Geotechnical Engineer

Join the Genesis of a new growth story in West Australian Gold.

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic and ambitious team at a growing ASX-listed gold house? At Genesis, we're dedicated to realising our vision of becoming The Trusted Australian Gold Miner, delivering high-quality, progressive operations with a target of +500koz annually. Genesis offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and innovation in the prolific Leonora and Laverton region of Western Australia**.**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Geotechnical Engineer within our Technical Services team at Leonora in Western Australia.

In this role you will provide timely and fit-for-purpose geotechnical advice to support the site to meet operational outputs whilst sharpening your overall geotechnical skillset.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity on an 8 days on, 6 days off roster Fly-In Fly-Out, Drive-in Drive-out, or Residential basis.

Flight time from Perth, is just over 1 hour to Leonora then a short bus ride to your accommodation in town and a 10-minute drive to our Gwalia mine site.

The Opportunity:

• Developing and maintaining up-to-date and accurate geotechnical information on the Leonora underground and open pit ore bodies.
• Reviewing mine geotechnical performance daily with coordination contact with mine production personnel.
• Proactively identify, analyse, and manage geotechnical risks to personnel, infrastructure, environment and production.
• Developing and maintaining the Gwalia Deeps seismic system, including routine monitoring and reporting of seismic events.
• Prism monitoring of the open pits and periodic assessment of slope stability in surface mining areas (In-pit waste dump, tailings reclaim, landfill site etc.).
• Taking an active role in formulating and executing continuous improvement projects.
• Participating in feasibility studies with the mine team, concerning the geotechnical, mining, and economic viability of deposits for recommendation to management.
• Assisting Underground Manager / Alternate in developing annual mine production targets.
• Assisting the Senior Geotechnical Engineer to ensure clear articulation of geotechnical objectives and goals.

What you can expect from us:

• A caring and supportive culture.
• Professional and positive team environments on site, and at all facilities.
• A 'grow our own' approach with a preference to develop and promote internally.
• Access to professional development activities and educational assistance.
• Competitive salary, and options for salary sacrificing
• Our team lives by the ASPIRE Values - Accountable. Sustainable. People First. Integrity. Results. Empower.

We're excited to hear from you if you have:

• A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering, Geology or Geotechnical Engineering
• Experience in the mining industry, with appropriate experience in underground mining
• Experience in both open pit and underground mining is desirable but not essential
• You should feel a strong alignment with Genesis values as you will be required to live them.
• Current unencumbered West Australian C Class Manual Driver's Licence

Does this sound like you? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Submit your applications

To be considered for this role, please submit a brief covering letter and CV by following the APPLY NOW prompts.

We encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience to apply.

Further information about the Company is available on the website; www.genesisminerals.com.au

Shortlisting for this role will commence immediately. Please apply now.

Please note: We respectfully request that there are no approaches from recruitment agencies in relation to this role. We will be accepting applications and enquiries from direct applicants only.