Geotechnical Engineer

Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia

• Category: Geotechnical Engineering

Description

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Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role

Are you seeking a role that encompasses reliability, analysis, and maintenance of civil and tailings dam assets, interaction with diversely skilled teams, and the career satisfaction of working in a close-knit leadership team? We have the opportunity for you!

Our Pinjarra Refinery are seeking a skilled professional Geotechnical Engineer to oversee the safe and compliant operation of impoundment facilities in alignment with Alcoa’s Impoundment Policy, Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures. This role supports the Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE) in managing risks and implementing effective control measures, including the timely escalation of emerging issues.

This role is an integral member of the Pinjarra Engineering team and provides advice on geotechnical, tailings and dam safety risks to the Location Civil Engineering resources and Residue Operations at Pinjarra

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct routine inspections and risk assessments of tailings and related infrastructure.

• Lead and support geotechnical investigations, including scoping and execution of embankment construction and remediation projects.

• Monitor key performance indicators such as water levels, tailings/residue instrumentation, and embankment stability.

• Liaise and collaborate with internal teams and external specialist teams including Engineer of Record

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• Employee growth and development opportunities.

• One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.

• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

• Connect and be part of a community that celebrates diversity through our employee inclusion groups.

What you can bring to the role

• Tertiary qualifications in Geotechnical Engineering

• Post graduate business or project management studies are seen as favourable.

• Previous relevant experience working in the mining, metals, mineral processing industry in a similar role, with a high level of technical expertise in this discipline.

• Ability to work both independently and within a team, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong understanding on the practical application of AS1170, AS4100 & AS3600.

• Working at heights ticket favorable.

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

About the Location

As one of the world’s largest alumina refineries, our Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery produces approximately 4.7 million metric tons each year. Located within the Shire of Murray in the Peel region of WA, just east of the Pinjarra town site, our workplace offers an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.    

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better. 

Company

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Alcoa

Alcoa is a global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing. Alcoa innovates multi-material solutions that advance our world.

Our technologies enhance transportation, from automotive and commercial transport to air and space travel, and improve industrial and consumer electronics products.

We enable smart buildings, sustainable food and beverage packaging, high performance defense vehicles across air, land and sea, deeper oil and gas drilling and more efficient power generation.

We pioneered the aluminum industry over 125 years ago, and today, our 59,000 people in 30 countries deliver value-add products made of titanium, nickel and aluminum, and produce best-in-class bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum products.