Geologist

**Geologist**:

- Job ID
- 931000
- Job Type
- Permanent Full Time
- Location
- Australia - Muswellbrook, Australia - Newcastle, Australia - Singleton, NSW
- Categories
- Surveying, Environment and Community
- Applications close
- 30 Apr 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Make Your Mark**

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration, and empowerment.

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

**About the Role**

As our next Geologist based at Mount Pleasant you will report to the Technical Services Manager and be responsible for all aspects of the geology function for our project. This role is offered on an 8/6 roster, with flexibility around working hours.

Key duties of the role include:

- Offer specialist advice to the Production Department and the client to drive the delivery of the mine’s performance targets and maximise the value of the resource.
- Deliver the best practise geology services and support to the mine.
- Monitoring coal quality as delivered to the client and follow up on quality investigations.
- Ensure that the quality of coal mining plans and excavation methods are continually improved by reconciling plans, actual performance, and variations.
- Ongoing development of the geological production model.
- Conduct daily geological pit inspections to monitor coal quality standards throughout the pit.
- Demonstrate ongoing performance improvement.
- Undertake end of month reporting and resource reconciliations.
- Work with multiple stakeholders to deliver for our client.

**About You**

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

- A tertiary qualification in Geoscience, Survey or Engineering
- Previous experience in coal
- Experience using mine planning software (Vulcan and Deswik)
- In depth knowledge of Geological practises in the coal mining industry
- An understanding of mining loss and dilution parameters, coal recovery and reconciliation
- Geotechnical experience considered beneficial but not essential.
- Strong investigation and problem-solving skills
- A high level of strategic thinking
- Strong time management skills.
- Strong communication skills and ability to build professional relationships with key stakeholders.

**What Thiess Can Do for You**
- Help to grow your career, offering diverse and varied opportunities for advancement
- Flexible working arrangements
- World-class health & wellbeing programs
- Salary sacrifice options
- A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products
- Referral bonus program

**About Us**

At Thiess, we partner with our clients to deliver excellence in open cut and underground mining in Australia, Asia and the Americas. For more than 85 years, we have operated in diverse commodities, geologies, environments and cultures. Our team uses global insight to optimise solutions and create value for each project, positioning them for optimal efficiency, productivity and cost performance, backed by how we meet our commitments. Thiess is committed to being at the forefront of sustainable mining, leveraging the power of our people and technology to support clients in their journey to more sustainable enterprises.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to allow our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

**How to Apply**

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.