That seems to be the same here. One of our major 2 specialist geotechnical firms, Coffey, recently became aquired by Tetra Tech. Most people seem to have left or been shown the door for whatever reason.
Thank you for all the help and suggestions above. I ended up speaking to my manager and he...
Hi Doctormo,
Oh wow. I did not realise that. I took the job ad literally and thought I would be ineligible for that particular role.
Thank you for the insight. I will definitely apply more liberally in the future, even if I don't meet all of the requirements the advert lists.
If you or any...
Hi Doctormo,
Thank you for the reply.
That goes to the core of what I am worried about. E.g. I saw a recent advert for a 1-2 year experience geotechnical engineer. However, the advert said must have experience designing piles, footings, slopes, pavements, retaining. Unfortunately, being in a...
Hi fattdad,
Thank you for the response. That is very reassuring. I guess I should not be in such a rush to move after all.
This tailings role is quite the opportunity too. By this I mean, if I was seeking out a beginner's tailings role I think I would have found it hard to find (compared to a...
Hi EirChCh,
Day to day tasks are mainly slope stability analysis for tailings dam raises, as well as monitoring groundwater level data given to us by the technicians on site to keep sure the tailings dam is in working order.
We don't really do the site investigations. The geotech team at our...
Thanks for the reply Doctormo.
I am located in Australia.
That's one thing I am worried about, having all our tailings dam work 100% tied into the mining sector.
Beyond the financial/job security side, I also really want to learn how to do those other things you mentioned (site...
I see. Thank you for the info. That is really good to hear.
FYI - sorry, by tailings engineering I meant tailings dams engineering, not other sorts of tailings disposal without dams.
Thanks oldestguy. That is a fair point about the first years being grunt work. Cheers, I am indeed subscribed to our technical magazines and attend the geomechanics society's events.
I am just wondering how I would go about moving over to a general geotechnical role later. E.g. the job ads I...
Hi all,
I did a civil/geotech degree at university and just got my first post uni job as a graduate tailings engineer.
I would have preferred a more general geotech role. Tailings is only slopes, so I will never learn other basic parts of geotech engineering such as designing retaining walls...
