About the Role

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 prospect 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