Principal Surface Mining Engineer
GOLD FIELDS
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Perth • Australia
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About the role
- Provide surface mining leadership and guidance by delivering proactive safety, technical, and operational support across the Group.
- Develop and maintain mining standards and risk controls, including surface mining SOPs, technical requirements, contractual diligence, quality assurance, and risk management practices.
- Drive performance benchmarking and KPI implementation, including drill and blast strategy, tactics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support strategic and operational planning, contributing to business planning, mine studies, capital projects, contract reviews, and ore reserve/resource processes.
- Promote capability development and technology advancement by mentoring personnel and investigating, benchmarking, and implementing leading mining technologies.
- As required review, quantify, and develop plans to mitigate surface mining risks and ensure effective communication to all stakeholders.
Requirements
- Mining Engineering qualifications
- Extensive demonstrated experience of relevant industry experience in both technical and operational capacities
- Knowledge of various surface mining operating environments in a variety of operational and technical roles
- Proven technical execution skills (data collection, analysis and fit for purpose modelling)
- Knowledge of various surface mining operating systems including fleet selection and performance benchmarking
- Project Management, continuous improvement, and management operating systems experience
- Capable of interacting at a technical level within different geographical Regions and at different levels within the organization
- Resilient, adaptable, and results-driven with a collaborative leadership style.
Benefits
- Private health insurance allowance
- Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years
- Salary continuance and life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
mining engineeringrisk managementperformance benchmarkingKPI implementationdata collectiondata analysismodellingproject managementcontinuous improvementsurface mining SOPs
Soft Skills
collaborative leadershipresilienceadaptabilityresults-drivenmentoringcommunicationstrategic planningoperational planningstakeholder engagementtechnical execution
Certifications
Mining Engineering qualifications