Senior Drill
4 days ago
About the role
As a Senior Drill & Blast Engineer - Underground at Porgera Operations, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient execution of drilling and blasting activities in the underground gold mine. This includes developing detailed stope design process and subsequent drill and blast designs maximizing recovery and managing dilution, while compiling to industry best practice safety procedures. Reconciliation of mined plan versus actuals, identifying improvement areas as well as cost saving initiatives. The successful individual will develop strong working relationships with planning, operations and geology teams to minimise disruptions and improve productivity. In addition, you will provide technical guidance and training to junior engineers and operators, enhancing team capability and overall performance.
You will model safety behaviours and coach and develop your team, working with your team to assess and manage risk. NPL operates in a complex environment that requires the successful applicant to be a self-starter, with strong ability in delivery to support the mines successful operation whilst coordinating the efforts of your team members to complete projects according to plan in a timely and safe manner.
About you
The ideal candidate will hold a degree in mining engineering or a related field, with a minimum of five years' experience in underground drill and blast engineering, including practical long hole open stoping experience in large high output underground operations. Candidates should have at least three years' experience in environments similar to the Porgera JV, Proficiency in Deswik, Scheduler and Ventsim.
You will demonstrate a 'One Team' approach, providing effective leadership and development for your local team to reinforce NPL's culture and values, always promoting a safe work environment. The position requires a high energy individual, hands-on management style and desire to continuously improve you and your team's knowledge and systems and methods of work.
Why New Porgera
In return, you will be joining a world-class mining operation with the opportunity to impact the development and upskilling of our predominantly local workforce, combined with a team keen to learn and absorb knowledge. This offers a unique opportunity to further shape the department and improve NPL's social performance and people knowledge.
You will be joining an operation that prioritises safety, leading a team toward best-in-class safety practices while contributing to the development of a highly capable national workforce—making a lasting impact on the industry.
This role is offered on a FIFO basis either from Papua New Guinea, Australia/New Zealand with a 21/14 roster on a contract basis with a highly competitive remuneration package.
This advert will close on the 29 September. To understand more about this position, please contact
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