Geotechnical Technician

About the role

Bellevue Gold Limited, a high-grade gold mine in Western Australia, is looking for a Geotechnical Technician to support its Geotechnical department. The role focuses on routine compliance checks of ground support elements and collecting rock mass data early, so that decisions on ground control and mine design are well informed. Engineers in the team will provide training and guidance.

Key responsibilities

• Manage QA/QC compliance with all Ground Support Elements according to the Ground Control Management Plan, including capturing and maintaining test data.
• Complete task observations to ensure site processes are followed and ground support is installed correctly.
• Inspect headings in active mining areas, check ground support standards and issue corrective action plans for non-compliances.
• Prepare the monthly site QA/QC report.
• Collect rock mass data, including geotechnical logging of diamond drill core, underground mapping and database maintenance.
• Install and maintain Geotechnical Monitoring Systems and manage their data collection.
• Help validate data and enter it into mining and geotechnical software such as mXrap, Deswik and Rocscience.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, including trials of new ground support products or monitoring technologies.

Required profile

• Commitment to safety, quality and teamwork.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Current "C" Class Western Australian driver's licence.
• Desirable: diploma or degree in Engineering or Earth Sciences; previous underground mining experience, preferably in geotechnical or geology; familiarity with QA/QC for ground support and geotechnical monitoring.

Required skills

• Data entry and Excel spreadsheets.
• Desirable: familiarity with QA/QC for ground support and geotechnical monitoring methods.