Operations near and far

Cadia Valley Operations is located in Central Western New South Wales, approximately 25 kms outside the vibrant regional township of Orange and a convenient three hours from the capital city of Sydney. Employees reside in varied accommodation options in and around the district of Orange with the surrounding area’s occupied by wineries, stone fruit orchards, farming and national parks.

Who we’re looking for

Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, the Geotechnical Engineer will join the Strategy and Integrated Planning Department at Cadia Valley Operations. You will be coached and mentored where necessary, to uphold the standards in geotechnical engineering, prioritise the safety of personnel, infrastructure, and equipment on site.

In addition, you will focus on the strict implementation, utilisation, and upkeep of rigorous geotechnical designs and systems. This is a diverse role that incorporates field inspections, reporting and project work within the department, focusing on monitoring and cave establishment.

Other responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the completion of weekly, fortnightly and/or monthly monitoring reports on cave monitoring and cave establishment by summarising monitoring data and performance of cave establishment against initial designs and forecasts.
• Maintaining clear and concise documentation with prompt communication provided to the appropriate stakeholders of outcomes from your time in the field.
• Characterising the performance of the monitoring systems and cave establishment by collating and summarising data attained through engineering observations, extensometers, LiDAR, Cave Beacons, Network SMART Markers, Beacon Detectors, and seismic monitoring.
• Responsible for rectifying where the monitoring system does not meet the minimum requirement as outlined within the Ground Control and Seismic Standards and Procedures.
• Assist in verifying all excavations remain within their intended design limits with respect to deformation capacity to ensure they meet the current approved ground control standard.
• Impromptu inspections and reporting completed for all high potential incidents as per legislative requirements and any site-based safety breach.

You will have strong analytical, communication and listening skills in addition to sound quantitative and problem-solving skills.

You will also possess the following:

• Experience in hard rock or underground mining – Highly regarded.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Geotechnical, Mining, or Civil Engineering disciplines
• Open manual car license – Essential

***Geotechnical Engineers that have come out of a grad program are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note this is a 5/2 Residential role located in Orange, NSW.

Our commitment to you

Our people bring our organisation to life. With us, you’ll find experience all around you. Our leaders are visible and approachable, leading and supporting the organisation through transformation. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance and a belief in making an impact.

Look around and you’ll discover opportunities to explore different pathways. Supported by development programs and guided by our leaders, you’ll learn and grow in your time with us.

At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity.

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