Geotechnical Open Pit Engineer

3 weeks ago

Shire Of Laverton, Australia GOLD FIELDS Full time

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Gruyere Gold Mine, a Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources Joint Venture (50/50), is in the Yamarna Greenstone Belt in Western Australia. Gruyere was commissioned in 2019 and is one of Australia's largest and lowest cost gold mining operations, boasting a plant production of 300,000+ ounces per annum with an enviable production profile of more than 10 years.

Role Details

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

As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.

This on-site position is offered on 8 days on 6 days off roster. This is a Fly in, Fly out from Perth or Drive in, Drive out from the Goldfields region.

Benefits Include

Private Health Insurance Allowance plus Quarterly Bonus Scheme

Salary sacrifice options

Increased annual leave entitlements

Employee referral program - $10,000 per successful referral

Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service

Educational assistance

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.

Collect and analyse geotechnical data, including investigation, analysis of rock fall events and ground control issues.

Undertake daily production tasks relating to geotechnical engineering, including mine plans, drill & blasting plans, survey instructions, documentation of inspections and data collection, monitoring, analysis and QAQC.

Actively identify and manage geotechnical risks and develop systems to monitor and manage these.

Collaborate with the team to ensure QAQC, hazard maps &/or monitoring reports are compiled and issued when required.

About You

Possess a completed bachelor's degree in Geotechnics, Mining Engineering or Geological Engineering.

Extensive demonstrated experience in Geotechnical Engineering.

Proven geotechnical experience in an open-cut mining environment.

Familiar with the Rocscience Software suite.

Working knowledge of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act & Regulations.

Ideally Member of AusIMM (CP preferred);

Possess a valid manual driver's licence

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Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.

Seniority level
  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
  • IndustriesMining

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