Graduate Geotechnical Engineer 1st Yr

The Opportunity:

As part of the Gold Fields Graduate Program, you will complete rotations across four sites over a two-year period, including Agnew, Granny Smith, Gruyere, St Ives, and (where relevant) the Perth office. Throughout the program, you’ll work alongside members of our highly experienced technical team, gaining hands-on exposure to the gold mining environment. You’ll develop and demonstrate a set of core competencies, ensuring well-rounded capability across all key areas. This program offers genuine, real-world mining experience and the opportunity to see how your foundational university studies translate into practice.

Why Join Gold Fields?

• Structured learning that helps you build confidence and capability from day one.
• 6% site allowance and quarterly bonus up to 10% annually
• Monthly private health allowance & FIFO parking discount
• Minimum of 5 weeks annual leave, pro rata long service leave after 5 years,

Skills & Qualifications:

• Current manual driver’s licence.
• Completed your Tertiary Qualification in Geotechnical Engineering or related field by end 2026. (Inclusive of Soil or Rock Mechanics, Geology, Civil Eng, Mining Eng. degrees)
• Vacation experience in a mining environment is ideal, but not essential

About the Role:

• Learn, through site-based roles, the application of geotechnical engineering principles with regards to mine ground control, including collecting field data, conducting inspections and analysing geotechnical conditions
• With guidance, undertake field inspections, manage ground support QA/QC, mine compliance to design and support backfill fill design.

• Contribute to production tasks, ensuring geotechnical risks are identified, assessed and effectively controlled.

About Gold Fields

At Gold Fields, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading gold producers and more importantly, we’re a team united by a commitment to safety, respect, and creating lasting value for our people and communities. Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter, and you can build meaningful, long-term careers in mining, with fabulous mentors to guide you through from the outset.

How to Apply

Start your journey with Gold Fields: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5th April 2026