Senior Project Engineer

About the role

Spectrum Consultants is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the delivery team on a greenfield Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) construction project in North West Queensland. This is a hands-on, site-based role supporting the safe, compliant, and efficient construction of tailings infrastructure through to operational handover. The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Manager – Tailings, the construction contractor, and the Engineer of Record to ensure the TSF is built in accordance with design intent, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering oversight of TSF construction activities, including embankment/wall construction, liner installation, and associated earthworks

• Monitor and support tailings deposition planning and execution, ensuring alignment with the operating and management plan and design intent

• Oversee the installation, commissioning, and ongoing performance of tailings pipeline and pumping infrastructure, including pipeline routing, pump station works, and slurry delivery systems

• Liaise with the Engineer of Record and design team on construction verification, non-conformances, and design change management

• Support project controls activities including scheduling, progress reporting, cost tracking, and change management

• Review and manage contractor deliverables, RFIs, ITPs, and construction quality records

• Participate in site inspections, surveillance monitoring, and instrumentation review relevant to TSF performance

• Contribute to constructability reviews, risk assessments, and lessons-learnt processes

• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure works are executed in compliance with site HSE requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks

• Support handover documentation and the transition from construction to operations

About you

• Degree qualification in Civil, Mining, or Mechanical Engineering

• Strong working knowledge of tailings depositional practices and hands-on experience in tailings operations

• Sound understanding of piping and pumping systems relevant to tailings/slurry transport

• Demonstrated experience working on TSF or dam construction projects, ideally in a project engineering capacity

• Project management experience highly regarded, including exposure to scheduling, cost control, and contractor management

• Strong understanding of construction quality processes (ITPs, NCRs, survey/as-built verification)

• Ability to interpret and apply engineering drawings, specifications, and design documentation

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, construction, and operations teams

• Willingness and ability to work FIFO on a 2 weeks on / 1 week off roster

• Current driver's licence; relevant site safety inductions (or ability to obtain)

Benefits

• 12-month fixed term contract with a genuine opportunity to shape a greenfield TSF construction program

• FIFO roster ex-Brisbane

• Work alongside an experienced tailings and project delivery team on a technically significant piece of infrastructure