Geotechnical Engineer

Vor 3 Tagen


Perth, Österreich 29Metals Limited Vollzeit
  • Enjoy an 8/6 roster and 1-hour travel time to site
  • Long-term employment potential at a long-life mine
  • An excellent camp with good food, gym, amenities, and 5G communications
What This Role Offers
  • Hone your skills in two technically complex, deep mines: Gossan Hill (1.6 km deep) and Scuddles (1.2 km deep).
  • Fast-track your development with exposure to shallow, intermediate, and deep mining conditions.
  • Work within a large Technical Services team and learn from senior team members.
  • Receive training, development, and support for further education.
  • Join an innovative business with over 20 technology trials underway to drive operational improvements.
  • Hone your skills in two technically complex, deep mines: Gossan Hill (1.6 km deep) and Scuddles (1.2 km deep).
  • Fast-track your development with exposure to shallow, intermediate, and deep mining conditions.
  • Work within a large Technical Services team and learn from senior team members.
  • Receive training, development, and support for further education.
  • Join an innovative business with over 20 technology trials underway to drive operational improvements.
About the Opportunity


In this role, you will report to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer and work on an 8:6 roster as part of our Golden Grove operation in Western Australia. Your focus will be on applying geotechnical principles to ensure the safe and efficient underground mining operations, including ground control and backfill operations.


Your primary responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting the Senior Geotechnical Engineer with upholding standards in ground control / support, mining methods, and extraction sequence.
  • Helping update and implement the Ground Control Management Plan to meet statutory guidelines.
  • Supporting geotechnical risk assessments to enhance safety and operational efficiency.
  • Analysing backfill QA/QC results to ensure optimal stope fill quality and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Contributing to mine planning by ensuring excavation designs, sequences, pillars, and ground support are tailored to local conditions.
  • Championing safety through exemplary behaviour, proactive communication, and adherence to site HSEC standards and procedures.
  • Assisting the Senior Geotechnical Engineer with upholding standards in ground control / support, mining methods, and extraction sequence.
  • Helping update and implement the Ground Control Management Plan to meet statutory guidelines.
  • Supporting geotechnical risk assessments to enhance safety and operational efficiency.
  • Analysing backfill QA/QC results to ensure optimal stope fill quality and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Contributing to mine planning by ensuring excavation designs, sequences, pillars, and ground support are tailored to local conditions.
  • Championing safety through exemplary behaviour, proactive communication, and adherence to site HSEC standards and procedures.
About You


Our ideal candidate will have a few years of practical post-graduation experience as a Geotechnical Engineer in underground mining environments.

Other key skills, experience, and qualifications:

  • A tertiary degree in geotechnical engineering or a related discipline.
  • Proficiency with the Rocscience software suite.
  • Experience with Deswik.MDM (Mining Data Management).
  • Current C Class WA Licence (Manual).
  • A tertiary degree in geotechnical engineering or a related discipline.
  • Proficiency with the Rocscience software suite.
  • Experience with Deswik.MDM (Mining Data Management).
  • Current C Class WA Licence (Manual).
About 29Metals and Golden Grove


29Metals is a copper-focused base and precious metals mining company with two long-life assets: Golden Grove in Western Australia and Capricorn Copper in Queensland. Our headquarters are in Melbourne, with support offices in Perth and Brisbane.


Golden Grove is a high-grade copper, zinc, and precious metals underground mine that features a world-class volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) geological system, offering diversified revenue streams. The mine has an expected life of over 10 years, with significant potential for life of mine extension at existing orebodies and promising near-mine growth opportunities.


Next Steps


Empower your future with us; apply now.


Candidates may be required to undergo pre-employment testing, including medical, drug and alcohol screening, national police clearance, reference checks, and qualifications / licences checks.

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29Metals have an internal talent acquisition team. 29Metals may supplement internal talent acquisition capability from time to time with assistance from temporary staffing agencies, placement services and professional recruiters (‘Agencies’).

29Metals does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from the 29Metals talent acquisition team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid contract for service or purchase order with a specified scope. 29Metals will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted outside of these arrangements to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

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