Job Description

Construction Phase

• Ensure all TSF and related civil infrastructure construction activities are carried out safely.
• Ensure all construction works are undertaken in accordance with the Perseus Tailings Management Standard.
• Assist the Site Construction Manager and Senior Tailings Specialist in ensuring that construction activities are completed within the required project schedule and budget.
• Liaise with the Perseus Site Construction Manager, Senior Tailings Specialist, Group Tailings and Water Manager, Engineer of Record (EoR), and other consultants, as required.
• Assist the Site Construction Manager and Senior Tailings Specialist in ensuring that construction works are completed in accordance with the approved construction drawings and specifications.
• Assist with the preparation and approval of Technical Queries (TQs), where required.
• Ensure all required Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) activities are carried out and properly documented.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures relating to safety, environment, health, and community.

Operations Phase

• Ensure all tailings management activities are undertaken in accordance with the Perseus Tailings Management Standard.
• Assist with day-to-day TSF investigations, studies, design, operational, and construction activities, as required.
• Assist the Senior Tailings Specialist and Process Manager in providing information to the Group Tailings and Water Manager, Engineer of Record (EoR), and other consultants, as required.
• Assist with the preparation and management of budgets, as well as technical justifications for capital and operating expenditure associated with tailings projects.
• Report significant design, construction, and operational issues.
• Attend risk assessment workshops and provide technical input, as required.
• Assist in the preparation and review of Tailings Management Plans and Tailings Life of Mine Plans.
• Assist in the preparation of dam break and consequence assessments.
• Assist in the development and review of the Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance (OMS) Manual and Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs).
• Conduct and document inspections, reporting any issues or concerns as required.
• Ensure site teams collect monitoring data and submit the information to the appropriate personnel.
• Assist in providing information for storage capacity reviews.
• Assist with site audits and independent reviews by providing the required inputs within agreed timelines and completing assigned actions.
• Assist in the preparation of the Emergency Action and Response Plan (EARP) and facilitate mock emergency exercises.
• Provide on-the-job training to site personnel, where appropriate.

Skills

Essential

• Proven experience working on civil engineering or geotechnical engineering projects.
• Strong communication, reporting, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive commitment to continuous learning and professional development through internal and external collaboration and training.

Desirable

• Proven experience in the construction and operation of mine tailings projects.
• Proven experience working on mining projects in Africa.
• Sound knowledge of the Tanzanian Dam Safety Guidelines, ANCOLD Guidelines, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), and other relevant tailings management standards and guidelines

• Ensure all TSF and related civil infrastructure construction activities are carried out safely.
• Ensure all construction works are undertaken in accordance with the Perseus Tailings Management Standard.
• Assist the Site Construction Manager and Senior Tailings Specialist in ensuring that construction activities are completed within the required project schedule and budget.
• Liaise with the Perseus Site Construction Manager, Senior Tailings Specialist, Group Tailings and Water Manager, Engineer of Record (EoR), and other consultants, as required.
• Assist the Site Construction Manager and Senior Tailings Specialist in ensuring that construction works are completed in accordance with the approved construction drawings and specifications.
• Assist with the preparation and approval of Technical Queries (TQs), where required.
• Ensure all required Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) activities are carried out and properly documented.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures relating to safety, environment, health, and community.
• Ensure all tailings management activities are undertaken in accordance with the Perseus Tailings Management Standard.
• Assist with day-to-day TSF investigations, studies, design, operational, and construction activities, as required.
• Assist the Senior Tailings Specialist and Process Manager in providing information to the Group Tailings and Water Manager, Engineer of Record (EoR), and other consultants, as required.
• Assist with the preparation and management of budgets, as well as technical justifications for capital and operating expenditure associated with tailings projects.
• Report significant design, construction, and operational issues.
• Attend risk assessment workshops and provide technical input, as required.
• Assist in the preparation and review of Tailings Management Plans and Tailings Life of Mine Plans.
• Assist in the preparation of dam break and consequence assessments.
• Assist in the development and review of the Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance (OMS) Manual and Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs).
• Conduct and document inspections, reporting any issues or concerns as required.
• Ensure site teams collect monitoring data and submit the information to the appropriate personnel.
• Assist in providing information for storage capacity reviews.
• Assist with site audits and independent reviews by providing the required inputs within agreed timelines and completing assigned actions.
• Assist in the preparation of the Emergency Action and Response Plan (EARP) and facilitate mock emergency exercises.
• Provide on-the-job training to site personnel, where appropriate.

• Proven experience working on civil engineering or geotechnical engineering projects.
• Strong communication, reporting, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive commitment to continuous learning and professional development through internal and external collaboration and training.
• Proven experience in the construction and operation of mine tailings projects.
• Proven experience working on mining projects in Africa.
• Sound knowledge of the Tanzanian Dam Safety Guidelines, ANCOLD Guidelines, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), and other relevant tailings management standards and guidelines

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or Science, in a discipline relevant to tailings science, engineering and management (e.g., Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering).