
Location
London
Hours
Full Time
Salary
Negotiable
About the Role
What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons. You will work as part of a diverse team of engineers, scientists, and modellers from conceptual design through to detail design and engineering. Your specialised technical input will focus on tailings management facilities, heap leach facilities, water impoundments, waste rock dump design, soil mechanics, soil improvement methods, geosynthetic materials engineering, and related civil engineering work for projects worldwide. You will assist project managers in the successful delivery of projects by managing your own involvement, including time, budget, and quality control. Responsibilities include preparing technical reports, drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, and cost estimates. There are exciting opportunities to travel within the UK and internationally to assist clients in solving engineering problems and support construction of WSP designs. Travel outside the UK will require overnight stays, with duration depending on project and client needs. You will develop and maintain good relationships with new and existing clients and effectively represent WSP on site. Liaising with the Mining Team networks, including specialists within WSP nationally and internationally, will be part of your role, including participation in Europe’s Mining Team meetings and calls as required. You will provide mentoring and coaching to graduate-level team members and assist others in business development activities, including preparation of technical proposals. You are expected to act in the spirit of WSP's values, adhere to the WSP Code of Conduct at all times, and raise concerns as appropriate. Regularly familiarise yourself with the Code of Conduct and its applicability to your role. Display a ‘safety first’ attitude aligned with an interdependent health and safety culture, promote positive health and safety, raise safety issues through appropriate channels, and adhere to WSP health and safety policies and procedures. Ensure your actions and behaviours align with WSP's Equality Policy at all times.
Experience
- Experience in dam breach analysis, tailings breach modelling, or flood consequence assessment.
- Demonstrated capability in one or more of the following software packages: QGIS, FLO-2D, HEC-RAS, Civil 3D.
- Understanding of material behaviour and rheology relevant to tailings or debris-flow modelling.
- Experience supporting or contributing to risk assessments and consequence classification studies.
- Technical writing skills, with experience producing professional, well-structured reports.
- Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to internal teams and clients.
Desirable Experience
- Experience with tailings storage facilities (TSFs) or dam safety projects.
- Familiarity with international guidelines and frameworks such as GISTM, CDA, ANCOLD, ICOLD guidance.
- Experience working on mining or large infrastructure projects.
About You
You are a motivated professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to contribute to complex engineering challenges. You demonstrate strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to safety and ethical standards. You are willing to travel as required and support both project delivery and business development activities.
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