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About the job

We’re looking for a Tailings Discipline Lead to join our team based in Western Australia.

When you work for us, you get the chance to join nearly 50,000 people all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. We’re excited about the challenges ahead. If you ask us, there’s never been a more rewarding time to work in the energy, chemical and resources sectors.

We offer a flexible approach to working, because our people are safer, healthier, and more productive when they can balance work with life. That’s why we offer flexible and hybrid working options, so you can choose when, where and how you work.

As a Tailings Discipline Lead, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining technical excellence across the team, diversifying our current market exposure, growing our customer network and attracting new talent. You must demonstrate the ability to manage, technically lead and deliver tailings projects with an ability or potential to oversee our water dams capability, whilst being actively supported by our technical subject matter experts (SMEs).  

Who we are

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of engineering and consulting to the last stages of installation and commissioning.

Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for a Tailings Discipline Lead to join our team based in Western Australia.

The role responsibilities include\:

Provide leadership and technical stewardship to fellow team members in the investigation, engineering, and design of tailings storage facilities, with an awareness of water dam design. Display extensive, relevant industry knowledge and being across the latest design assessment methodologies. Grow the technical capability of our Dams & Tailings discipline and broaden the offering across the Worley business, both locally and globally. Oversee and provide project management support to assist with successful project delivery. Work across the following elements of the life cycle of dams and tailings projects, supported by our SMEs\: Strategy, optioneering and concept design. Site investigation requirements. Analysis and modelling (supported by our SMEs). Engineering technical design aspects as listed below.  Construction support which includes project specifications and schedule of quantities. Instrumentation. Life of Mine studies. CDA, ANCOLD and GISTM safety audits. Engineer of Record duties. Closure. Lead and support the preparation of proposal/project budgets. Establish and maintain good relationships with selected contractors, customers and other Worley Consulting/Worley personnel.  Continue to grow our Dams & Tailings discipline through identifying market opportunities and support the conversion of opportunities from proposals into projects. Contribute to, and support, the implementation of our Dams & Tailings strategy, with the ability to enable this strategy through tactical execution. Deliver effective team communication, coaching, mentoring and supervisory skills to contribute to the building, motivation and development of an engaging team, maximizing technical excellence.
The delivery of a successful tailing dam project includes a variety of technical aspects, which may include\: Geotechnical engineering which will include soil properties and strength parameter assessment. Geotechnical site investigation planning (test pits, drilling, CPTu, SPT and geophysical) and overseeing the laboratory testing of soil samples including soil strength parameter assessments. Stability assessment of embankments, foundations for upstream and downstream raises. Different tailing disposal options like wet stream, paste, dry stacking and co-disposal. Failure Mode Effects Analysis. Multicriteria assessment to select preferred disposal options. Soft soils and trafficability. The use of geogrids and geotextiles. Liquefaction of tailings. Critical state line assessments. Internal erosion and piping assessments.
Pipework through embankments and mitigation of preferential seepage paths. Seepage and impact on stability. Excess pore pressures. Liner systems and mitigation of uplift (wind and groundwater). Filter and separation zones. Sub soil and tailing drainage systems. Risk assessment. Instrumentation. Emergency response plans. Preparation of construction drawings, construction specifications and schedule of quantities. And working with our inhouse specialists to address the future tailing stream based on inputs from our process engineers, hydrology, hydraulic systems, dam break and consequence assessment, risk assessment, seismic assessment, geohydrology, spillways, 12D modelling, schedule of quantities, spigotting, and outlet pipework (wall thickness and diameter).

What you’ll have

Post-graduate tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline and a preference for recent publication history. Demonstrable ability to lead and grow a small team, with highly effective people management and leadership skills. Highly effective project management skills including the ability to plan, set goals, manage time, set priorities, allocate and manage resources, accountabilities, and budget.    Impactful business development skills including the ability to develop new customer relationships, manage/support existing customer relationships and win work. Demonstrated history of effective customer engagement, relationships and management. Strong doer-seller mentality and approach. Effective verbal and written communication skills including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and group. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Experience in preparing proposals and technical report writing in discipline. Registration with appropriate professional institutions. The ability to travel locally and internationally to project sites, as required.  

Why you should apply

Flexible work arrangements. Take advantage of our global on-line learning platform Competitive rem & employee benefits. Enjoy a varied & challenging role. Career development opportunities beyond this role.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success.