Geotechnical Engineer, Tailings

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Geotechnical Engineer, Tailings   Date:  Feb 18, 2026
Company:  Hatch

Requisition
Job Category:
Metals
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Hatch is committed to providing a complete array of engineering services to the mining and metals sector. Mine waste and mine closure management, together with mine water management, is an ever-increasingly complex subject for the industry. Hatch employs an integrated approach from the moment mine waste is generated to the point where it needs to be finally contained. This is done by considering all mining aspects including dewatering processes, transport and storage components, and the closure design of mine waste and refining residue facilities.

In doing so, we are dedicated to projecting a holistic vision to tailings and mine and metallurgical waste streams management. We do this by finding the smartest, most innovative solutions to de-risk the industry. We build strong teams. As such, we will continue to look for innovative solutions, bringing together geotechnical, hydrotechnical, process engineers, geochemists practitioners, and other SMEs into the tailings practice, all with a clear and dedicated focus to find ways to manage, reduce, and/or repurpose tailings and mine waste.
The Tailings, Mine Waste and Mine Closure (Tailings) Practice group at Hatch is seeking to hire a (Geotechnical / Hydrotechnical / Dewatering Process) - Tailings Engineer to become a practitioner in the field and part of our expanding team in Canada. This role would suit a highly motivated professional with a strong technical focus, who is interested in supporting the development of the practice and expanding the capability within the (region/country) cluster of an existing multidisciplinary practice group of specialists in tailings and mine waste management field made of geotechnical, hydrotechnical, mining, geoscientists, and process engineers around the world.

Reporting will be to Canadian lead, which in turn report to the Global Practice Director in the Tailings Practice.
The role will focus on the development of Tailings Practice solutions for WCA/ECA. Support the global market with a focus to provide operational support and manage existing projects and also to expand Hatch's existing clients base in the other regional clusters as well, mostly in the Americas:

• Manage all levels of studies, but mostly from scoping to the basic engineering phases and guide larger multi-disciplinary teams in the execution of Tailings projects with a defined inclination for ground engineering design and efficient dewatering, transport and disposal arrangements; cost estimating and construction quality assurance;

• Coordination and management of multi-disciplinary teams to develop integrated tailings, mine waste and mine water management solutions for the selection of sites, tailings dewatering process technologies, subsurface investigation studies and laboratory tests programmes for material characterization (geotechnical and geochemical), transport and conveyance studies and final disposal including embankment design, deposition modeling, capping and closure studies, as well as surface water management, dam break analyses, flood routing to evaluate and size channels/pipes;

• Have a marked discipline inclination and relevant experience for…