Role Details

Reporting to the Senior Engineer: Geotechnical, you will be responsible for the provision of a qualified geotechnical support service within the mine that will assist in the achievement of budget development, production, meeting all quality standards including cost, safety, and environment.

This role is offered on 8 days on 6 days off and is Fly in Fly out from Perth.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Always act in a manner that seeks to enhance the safety culture and performance of GFA and ensures that the Vital Behaviours are adhered to at all times.
• Provide a geotechnical service to the mine through understanding, complying, mentoring, and liaising with business partners to promote full statutory compliance with mining regulations, legislation and company safety objectives relevant to ground control.
• Daily production tasks relating to geotechnical engineering including review of development plans, blast plans, documentation of inspections and data collection, geotechnical monitoring, rehabilitation plans, stope design, paste backfill design, and ground support QAQC.
• Collect and analyse geotechnical parameters to ensure future mining recommendations are forthcoming when required.
• Capable of running geotechnical aspects of a mine with some input from other senior staff and undertake work for medium-term projects.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of excavation design, planning, geological and operational issues to identify and communicate potential opportunities and concerns.
• Collect and analyse geotechnical data including effective recognition, investigation, analysis of rockfall events, and ground control issues. Update and report on the rockfall, seismic and other databases where applicable.
• Ensure that the geotechnical life of mine contributions are of the highest quality by determining design parameters, modelling, and advising on the most appropriate mine design and sequence including future mine projects.

Key factors to your success include;

• Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering or Geology with Post Graduate qualifications in Geomechanics
• 5 years of experience in Geotechnical Engineering
• 3 years of operational experience in underground mining
• Knowledge of relevant statutory obligations
• Experience using Deswik, Rocsience ™ suite, IMS software, mXrap & Map3D
• Project/Cost Management Training would be highly regarded

Interested parties should submit a detailed curriculum vitae to: https://careers.goldfields.com.au

Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment. We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.