Principal Engineer Tailings and Dam

Denver, CO, United States

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Job Description Job Summary

AECOM is seeking an initiative-taking principal geotechnical/civil engineer to support mine tailings and heavy mine tailings infrastructure as part of the Mining group in Denver Colorado.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

Provides leadership to the mining group in the areas of design, investigation, analysis, and construction of Tailings Dams and Mining projects

Provides independent technical review of multi-disciplinary review of Tailings Storage facilities including design, investigation, analysis, construction, process, and operations and signs off on work.

Develop clients, project proposals and works with mining business leader to support and grow Mining practice in tailings facilities and mine for leach projects.

Plans, directs, and supervises all operations included in large, complex projects or multiple moderately sized projects with greater risk and complexity, and significant fiscal impact

Preparing and presenting technical reports and presentations to project team, clients, regulators, and technical review boards.

Supervise preparation of technical reports, independent dam safety inspections, and potential failure mode analyses.

Conducting potential failure mode analyses and risk analyses for water storage and hydropower dams, including identifying and developing potential failure modes, and serving as subject matter expert in risk analysis workshops.

Develop project proposals and work with mining business leader to support and grow Mining practice

Provide direction to and mentoring to senior level staff

Performs independent technical reviews of engineering reports and design and signs off on work

May be responsible for Project teams that include 5 or more members often representing multiple disciplines including subcontractor(s)

Provide advice and consultation to client on engineering matters, including compliance with government laws and regulations

Qualifications Minimum Requirements

BA/BS + 12 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s OR PhD in Civil Engineering or related field of study

20+ years or more of relevant experience

Progressive experience in tailings storage facility design, evaluation (e.g., PSHA analysis, material characterization, liquefaction, seepage, slope stability, and settlement analyses), construction, monitoring and operations

Experience with completing independent technical reviews and dam safety reviews

Progressive experience in leading multi- disciplinary projects

Risk analysis project experience

Business development for new and existing clients, prepare engineering services proposals, cost estimates, and schedules.

Must be a resourceful, highly organized professional with attention to people and detail

Strong commitment to ensuring safe project execution

Additional Information Relocation is not available for this position.

Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Travel not required.

Offered rate of compensation (Colorado locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.  The target hourly range for this position is $80 - $125/hr.

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.