Geotechnical Engineer

Operations near and far

Cadia Valley Operations is located in Central Western New South Wales, approximately 25 kms outside the vibrant regional township of Orange and a convenient three hours from the capital city of Sydney. Employees reside in varied accommodation options in and around the district of Orange with the surrounding area’s occupied by wineries, stone fruit orchards, farming and national parks.

Employees have access to the area’s wide range of amenities, including a prominent health sector with a modern well-equipped regional hospital, excellent educational facilities, shopping, large selection of sport and recreation options, transport and other services such as childcare.

Who we’re looking for  

In your career to date, you will have had experience in, OR exposure to performing tasks such as Seismic Monitoring, Rock Mass Data Collection, deformation monitoring (LiDAR, Extensometers etc) geotechnical hazard and risk management; subsidence and surface-based systems monitoring.

You have an eye for detail and a talent for identifying and mitigating complex problems or hazards, ensuring lessons are learned, process improvements are understood, communicated, and documented. 

At Cadia, working alongside some of the worlds’ leading experts in the field of Block Cave Mining, you will develop and implement key engineering procedures and systems, which will set the standard for years to come.

You will possess the following:

• Experience in hard rock (preferable) or underground mining
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in either geotechnical, mining, civil engineering, or geology disciplines
• Mandatory: Open manual car licence

Our commitment to you  

Our people bring our organisation to life. With us, you’ll find experience all around you. Our leaders are visible and approachable, leading and supporting the organisation through transformation. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance and a belief in making an impact.  

Look around and you’ll discover opportunities to explore different pathways. Supported by development programs and guided by our leaders, you’ll learn and grow in your time with us. 

At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity.