Geotechnical Engineer – Hydrofracture

Newmont has recently acquired Newcrest Mining creating the world’s leading gold mining company. 

With operations around the world, our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities where we operate. We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported to bring their whole unique self to work. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance and a shared belief that what we do matters. 

Our Cadia operation in INTEGRATED PLANNING is now recruiting for the position of GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER - HYDROFRACTURE

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  

Reporting to the Specialist - Geotechnical Engineer, you will provide the highest geotechnical support and services to our Underground Operations and other Technical Services at Cadia Valley Operations.

You will coordinate between the preconditioning technical team, mine planners, and the project’s execution team and conduct field inspections on the preconditioning pads, surface areas, and underground workings.

It’s imperative that the Geotechnical Engineer – Hydrofracture will maintain secure and coherent records of preconditioning.

Key responsibilities include:

• Liaison between the geotechnical team, technical planning team, and the project’s execution team.
• Creation of preconditioning plans considering the approved design, interactions with surface and underground activities, and other geotechnical aspects of preconditioning.
• Provide technical coverage on the geotechnical aspects of preconditioning where required.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation with prompt communication provided to the appropriate stakeholders of outcomes from your time in the field.
• Conducting inspections on the preconditioning pads, surface areas, and underground workings interacting with preconditioning.
• Maintaining the geotechnical records and database of drilling, preconditioning physicals, and other relevant information to be used for preconditioning validation.
• Responsible for verifications of design and compliance working with the project’s execution team, which may include; preconditioning and drilling performance, validation, achieved volume versus design, barricade compliance, interaction checks, and post‑preconditioning surface and underground inspections.
• Responsible for the evaluation of the actual preconditioning and drilling performance and against the approved plans and forecast.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal skills and have sound hazard specific technical competency.

You will also possess the following:

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

Please note: This is a 9 days per fortnight residential role in Orange, NSW.  Fixed-term opportunity. 

Our Commitment to You 

Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Underpinned by our values of Safety, Sustainability, Integrity, Responsibility and Inclusion, our commitment is to respect the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.  

If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, submit your application through our website before the advertised closing date. 

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

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