Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will play a role in managing the geotechnical risk of the Carrapateena operation, as we safely increase production from our deepening SLC operation while also building a brand-recent block cave (and associated infrastructure). It is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience at an operating caving mine, that is also in the process of expanding to block caving.
This position is based at Carrapateena on an 8 days on / 6 days off FIFO roster from Adelaide.
In this role you will:
- Help manage geotechnical risks, and develop and verify ground support standards during the mining of a major chamber underground (transfer chamber)
- Ensure quality control & assurance (QAQC) of ground support systems
- Support the operation by continued geotechnical data collection and interpretation for update of geotechnicalstructural models, major infrastructure design, ground control planning and long-term developmentproduction plans
- Manage geotechnical monitoring databases
- Respond to geotechnical hazards including cave, seismicity, ground control and inrush/mudrush
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive value-add projects
- Communicate to key stakeholders with respect to geotechnical hazard management
- Design & execute instrumentation programs to aid geotechnical hazard management
- Other geotechnical role functions as required
About You
You are a driven individual who works well in a team, likes to think outside of the box, and strives for technical and operating excellence.
You also have
- Geotechnical Engineering experience in an underground metalliferous mine preferred
- Undergraduate qualifications in either Geotechnical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering or Earth Sciences (Geology, Geophysics)
- Ability to work independently in office and underground
Experience with the following:
- Implementation of geotechnical processes and systems
- QAQC of ground support systems
- Geotechnical mapping, monitoring systems, ground support calculations / designs and stability analyses
- Establishing and/or maintaining aspects of a geotechnical management system
- Collection & interpretation of geotechnical observations and geological data (structure)
- Experience using mininggeotechnical software (Deswik, MxRap, IMS suite, Leapfrog)
📌 Geotechnical Engineer | Carrapateena - SA | FIFO | 8/6 Roster (South Australia)
🏢 BHP
📍 South Australia
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