Geotechnical Engineer

1 week ago


Perth, Western Australia Marble Expert Recruitment Full time

8:6 roster. Direct chartered flight to site. LHOS methods employed. Deswik & Rocscience software used on site. Join a positive and social TS team.

  • Join a reputable principal miner with a strong portfolio of operating assets
  • Renovated camp with ensuite rooms and full facilities (gym, wet mess, TV, WiFi)
  • 5+ LOM, seismic mine with diverse rock mass behaviour

The Company

Join an industry leading, top-tier gold mining principal with an impressive portfolio of both open pit and underground projects across Western Australia. Some of the key benefits that attract people to this business include;-

  • Healthy balance sheets and strong investment history
  • High grade commodity targets (operations and exploration)
  • Impressive share price growth over the last 5 years
  • Excellent opportunities for career progression and skills advancement

The Mine

This site is a large underground hard rock mine located in Western Australia.

  • Lengthy mine life with an exciting exploration outlook
  • 3 mines on the mining lease
  • 5 min. bus transfer from airport to mine site
  • Telstra service on site

FIFO From Perth

For those keen to secure a long-term role on an 8:6 roster FIFO from Perth, the site offers the following benefits;

  • FIFO from Perth - travel 100% in company time (via charter)
  • 1.5-hour direct flight to site via charter
  • Wednesday to Wednesday roster (5am from Perth to site, back in Perth at 5:30pm the following Thursday)

Camp, meals and facilities

You will enjoy staying on a modern, well equipped mining camp offering the following benefits;

  • Rooms with en suite facilities
  • Wet mess, dry mess, tennis courts, basketball, gym
  • Excellent standard of meals with a large selection to chose from
  • Social events that adds to the well-connected culture on site

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer you will enjoy working in a team of experienced underground mining professionals. Your duties will include;-

  • 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

Your Value

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or Geology with Post Graduate qualifications in Geomechanics
  • Operational geotechnical engineering experience in underground mining
  • Experience using Deswik, Rocscience software, numerical modelling software
  • Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to work autonomously

The Opportunity

This is a standout opportunity to join a reputable mining principal that will allow you to grow and develop your career. Along with working in a fully supported environment you will enjoy; -

  • Chartered flight from Perth on an 8:6 roster + transfers to and from the airport
  • Long term job security working at an operation with an expected LOM of 5+ years
  • Join a successful gold mining principal with a strong investment history and extensive portfolio of operating assets
  • Opportunity to join a strong, on-site geotechnical team
  • A site with a strong safety culture and healthy work life-balance
  • Attractive salary package with STI and gold variable bonus incentives
  • Work in a close-knit team of industry professionals at an established UG mine site
  • Progressing your career with ongoing training and development

What's Next?

Applications are being reviewed for immediate process. For more information, please apply and request to see the detailed understanding your site pack for the project.

For a confidential conversation, call Eloise Pullan in the Marble Mining Team on

In the past 5 years we have been extremely humbled to have placed over 16,000 people into meaningful employment. This equates to 21 lives enhanced every day

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