Senior Geotechnical Engineer

• Ensure compliance with business geotechnical requirements, Mine Safety Regulations, and Principal Mining Hazard Management Plans (PMHMP)
• Work with technical and operational stakeholders to implement and maintain the GCMP
• Work with the technical services team to design and implement risk-based slope monitoring plans
• Provide risk-based geotechnical advice for geotechnical hazard identification and control
• Communicate site-specific geotechnical hazard awareness and best practice to the site workforce in formal training sessions
• Support operations by providing specialist geotechnical inspection and advice related to the tailings storage facilities
• Conduct geotechnical mapping of freshly exposed batters and maintain the geotechnical hazard map
• Maintain monthly Quality Control (QC) reports focusing on geotechnical hazard management, pit slope monitoring, post blast assessment and design compliance
• Apply a trigger-action response plan (TARP) system to monitor slope stability and respond proactively to progressive deformation trends
• Maintain the fall of ground register, geotechnical mapping databases, and geotechnical work requests
• Plan and budget for geotechnical monitoring equipment and geotechnical data collection tooling
• Collaborate with operations, planning, technical services, and other sites to strengthen geotechnical practices and support safe, efficient production outcomes

• Recognised tertiary degree in Civil, Geological Engineering, or Engineering Geology (or related discipline)
• Experience working within an open pit production mining environment providing site-based monitoring, data collection and geotechnical engineering advice
• Proficient in hazard mapping, data collection, stability modelling, and geotechnical reporting
• Familiar with industry-standard mining and geotechnical software (e.g., RocScience suite, Surpac)

Post-graduate qualification in Geotechnical Engineering / Engineering Geology advantageous

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