Tailings Engineer

WSP
📍 midrand, city of johannesburg metropolitan municipality, South-Africa 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 04, 2026

Job Description

WSP has an exciting new opportunity for a Tailings Engineer to join our Mine Waste team on a full-time basis in Midrand. This is an entry level position in the consulting team and is regarded as a professional person in the delivery of geotechnical and tailings services, in line with the WSP suite of engineering products.

Responsibilities

  • Provide tailings services on projects in the mining industry
  • Provide basic technical advice and consultancy on tailings and geotechnical issues
  • Use basic techniques, modifications and extension of theories, practices to synthesise and analyse data for decision making / recommendations
  • Keep abreast of advancing technologies, methods and research & development
  • Manage, analyse and tailings reporting for projects which may include the following:
  • Design and inspection of mine waste storage facilities
  • The means of construction of tailings deposits. <...

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Job Details

  • Location midrand, city of johannesburg metropolitan municipality
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Other-General
  • Posted Date July 04, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 13, 2026