Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies.

You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Residue to provide technical leadership across our Wagerup operations.

In this influential role, you will lead the civil and geotechnical engineering function supporting bauxite residue storage facilities, helping ensure their design, operation and long-term integrity meet Alcoa standards, regulatory requirements and internationally recognised tailings management practices.

Working closely with site engineering and operational teams, the Global Impoundment Team, Engineers of Record and independent reviewers, you will provide expert assurance, approvals and advice while supporting safe, sustainable and effective residue management.


* Provide senior geotechnical leadership across three Western Australian alumina operations.


* Shape long-term residue storage strategies, master planning and capital programs.


* Act as a key technical authority for dam stability, design assurance and risk management.


* Collaborate with global specialists, regulators, independent reviewers and site leaders.


* Drive continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and the application of leading practice.

Key responsibilities include:


* Provide oversight and peer review of civil and geotechnical designs against Alcoa requirements and national and international leading practice.



* Monitor and manage critical controls relating to short- and long-term embankment and dam stability.


* Maintain residue storage models and contribute to water management, mud drying, stacking and storage plans.


* Support independent integrity audits, regulatory visits and assurance reviews, ensuring actions are completed and documented.


* Maintain the 25-year Residue Master Plan and associated sustaining capital program.


* Coach and support site civil and geotechnical engineers while strengthening cross-site capability.

What’s on offer


* Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.


* One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.


* My Alcoa Benefits program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.


* Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.


* Connect and be part of a community that celebrates diversity through our employee inclusion groups.

What you can bring to the role


* A Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Geotechnical or Mining Engineering, with a specialisation in geotechnical engineering.


* Vast experience in geotechnical or tailings dam...