Geotechnical Engineer - Open Pit Mining

About the role

Gold Fields is hiring a Geotechnical Engineer for its Gruyere Gold Mine in the Yamarna Greenstone Belt of Western Australia. Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will provide qualified geotechnical support to help achieve budgeted development and production targets, while upholding high standards of safety, cost and environmental performance. The mine is an open pit operation commissioned in 2019, producing 300,000+ ounces per year.

Key responsibilities

• Provide geotechnical services to the mine, working with business partners to ensure full statutory compliance with mining regulations, legislation and company safety objectives on ground control.
• Undertake pit wall inspections, mapping, ground control and geotechnical sign-offs, and complete structural and kinematic assessments of pit walls.
• Assist with slope stability assessments and geotechnical design reviews.
• Monitor and assess slope movement using radar, prisms, survey, UAV and other monitoring systems.
• Collect and analyse geotechnical data, including rockfall events and ground control issues, and prepare technical memoranda, reports and recommendations.
• Carry out daily production tasks such as mine plans, drill and blast plans, survey instructions, inspection documentation, data collection, monitoring, analysis and QAQC.
• Identify and manage geotechnical risks and compile QAQC, hazard maps and monitoring reports.
• Work with Mining, Drill & Blast, Survey, Geology and other Technical Services teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Geotechnics, Mining Engineering or Geological Engineering.
• Demonstrated geotechnical engineering experience, ideally in an open-cut mine, preferably hard-rock mining.
• Experience with geotechnical data collection, mapping and monitoring.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act and Regulations.
• AusIMM membership (CP preferred) and a valid manual driver's licence.

Required skills

• Rocscience suite, Leapfrog, Deswik and Maptek software.
• Slope stability assessment and ground control monitoring.

What we offer

• Permanent role with an 8 days on / 6 days off roster, FIFO from Perth or DIDO from the Goldfields region.
• Quarterly bonus scheme and monthly private health insurance allowance.
• Increased annual leave entitlements and long service leave pro rata after 5 years.
• $10K employee referral bonus, salary sacrifice options and educational assistance.