Geotechnical Engineer

Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will be responsible for the provision of a qualified geotechnical support service within the mine that will assist in the achievement of production and schedule targets, meeting all statutory and site-specific standards including cost, safety, and environment.

Safety is a core value at Gold Fields, and we expect all levels of employees to always act in a manner that seeks to enhance the safety culture and performance of our company.

This role is offered on 8 days on, 6 days off roster and is Fly in Fly out from Perth.
 

Benefits include:

• Stability - Granny Smith has a 10-year mine life
• 6 % Site Allowance & Quarterly Bonus Scheme & Private Health Insurance Allowance
• Salary continuance scheme and life insurance
• Virgin Velocity reward points

Duties of the role:

• Daily production tasks relating to geotechnical engineering including review of development plans, stope and drill designs, documentation of inspections and data collection (core logging/mapping), geotechnical monitoring, stability analyses, design recommendations, QAQC and paste fill design.
• Proactive communication of geotechnical issues in mining to the workforce and management
• Be involved in short, medium and long-term projects and ensure that all geotechnical risks are considered, evaluated and have adequate controls.
• Collect and analysis geotechnical parameters to ensure future mining recommendations are forthcoming when required.
• Capable of running geotechnical aspects of a mine with some input from other senior staff. Undertaking work for medium term requirements of mine.
• Undertake and review performance of mining areas including back analysis to assist with optimising mine design and planning recommendations and process improvement opportunities

About You:

You will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in mining engineering, Geological Engineering or Geology with Post Graduate qualifications in Geomechanics
• Previous experience in geotechnical engineering
• Experience within underground hard rock mining
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and mining software such as Vulcan, Deswik, Datamine, RS3D, Rocscience, Map3D, mXrap, IMS software such as ticker3D, Trace, Vantage and Synapse
• Paste Fill experience is desirable.

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com.au

We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.