Geotechnical Superintendent (Phichit Base)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountable for site wide geotechnical risk management and slope performance.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and manage the geotechnical team
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical development
• Set clear priorities aligned with operational and LOM objectives

Geotechnical Strategy & Planning

• Develop and implement site-wide geotechnical strategy

• Integrate geotechnical constraints into:

  • Pit designs
  • Cutback sequencing
  • Ramp design and access
  • Life of Mine planning and budgets

• Provide forward-looking guidance on slope performance and geotechnical risks

• Provide geotechnical input into budget scenarios and operational trade-off decisions

Ground Control Management

• Own and maintain the Ground Control Management Plan (GCMP)
• Ensure compliance across all departments
• Continuously update based on monitoring data, design changes, and site conditions

Monitoring & Early Warning Systems

• Ensure effective slope monitoring systems are in place (e.g. prisms, radar, instrumentation)
• Drive improvements in monitoring coverage, reliability, and data quality
• Analyse monitoring data to identify trends and provide early warning of instability

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and manage geotechnical hazards across the operation
• Maintain geotechnical hazard maps and risk registers
• Ensure appropriate controls and TARPs are in place and implemented
• Lead investigation and reporting of all ground-related incidents and near misses

Design & Technical Oversight

• Lead slope stability assessments and geotechnical design reviews
• Define and validate slope design parameters and failure mechanisms
• Review and challenge mine planning assumptions to ensure safe and practical outcomes
• Provide clear geotechnical recommendations and sign-off on designs, access and operating constraints

Hydrogeology & Water Management

• Ensure groundwater conditions are understood and managed
• Oversee depressurisation and dewatering strategies
• Integrate hydrogeological considerations into slope stability assessments

Consultants & Contractors

• Establish and build in-house geotechnical capability, reducing reliance on external consultants.
• Manage external geotechnical consultants where required
• Ensure consultant outputs are practical, implemented, and aligned with site conditions

Operational Support & Communication

• Provide clear and timely geotechnical advice to operations
• Work closely with operations to manage real-time ground conditions and implement practical controls
• Define exclusion zones, operating controls, and safe work practices
• Deliver concise weekly and monthly geotechnical reports focused on risks, actions, and forward-looking issues
• Escalate key geotechnical risks and issues to senior management

SPECIFIC RESULTS EXPECTED

• Safe and stable pit wall performance
• Proactive identification and management of geotechnical risks
• Strong integration between geotechnical, planning and operations
• Reduced reliance on external consultants
• Development of a capable and self-sufficient geotechnical team