• Lead multidisciplinary design teams for tailings projects, focusing on operational integration. • Liaise with operations, project managers, and client representatives to gather and incorporate operational input • Direct and facilitate comprehensive design reviews, risk assessments, and value engineering workshops to drive technical excellence and project value. • Manage designs to comply with regulatory standards, client specifications, AECOM quality requirements, and industry best practice guidelines. • Manage project budgets, schedules, and delivery. • Cultivate and sustain robust client and stakeholder relationships, serving as a trusted advisor for design-related matters. • Build and maintain strong relationships within the project team • Oversee planning, design, and support construction phases as required. • Mentor engineers and support technical development within the team. • Prepare and present technical documentation, reports, and design packages. • Support bid preparation and proposal development for new projects. • Support the project manager and project controls team by inspiring and motivating the design leads to recognize the value and complete all required earned value management practices. • Collaborate with interdisciplinary design managers in developing design solutions for TSFs, underflow sand embankments, cyclone stations, tailings pipelines, seepage control systems, and water management infrastructure. • Champion a culture of health, safety, and environmental excellence across all project phases, integrate risk management practices into design and construction. • Navigate and resolve conflicts within the project team and with clients, demonstrating professionalism, diplomacy, and the ability to stand firm on technical and contractual requirements while maintaining positive relationships. • Contribute to financial management, including preparation and negotiation of contracts, project budgets, schedules, and change management to deliver on time and within scope. • Review and contribute to earned value management (EVM) reports and provide direction to design leads, enabling informed decision-making and continuous performance improvement. • Mentor and develop engineering leads, provide technical guidance, career development support, and foster a culture of innovation, quality, and accountability within the team.