Tailings Specialist

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**Job Description**:
AECOM is looking for a Tailings Specialist to join its Environmental Remediation team in Burnaby, BC. This is an On-call role.

The role includes and is not limited to the following responsibilities.

+ Assist in preparing geotechnical field investigation programs including coordination of the programs with various parties.

+ Perform and direct geotechnical investigation programs consisting of drilling test holes using auger, ODEX, sonic, mud rotary and coring methods and performing SPTs, CPT and SCPTS, and VST.

+ Prepared laboratory testing programs.

+ Perform analysis and prepare designs for foundations and tailings dam.

+ Perform seepage, slope stability and settlement analysis for tailings storage facilities, slopes, dams and dikes.

+ Assist senior engineers in selecting potential locations for tailing storage facilities.

+ Assist in analyzing material properties and perform seepage analysis for the GeoWaste material with different filtered tailings and waste rock mix ratios.

+ Communicate effectively with others within the team and with internal and external clients.

+ Support Senior Engineers with the preparation of competitive proposals and work plans.

+ Support with the preparation of contract documents and specifications for construction projects

+ Correlate and analyze engineering data using established and well-defined procedures.

+ Perform and manage work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.

+ Performance at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position.

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:
+ Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Civil or Geological Engineering.

+ +4 years of related experience within the civil, mining/tailings, geological or geotechnical engineering field.

+ Valid and unrestricted driver's license.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
+ Masters' Degree in Geotechnical Engineering.

+ +6 years of project management and field experience in civil, mining/tailings, geological or geotechnical engineering.

+ Construction oversight, QAQC, Contract Administration (CA).

+ Highly developed written communication, time management and organizational skills.

+ Demonstrated interpersonal skills; conduct yourself with integrity, work within multi-disciplined teams, deal with complex issues, and maintain effective working relationships.

+ Have a high level of initiative and enthusiasm for getting things done.

+ Proficient with MS Office Suite; excellent knowledge of Excel and Word.

+ Proficient with GeoStudio (slope stability and seepage analysis), Settlement Analysis (Settle3D, FSCONSOL), PLAXIS 2D and PLAXIS 3D.

+ Willingness to travel within Canada.

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