Senior Hydro-Technical Engineer

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a Senior Hydro-Technical Engineer for the Tailings Practice, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and providing technical support in water management. Key Highlights: 1. Join a team committed to innovative and sustainable solutions. 2. Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions. 3. Long-term professional development opportunity. **Requisition ID:** 101000 **Job Category:** Metals **Location:** Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you. If it isn't grown, it's mined. Our mining and metals teams help our clients to safely and sustainably mine the minerals and metals used in our everyday lives. Want to play a part of innovating and optimizing the mining life cycle on greenfield and brownfield facilities? Apply today! Hatch Chile’s Tailings Practice is seeking to hire a Senior Hydro-Technical Engineer to work at our Santiago office. **Key Responsibilities:** * Provide technical support for water management tasks, including: baseline hydrology, water balance studies, water management plans, hydraulic modeling and design, dam breach and flood inundation studies, sediment and erosion control plans, support for mine water operations, closure water management, construction water management support, and fieldwork. * Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated tailings, mining waste, and mine water management solutions; tailings dewatering process technologies; transport and final deposition modeling studies; surface water management; dam breach analysis; and flood channeling to evaluate and size channels/pipes. * Provide guidance to junior engineers, designers, and technicians, and maintain work quality throughout a project. * Participate in health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines during execution of all work. * Prepare technical documentation, including calculation memos, reports, technical specifications, and design basis memoranda; review and coordinate with civil designers; and assist in preparing engineering drawings. * Business development and marketing for existing and new Hatch clients in the mining sector, as well as support in preparing technical proposals. **Qualifications and Experience:** * Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with 20 years of total experience and a minimum of 8 years of specific experience as a lead hydraulic discipline engineer for tailings storage facilities; * Experience in hydrological analysis, site water balance studies, tailings transport, hydraulic design of water transport and storage facilities, dam breach and flood inundation studies; * Preferred experience with software packages such as GoldSim, PCSWMM, FLO\-2D, HEC\-HMS, HEC\-RAS, CulvertMaster, AutoCAD, and GIS; * Prior exposure to construction, fieldwork, and environmental permitting support is advantageous; * Bilingual proficiency (English) preferred; * Ability to work effectively and seamlessly within an international team with a strong client focus; * High proficiency in the MS Office suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Why join us? * Work with great people to make a difference * Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions * Top employer What we offer you? * Flexible work environment * Long term career development * Think globally, work locally Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed. We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.