Tailings Engineer

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Date: Jul 15, 2026

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Company: Hatch

Requisition ID: 100456 

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 building a dedicated Tailings Division in South Africa, bringing together some of the industry's brightest minds to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

 

As global demand for critical minerals grows, the need for safer, smarter, and more sustainable tailings solutions has never been greater. We're creating a world-class team of engineers, designers, specialists, and project professionals who want to make a lasting impact across Africa and beyond.

 

This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to help build a new capability from the ground up, influence industry-leading projects, and work alongside experts renowned for innovation and technical excellence.

 

If you're passionate about tailings engineering, dam safety, water management, mine waste solutions, or sustainable mining practices, we want to hear from you.

 

Build the future of tailings. Build your legacy. Join Hatch.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

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

  • Prepare engineering calculations, writing technical reports and supervising designers in the development of engineering deliverables.
  • Contribute to technical packages or scopes for large tailings and mine waste management projects at pre-feasibility to detailed design levels of definition.
  • Work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop integrated tailings management solutions for our clients, including facility designs, tailings processing and slurry distribution studies.
  • Undertake fieldwork and construction technical support for tailings facilities.
  • Review and analyze technical data from 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.
  • Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
  • Good proficiency in MS Office suite of tools including: Excel, Word, Powerpoint and working knowledge of MS Project.
  • Ability to travel within Africa and the Middle East with a valid passport, permanent residency or approved visa to work in South Africa.

 

Preferred

 

  • Post graduate experience in industrial civil projects for the mining and metals industry in Africa.
  • Some knowledge of specialized geotechnical software and modeling tools relating to tailings design (i.e. InRoads, Muk3D, Civil3D, Geostudio and Plaxis).
  • Works well in a team with exposure to large civil earthworks projects in remote areas.
  • Some exposure to fieldwork and site construction experience for mine waste management projects.
  • Some knowledge of local and international guidelines in tailings management.

 

 

Why join us?


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.

In order to consider any application for employment, we will have to process your personal information.

A law, known as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA) provides that when one processes another's personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that person's personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

In order to give effect to this right, we are under a duty to provide you with a number of details pertaining to the processing of your personal information. These details are housed under the Hatch HR Processing Notice which can be accessed and viewed on the Hatch website: https://www.hatch.com/About-Us/Privacy-Statement-South-Africa, which HR Processing Notice we request you kindly download and read.

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