Lead tailings engineering for GHD from an Eastern Canada office, applying technical leadership to active, closed, and legacy facilities. Shape secure stewardship.
GHD seeks a Technical Director with more than 15 years of progressive tailings and mine waste engineering experience. You will strengthen Canadian and global practice while advising mining clients across North America and internationally. The work spans planning, design, operations, closure, post-closure stewardship, and GISTM conformance.
Key Responsibilities: Lead tailings facility planning, site characterization, investigations, and testing programs
Direct dam, foundation, water-management, seepage, and closure design assessments
Provide Engineer of Record services and communicate material facility risks
Lead dam safety reviews, inspections, risk assessments,



and emergency documentation
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across project phases, quality, schedules, and budgets
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in civil, geotechnical, geological, or mining engineering
Postgraduate degree in related engineering or mine waste discipline preferred
Canadian professional engineering license or applicable registration eligibility
More than 15 years in tailings and mine waste engineering
Experience with active, closed, or legacy tailings sites
Apply technical leadership, tailings facility expertise, and risk management knowledge to GHD’s Canadian mine waste practice.

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📌 Technical Director Tailings Engineering (Newfoundland and Labrador)
🏢 GHD
📍 Newfoundland and Labrador