Geotechnical Superintendent (Open Pit and Projects)

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About the role

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, the Geotechnical Superintendent leads the safe, disciplined and effective delivery of geotechnical services across the operation.

This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring ground conditions are understood, risks are controlled, and designs are practical, aligned and executable. You will translate geotechnical strategy into clear direction for operations, supporting delivery of the Short Range Forecast (SRF) and Life of Mine (LOM) plan.

You will set the standard for ground control and geotechnical performance across site. A core focus of the role is building capability within your team, strengthening technical discipline, and embedding a proactive risk culture where geotechnical considerations are part of everyday decision making.

You will maintain a strong site presence, working closely with Mining, Geology and Technical Services to ensure plans are delivered safely, consistently and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead from the front to build and sustain a strong geotechnical safety culture, ensuring hazards are identified, assessed and controlled effectively.
• Maintain a visible underground and site presence, proactively monitoring ground conditions, coaching teams and reinforcing safe ground management practices.
• Provide technical oversight and assurance of geotechnical designs including ground support, seismic management and excavation stability.
• Deliver geotechnical inputs to the Short Range Forecast (SRF) and Life of Mine (LOM) plans, ensuring designs are practical, optimised and aligned with operational requirements.
• Oversee ground control management plans (GCMP) and ensure compliance with site standards and regulatory obligations.
• Take ownership of geotechnical risk assessments and incident investigations, ensuring outcomes drive meaningful and sustainable improvement.
• Work closely with Mining, Geology and Technical Services teams to ensure alignment between design, sequencing and execution.
• Develop and mentor geotechnical engineers, strengthening technical capability and leadership within the team.
• Drive continuous improvement in monitoring systems, data analysis and reporting to support proactive decision making.
• Identify and remove systemic constraints impacting ground control, safety and operational performance.
• Maintain clear, timely communication of geotechnical risks, performance and recommendations across site leadership.

This position will be a 4:3 roster, FIFO from Perth or live local in the Goldfields and work a 5:2;4:3 roster

About you

You are a strong technical leader with deep geotechnical experience in Open Pit mining. You’re practical, visible and outcome-focused, with the ability to turn complex technical information into clear, actionable direction for operations.

You lead by example, take ownership and hold yourself and others to a high standard. You build trust quickly, coach your team effectively and work collaboratively to solve problems and deliver results.

To be successful, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant open pit mining experience with a strong background in ground control.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to develop and uplift team capability.
• Strong understanding of rock mechanics, ground support and monitoring systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing geotechnical risk in an operational environment.
• The ability to influence and align across technical and operational teams.
• Clear, direct communication skills and a focus on delivery.
• A strong commitment to safety, standards and continuous improvement.

About us

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.

At Mungari

At Mungari, now with a mine life through to 2038, our people have a longer future with opportunities to grow. With underground and open pit mining, and an expansion of the processing plant completed, the operational diversity and unique work experience is great for building and uplifting careers. Located in the Western Australia Goldfields, you can choose what suits your priorities. Work an attractive fly-in/fly out (FIFO) roster from Perth or live local and enjoy our close-knit communities and local lifestyles.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), life insurance and income protection, quarterly performance bonuses, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance and local employee benefits. 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 and Mungari, click here https://joinus.evolutionmining.com/  

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