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Engineering
Phoenix, AZ Direct Hire Apr 24, 2025
Senior Civil Engineer – Mine Water Management
Hybrid | Phoenix, AZ
Direct Hire
About Our Client: Our client is a leading international mining company and is one of the world’s largest producers of copper, gold, and molybdenum. They have a strong commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and innovation with a motivating drive to support the sustainable development of communities they operate in.
Job Description: Under limited supervision, the Senior Engineer provides water management support related to the design, construction, operation, and closure of tailings and leach facilities, as well as all other mine water systems including process and stormwater facilities. Serve as a company resource for water balance modeling and contribute to the development of new tools and methods to enhance mine water balance applications.
What You’ll Do
Phoenix, AZ Direct Hire Apr 24, 2025
Senior Civil Engineer – Mine Water Management
Hybrid | Phoenix, AZ
Direct Hire
About Our Client: Our client is a leading international mining company and is one of the world’s largest producers of copper, gold, and molybdenum. They have a strong commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and innovation with a motivating drive to support the sustainable development of communities they operate in.
Job Description: Under limited supervision, the Senior Engineer provides water management support related to the design, construction, operation, and closure of tailings and leach facilities, as well as all other mine water systems including process and stormwater facilities. Serve as a company resource for water balance modeling and contribute to the development of new tools and methods to enhance mine water balance applications.
What You’ll Do
- Provide site-specific support to engineers and site personnel in the design, development, and maintenance of site-wide water balance models.
- Incorporate water use scenarios that reflect specific production plans and climate conditions to quantify water balance performance.
- Use probabilistic predictive simulations to support capital infrastructure design projects.
- Use model results to identify and propose value-added solutions to operational challenges or other requests.
- Apply working knowledge of engineering principles to guide and/or execute site-specific operational water balance activities, including:
- Managing contractor work
- Conducting field investigations
- Performing measurements, mapping, interpretation, accounting, analysis, coordination, forecasting, problem solving, and reporting
- Provide training to multidisciplinary teams on specialized software and water balance methodologies.
- Serve as a technical expert for mine water balance applications and lead efforts to innovate modeling methods, technology, and custom tools.
- Develop and/or review scopes of work, evaluate proposals, draft formalized internal requests for funding, and manage contracts with vendors for services and equipment as required.
- Identify improvement opportunities and determine value related to risk reduction.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline from an accredited curriculum with five (5) years of applicable experience, OR
- Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline with three (3) years of applicable experience
- Knowledge of civil, geotechnical, water resources, water quality/treatment, and/or geological engineering principles
- Demonstrated technical competence in at least one of the following areas: tailings storage, leach stockpiles, water dams, process water balance, water quality/treatment, hydraulics/hydrology, hydrogeology
- Proficiency in MS Office and other engineering tools (CAD, analytical, mapping)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, suitable for a diversely educated audience
- Professional demeanor with a positive attitude
- Self-motivated, energetic, results-driven, and client-service oriented
- Strong time management and prioritization skills; able to work under pressure
- Awareness and adherence to safety practices; ability to identify and respond to hazards
- Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on Water Resources Engineering or water quality/treatment
- Demonstrated expertise in GoldSim simulation software with 5 years of experience in designing and developing water balance models
- GoldSim Certified Solution Provider
- Professional Engineer’s license (PE) or equivalent certification
- Experience with metal mining operations, including tailings storage, water dams, leach stockpiles, water treatment, and refining processes
- Experience using bathymetric and topographic survey data
- Knowledge of slurry transport analysis and design
- Experience with cost estimating for civil projects, project scheduling, and project controls
- Ability to research and analyze limited-scope information and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to evaluate and implement new design and operational methods
- Experience in surface water hydrology, hydraulics, groundwater hydrology, and geotechnical engineering
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical teams
- Skilled in relevant engineering software (AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Muk3D, ArcGIS) and programming languages (Python, R)
- Fluency in Spanish or Bahasa Indonesian
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally
- Availability to travel at least five (5) weeks per quarter
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline from an accredited curriculum with five years of applicable experience OR
- Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline with three years of applicable experience
- $90,000 to $120,000 base salary
- Bonus opportunities
- Full benefits including health benefits, 401k, supplemental benefits, etc.
- Apply today for immediate consideration!
Salary : $90,000 - $120,000
