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Freeport-McMoRan · 9 hours ago

Senior Engineer - TCLW

Sahuarita, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$101K/yr - $141K/yr

5+ years exp

Freeport-McMoRan is committed to providing a collaborative work environment focused on safety and excellence. The Senior Engineer - TCLW will supervise and provide technical guidance for tailings, crushed leach, and water management facilities, ensuring operational performance and compliance with best practices.

Mining

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Supervise, guide and participate in activities to maintain performance of tailings, crushed leach, and water dam facilities through inspection, measurement, data management, interpretation, analysis, coordination, problem solving and reporting

Review, improve, and apply tailings and water management systems and associated procedures for assigned facilities to achieve good practice

Provide guidance and instruction to multidisciplinary teams; assign tasks as necessary. Review reports for design and operations projects and provide recommendations to site team and to project consultants

Collaborate to continuously ensure good performance of tailings, crushed leach, and water management areas and to identify and implement associated improvements. This includes engaging the Engineer of Record in the design and operations of the facilities. Serve as point of contact with corporate engineers and management, including tracking all recommendations, ensuring compliance with those recommendations, reporting actions regularly, as well as communicate accurate, timely and relevant geotechnical information to the Site management team

Supervise or may serve as Project Manager or technical expert on large/complex site planning/construction, expansion or modifications

Contribute to strategic planning and budgeting efforts for Tailings Storage, Crushed Leach and Water areas. Manage appropriate budgets for consulting and other services such as drilling and construction contractors

Develop and/or review scopes of work, evaluate proposals, draft formalized internal requests for funding, and administer contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment as approved and required

Identify opportunities for improvements and determine associated value for risk reduction measures

Perform other duties as required

Qualification

Civil EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringTailings ManagementWater Resources EngineeringMS OfficeCADSoil MechanicsSafety AwarenessProject ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and five (5) years of experience in Engineering or related scientific field, OR

Master's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and three (3) years of experience in Engineering or related scientific field

Certified Engineer-in-Training or equivalent

Knowledge of principles and practice of civil, geotechnical, water resources, water quality/treatment, and/or geological engineering

Demonstrate technical competence through design and/or operations experience in at least one of the following work areas: tailings storage, leach stockpiles, water dams, process water balance, slurry transport

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing in English to a diversely educated audience

Proficient in MS Office and other engineering tools (CAD, analytical, mapping)

Present a positive, professional image, self-motivated, energetic, able to execute, and client-service oriented

Be able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure

Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety of yourself and others

Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards

Preferred

Knowledge of or experience with tailing storage facilities and water dams

Experience with geotechnical slope stability instrumentation and monitoring programs

Experience reviewing and editing geotechnical engineering reports and documents

Experience in or knowledge of geotechnical analyses including field investigations, lab testing, soil characterization, slope stability, and seismic analysis

Experience in or knowledge of surface water hydrology, hydraulics, and groundwater hydrology in addition to geotechnical experience

Knowledge of or experience in Tailings facility closure or closure planning

Willing and able to travel domestically up to 50% of the time or as business requires