or Civil Engineering with some Geotechnical/ Tailings working experience.
• At least 5 years post graduate experience in industrial civil projects for the mining and metals industry in Africa.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Excellent proficiency in MS Office suite of tools including: Excel, Word, Powerpoint and working knowledge of MS Project.
• Good proficiency in the use of specialized geotechnical software and modeling tools relating to tailings design (i.e. InRoads, Muk3D, Civil3D, Geostudio and Plaxis).
• Ability to travel within Africa and the Middle East with a valid passport, permanent residency or approved visa to work in South Africa.

Preferred

• Pr. Eng designation will be considered favourably.
• Works well in a team with some experience in the execution of large civil earthworks projects in remote areas.
• Leadership skills with proven ability to mentor graduate engineers, scientists, designers and technicians.
• Fieldwork and site construction experience for mine waste management projects.
• Experience supporting an Engineer-of-Record (EoR) with working knowledge of local and international guidelines in tailings management.

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.

We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.

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