Slurry Treatment Plant (STP) Mud Engineer

Description

• Prepare budgets, accruals, and forecasts to meet company objectives.
• Manage daily activities in collaboration with engineers, supervisors, subcontractors, suppliers, designers, support staff and client representatives, while maintaining detailed logs of slurry tests and additive consumption and monitoring daily costs and production.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable legislative requirements, safety codes, plant regulations, underground tunnelling standards, and relevant Australian standards.
• Conduct risk assessments, identify hazards, and enforce safety protocols to mitigate hazards related to project operations.
• Coordinate with the Lead Operator to maintain stable recirculation flow and slurry quality through the MS separation plant.
• Surface level work, including on and off ramps and tie-in work to the Warringah Freeway
• Construction of approximately 4.8 kilometres of mainline tunnels with three lanes in each direction
• Ensure slurry and residual mud properties meet requirements for optimal filter press performance.
• Oversee the operation and management of the STP, including monitoring and adjustment of bentonite, polymer and specialty additives to maintain optimal slurry properties.
• Conduct routine laboratory testing of TBM spoil and ground supporting slurry rheological properties to ensure consistent compliance with TBM demands and MS (Matériel de Sablière) STP operational parameters.

Requirements

• Well-developed communication skills and an ability to build and maintain relationships with a broad range of subcontractors, local authorities, and internal staff.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working on tunnelling projects involving Slurry TBMs and Slurry Treatment Plant with filter-presses technologies.
• Fluent in English and French for liaising with Slurry Treatment Plant Manager and French suppliers. International experience will be highly regarded.
• Civil, Mechanical and Electrical fitout of Stage 1 and Stage 2 tunnels
• Demonstrated ability to prepare budgets and understand financial performance.
• Ability to correlate lab results with equipment performance and produce reports.
• Experienced with the design and assembly of Slurry Treatment Plants, slurry circuit and conveyor systems for spoil disposal.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of slurry treatment for large-diameter slurry TBMs (≥12m), including triple-stage separation and automated filter press systems.
• Demonstrated capacity to undertake logistical cycle studies for cranes, Multi Service Vehicles, TBM operations to optimise tunnelling equipment procurement and subcontract supply contracts for raw and precast materials.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance