Ben Laughton

Ben Laughton is an experienced civil engineer with a robust background in impoundment management and construction engineering. Currently serving as the Impoundment Manager for Australia and Europe at Alcoa since 2017, Ben oversees tailing disposal and asset integrity. Previously, as the Superintendent for Wagerup Residue operations, Ben played a key role in managing impoundments. With extensive experience at Bechtel, Ben held the position of Lead Tanks and Mechanical Field Engineer for the Wheatstone LNG project and worked as a Marine Engineer on the GLNG Material Offloading Facility and LNG Product Loading Facility Jetty. Ben began their career at Killarnee Civil and Concrete as a Project Engineer and has a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from The University of Western Australia.