Intermediate Hydrotechnical Engineer, Tailings and Water Management

Requisition ID: 91313 

Job Category: Metals 

Location: Lima, LIM, Peru 
 

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 65 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.

Our advisory and consulting experts support almost every project at Hatch, whether in metals, infrastructure, or energy. We consult with our clients to help them meet their business, financing, and project objectives. Interested in consulting to our clients alongside leading experts across various sectors? Join our Advisory team today!

Hatch is committed to providing a complete array of engineering services to the mining and metals sector. Mine waste and mine closure management, together with mine water management, is an ever-increasingly complex subject for the industry. Hatch employs an integrated approach from the moment mine waste is generated to the point where it needs to be finally contained. This is done by considering all mining aspects including dewatering processes, transport and storage components, and the closure design of mine waste and refining residue facilities. In doing so, we are dedicated to projecting a holistic vision to tailings and mine and metallurgical waste streams management. We do this by finding the smartest, most innovative solutions to de-risk the industry. We build strong teams. As such, we will continue to look for innovative solutions, bringing together geotechnical, hydrotechnical, process engineers, geochemists practitioners, and other SMEs into the tailings practice, all with a clear and dedicated focus to find ways to manage, reduce, and/or repurpose tailings and mine waste.

The Tailings, Mine Waste and Mine Closure (Tailings) Practice group at Hatch is seeking to hire an intermediate level, Hydrotechnical-Tailings Engineer to become a practitioner in the field and part of our expanding team in (region/country). This role would suit a highly motivated professional with a strong technical focus, who is interested in supporting the development of the practice and expanding the capability within the (region/country) cluster of an existing multidisciplinary practice group of specialists in tailings and mine waste management field made of geotechnical, hydrotechnical, mining, geoscientists, and process engineers around the world.  Reporting will be to (region/country) lead, which in turn report to the Global Practice Director in the Tailings Practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support senior design engineers carrying out projects in all types of integrated mine water management systems (diversion channels, water management ponds, spillways, etc.) under operating and closure conditions and site wide water balance evaluations.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals, trade-off studies, feasibility to detailed engineering studies and engineering reports for mine waste disposal with all types of tailings consistencies and potential co-disposal systems.
• Potential to perform other tasks as part of your role in the team.
• Working with multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams to participate in developing integrated tailings, mine waste and mine water management solutions.
• Developing material takeoffs and conceptual level CapEx and OpEx cost estimates and schedules; and
• Preparing technical documentation including reports, technical specifications and design basis memorandums as well as coordinating civil designers to help prepare engineering drawings.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineer with minimum of five years in the mining sector (tailings practice and mine water management) with preferred post-graduate degree(s) in water resources engineering.
• Knowledge of tailing storage facility design concepts and associated water management infrastructure (channels and spillways).
• Good understanding of site wide mine water balances, including tailings management facilities.
• Proficient in HEC modeling packages, GoldSim, Autocad, Civil 3D, ARGIS, SEEP/W, etc.
• Highly proficient in MS Office suite of tools including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
• Valid professional engineering registration or engineer-in-training registration in (region/country).
• Excellent verbal and written (English/Spanish/Portuguese/French) communication skills. Preferred bilingual proficiency in (English/Spanish/Portuguese/French).
• Preferred abilities with computer programming in Python or Visual Basic.
• Ability to travel internationally with focus in (region/country).
• Valid passport preferably with international recognition as well as a valid driver’s license in (region/country).

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, veteran, 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.