At Gold Fields, we work together as a team to deliver excellent results and take pride in what we do. We actively seek input from others and truly believe that diverse views improve the quality of our work.
We work hard so that when the business achieves its goals, employees can share in better salary increases and bonuses, and we have more money to invest in communities and ongoing renewable energy projects.
Role Details
Reporting to the Senior Engineer: Geotechnical, you will be responsible for providing a qualified geotechnical support service within the mine that will assist in the achievement of budget development, production, and 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.
Benefits include:
- 6 % Site Allowance & Quarterly Bonus Scheme & Private Health Insurance Allowance
- Salary continuance scheme and life insurance
- Virgin Velocity reward points
- Continual training and the ability to expand your career
- Salary Sacrifice options
About the role:
- 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, level plan 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 undertaking 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 rock fall events, and ground control issues. Update and report on the rock fall, 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
About you:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or Geology with Post Graduate qualifications in Geomechanics
- Previous experience in Geotechnical Engineering
- 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
Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com.au
We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Stability - solid life of mine
- 6 % Site Allowance & Quarterly Bonus Scheme
- Private Health Insurance Allowance
- Salary continuance scheme and life insurance
- Virgin Velocity reward points
- Continual training and the ability to expand your career
- Salary Sacrifice options
- Own rooms and full phone/WIFI coverage in camp
- Short travel times