Principal Geotechnical Engineer

From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us.

Working in at either Brisbane or Sydney Office, you have a front row seat to our company vision and are a part of the bold, inspired teams who are engineering its success. We’re an agile, entrepreneurial company and we value smart people and creative thinking. When you work with us, you’ll always have the opportunity to progress from where you started. Based in either the Brisbane CBD or Sydney Circular Quay, our people work with teams located across Australia and Canada which makes for interesting work and countless ways to learn and grow.

Your Benefits 

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation support assistance, novated car leasing, life insurance and income protection, short-term and long-term incentives, an employee share scheme, referral bonuses, a recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance and wellness days. 

We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available.

The Principal Geotechnical Engineer will be the technical subject-matter epert (SME) assisting the Group Technical Services team managing open pit mining and geotechnical standards at Evolution’s mining assets.

About the role

This role is responsible for aligning with strategic goals, driving operational excellence through technical and economic analysis, and providing technical support to meet asset priorities.

• Maintain ownership of the Group geotechnical Standards.
• Work with site teams and group finance to assist with the group view of the yearly Budget.
• Assist with opportunities for step change and improvement to drive value accretion across the business.
• Contribute to the development of new projects and provide guidance on required levels of Geotechnical test work and budget.
• Assist with mentoring and coaching for the development of geotechnical and mining teams across the group.
• Contribute, assist and lead with the quarterly Geotechnical Community of Practice.
• Foster collaborative, productive relationships within the team and across the organisation with other teams.
• Provide technical support to growth activities, including due diligence, opportunity & risk assessment, and potential integration relating to M&A activities.

About you

To succeed in this position, you will have proven experience in geotechnical engineering experience in the gold processing and extraction sector.  It is also important that you have or can demonstrate:

• Tertiary qualification in Geotechnical Engineering or equivalent (Mining, Civil, Geology).
• Post graduate qualifications in related discipline highly regarded.
• Member of Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy or similar professional affiliation
• Demonstratable industry experience communicating and developing geotechnical concepts and personnel.
• Proven experience in open pit or underground + open pit, preferably within the gold sector (hard rock at minimum).
• Proven experience at group or in a consulting role across geotechnical accountability.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience as a Geotechnical Engineer and supervisory role.
• Consulting Experience.Post graduate degree in Geomechanics an advantage.
• Previous 10 years plus open pit experience in the Mining Industry - preferrable Gold.

At Evolution, as our name suggests, change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter. 

To find out more about us, click here https://joinus.evolutionmining.com/. We thank you for taking the time to submit your application.