Senior Mine Geologist

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This is an exciting time to join Black Cat Syndicate Limited. With production underway at Paulsens and Kal East, a robust project pipeline, and rapid exploration across our tenements, the Company has a clear vision of sustainable multi-operation gold production.

With a number of exciting projects in the pipeline, it's a great time to come on board, with plenty of opportunity to grow your career and be part of our exciting journey and future success.

We are seeking a Senior Mine Geologist - Open Pit for the Kal East Gold Operation to help position the Kalgoorlie project for long-term success.

The position is FIFO from Perth or residential from Kalgoorlie with a negotiable roster. Lakewood is ~6km from Kalgoorlie, with our mining operations located within a 40km radius of the centralised processing facility.

Reporting to the Geology Manager, the Senior Mine Geologist - Open Pit will lead the open pit geology team, overseeing all grade control activities and ensuring the implementation of fit for purpose workflows to optimise ore recovery and minimise dilution.

We are also focused on developing our next Geology Manager, making this an excellent opportunity for a motivated Senior who wants to grow their career and eventually step up into this role.

As we grow, you grow, enabling you to advance your career and experience new challenges and opportunities

About You

Tertiary qualification in Geology or equivalent.

Strong experience as a geologist in open pit gold mining including leading a team.

Strong experience with mining software that includes 3D modelling and resource estimation methods as required for day to day, near term mine planning and geology software packages such as Deswik, Datamine, Leapfrog and Acquire.

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in sampling, QA/QC, drillhole and database validation, block modelling, reporting and mine reconciliation.

Familiar with budgeting cycles and the preparation and development of budgets.

Excellent understanding of grade control, sampling practices, and mining methods, systems and processes.

Ability to implement, improve and develop procedures for all aspects of the open pit geology department.

Demonstrated skills and knowledge in risk management, safety and environmental systems and legislative and statutory requirements, particularly the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and Regulations (Mines) 2022.

As we grow, you grow, enabling you to advance your career and experience new challenges and opportunities

Black Cat is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is representative of the wider community and building an organisation that provides equal opportunities for all its employees.

We expect all our employees to display a clear commitment to safety, the environment and social responsibility and to actively demonstrate values found within our Code of Conduct in day-to-day interactions with employees, contractors, and the communities in which we operate.

Black Cat Syndicate offers a competitive salary along with opportunities for career progression, a great working environment, and a family-friendly lifestyle.

If you are ready for a challenge, and to be part of a motivated and dynamic team, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume by clicking on the 'Apply for this job' button.

Please note we will only contact shortlisted candidates. Agency referrals are not being accepted at this point in time.

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Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• Do you have open pit mining experience?
• How many years of people management experience do you have?
• Have you completed a qualification in geology?
• What is your expected annual base salary?

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