Principal Mine Waste Engineer

SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 5000 staff across 5 regions – including over 1900 staff across Europe, working in six primary business sectors: Mining, Energy, Industry, Infrastructure, Built Environment and Power.

SLR’s busy Mining Group has enjoyed continued commercial success across the globe in recent years and has been successful in developing work globally. SLR is now seeking a Principal Engineer with substantial experience in tailings and mine waste to join our growing team in SLR’s European Region.

This position will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to grow their skills and career within a successful and expanding team, working in the mining sector, both in the EU and further afield.

The role

As a Principal Engineer in the Mine Waste Team, you will manage your own projects and support others on the delivery of mine waste projects led by other in-house technical disciplines. This role will offer you the opportunity to:

• Work with extremely capable and experienced professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver complex projects.
• Apply your experience and knowledge to take the lead for the design of tailings and waste rock facilities, from conceptual design through to detailed design and construction.
• Act as a Engineer of Record for tailings facilities, or Deputy with the ambition of progressing to the Engineer of Record role in the near future.
• Identify areas within Mine Waste Engineering which you can take the lead in developing new business and improving your technical skills, and in turn help to grow the size of the whole team and develop its technical capabilities.
• Collaborate with our Mine Waste Engineering teams in other regions to help deliver projects and develop new business globally.
• Develop your networking skills to further increase your profile in the industry,  form good working relationships with our existing clients and develop new relationships with potential clients to grow the business.
• Establish and elevate your reputation amongst a team of international professionals, with potential to become a recognized leader in the sector.

About us

SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life. 

About you

As a Principal Engineer you should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Significant depth of experience and specialisation in tailings and mine waste, preferably gained in a consulting environment
• Honours degree qualifications in either Civil or Mining Engineering, or an MSc in a related subject.
• Registered Chartered (or equivalent Professional Engineer status), or eligible to register immediately.
• Good working knowledge of mining industry standards such as GISTM, ANCOLD, CDA, etc.
• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams as the lead designer and project manager on tailing and mine waste related projects, from concept to detailed design.
• Experience of acting as the Engineer of Record, Designer of Record, or Deputy, for tailings facilities.
• Experience in independent auditing and dam safety reviews.
• Good interpersonal, presentation and report writing skills.
• Sound commercial and business development skills.

Culture & Inclusion at SLR

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.

Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.