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MINE TAILINGS SPECIALIST (10016611)
Job Type
Company : Total Sa
Contract : permanent position
Branch : Exploration Production
Location : Worldwide - Toutes Villes
Interviews will take place in : France / Abroad
Starting date : Dès que possible
Salary : Selon profil et expérience
Job description
As one of the five largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company Total has operations in more than 130 countries, working across all stages of the petroleum industry; from exploration to sales and marketing. At Total we recognise that the technical skills and expertise of our 97, 000 employees are our most important competitive advantage. United by a shared culture, our specialists have made Total a sound, resilient enterprise, focused on our core businesses and enjoying unmatched growth opportunities.
An exciting opportunity to see the world as part of Total's Exploration and Production (E&P) team has arisen for senior engineers with strong experience and expertise in the required discipline. Our E&P team is active in 42 countries across the globe and current opportunities offer attractive, long-term contracts in various international locations on a family or rotational basis.
Total plans the development of several bitumen deposits exploited by a variety of worldwide opencast mining operations. The open pits will be amongst the biggest worldwide. The most advanced project is Joslyn in Alberta (Canada). Total is looking to recruit a qualified and experienced Mine Tailings Specialist to support the engineering of this exciting and groundbreaking project as a first assignment.
The tailings placement in question involves beach deposition, impoundment and enhanced consolidation solutions; all of which utilise the most advanced technologies available and are supported by on-going R&D.
As a Mine Tailings Specialist, you will have opportunity to apply your experience and expertise to the design of the mine tailings management system including devising and conducting various ad-hoc studies related to all aspects of tailings management.
As the project progresses, there is also the potential to be involved in the commissioning, construction and implementation of the tailings management system.
Some of the on-site project work will involve travel to Fort McMurray. This can be completed on a fly-in, fly-out basis.
Required skills
Education
Will have an MSc, or equivalent, qualification in a Geotechnics field, ideally with a specialisation in tailings management.
Will have a high level of awareness of Health and Safety issues and be able to encourage good practice in others.
Will be fluent in both spoken and written English.
Experience
Will have significant experience in the Mining industry, particularly in mine tailings management including planning, implementation and evaluation of tailings management systems.
Will have worked in different mining conditions, for example in cold or desert conditions.
Will have worked with different types of tailings, for example bauxite.
Will have some people management experience and the ability to motivate, inspire and lead multi-disciplinary teams.
Skills
Will be adept at working collaborating and proactively sharing information and expertise with your colleagues.
Will be able to operate flexibly and sensitively in multi-cultural teams and local environments.
Will be eager to develop your career in one of the biggest and most progressive Oil & Gas companies in the World.
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