Hydrogeologist - Operations

Mining - Exploration & Geoscience (Mining, Resources & Energy)

Full time

Performance, Retention & Profit Share Bonuses

• 8 days on; 6 days off Roster - FIFO from Perth to the Roy Hill mine
• Be part of a technologically advanced mine site within a growing project
• Industry leading performance, retention, and profit share bonuses
• Fly with Qantas with access to frequent flyer points and status credits

About the role

Our Technical Services team is seeking a Hydrogeologist to join our Hydrogeology Operations group based at the Roy Hill mine site.

Reporting to the Superintendent Hydrogeology Operations, this role will provide site hydrogeological support for the development and operation of water supply, dewatering and water disposal infrastructure at the Roy Hill and McPhee Creek mines. Additionally, you will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating dewatering and injection borefields, analysing aquifer responses to enhance hydrogeological understanding, ensuring optimal flow rate settings for new bores, and developing a comprehensive monitoring network for each pit.

Water management and hydrogeology at Roy Hill is complex and challenging offering a destination for those looking to expand their knowledge and technical experience in the field of hydrogeology. Be exposed to dynamic dewatering challenges, large scale managed aquifer recharge schemes, confined aquifers, and a range of groundwater qualities.

Duties

• Oversee the development, testing and commissioning of new borefields
• Monitoring the management, remediation, and optimisation of operational borefields
• Supervise bore flushes and drilling programs aimed at enhancing groundwater understanding.
• Perform routine groundwater level measurements, review abstraction data for optimisation, and present this data in relation to mine plans and targets
• Coordinate and lead dewatering progress meetings, develop tactical dewatering action plans for pits requiring additional measures, and support the design and maintenance of data analysis systems, including Power BI
• Provide technical support and recommendations to Water Operations and Projects teams, focusing on minimising groundwater risks and supporting wet weather management
• Monitor and ensure the performance of the injection bore network to maximise water discharge, contributing to efficient water management and operational support

Skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in a geoscience field - Masters in hydrogeology beneficial
• Previous experience in a Hydrogeologist role in operational water management in the mining industry
• Skills and experience in supervising drilling and test pumping program contractors
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

Mine Facilities

• Modern, comfortable camp accommodation
• High quality gourmet food options (vegan, gluten free and healthy options)
• Large fully equipped gym facility, as well as a gym specifically for females
• Heated outdoor swimming pool
• Beach Volleyball court and Golf simulators
• Village shop and extensive supporting amenities
• SWIFT in-room entertainment with comprehensive content and own-device casting capability
• Active social club with community events and activities for employees
• Lifestyle, Learning and Recreation initiative which provide events for your family

About Roy Hill

Roy Hill is a world class mining company, leading the way through innovative, integrated mining rail and port operations, to export iron ore safely and efficiently from West Australia's Pilbara region.

We are a company where people matter. We support our team to reach their full potential by providing generous benefits and opportunities, empowering them to actively contribute to our success and that of our state and country.

We are committed to the use of new technologies that results in higher quality product, less waste, improved efficiencies and above all, a safer workplace. Our integrated next generation mine, rail and port operations enable the sustained low-cost production of iron ore at a consistent quality and grade, allowing us to respond to changing market cycles.

We are proud to collaborate and work in partnership with the communities in which we operate, supporting programs and initiatives that help achieve positive outcomes and leave a lasting legacy.

We are dedicated to minimising our environmental footprint, designing our operations to optimise the rehabilitation of the land when and where mining has been completed.

We are Roy Hill.

Roy Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel, and females to apply. We promote cultural diversity, gender equality and non- discrimination. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

How to apply

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To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Roy Hill is leading the development of a new generation of integrated iron ore mining, rail & port operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The Roy Hill Project is a 55 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) iron ore mining, rail and port project being developed in West Australia’s Pilbara region.

Situated approximately 115 kilometres north of Newman, Roy Hill is a world-class, low phosphorus, Marra Mamba iron ore deposit located in the Pilbara – one of the world’s premier iron ore provinces – and the only independent iron ore project with West Australian majority ownership.

Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.

Roy Hill is leading the development of a new generation of integrated iron ore mining, rail & port operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The Roy Hill Project is a 55 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) iron ore mining, rail and port project being developed in West Australia’s Pilbara region.

Situated approximately 115 kilometres north of Newman, Roy Hill is a world-class, low phosphorus, Marra Mamba iron ore deposit located in the Pilbara – one of the world’s premier iron ore provinces – and the only independent iron ore project with West Australian majority ownership.

Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.

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