Senior Geologist Open Pit

About the Role

With exciting growth happening across our operations, we are now looking for an experienced Senior Open Pit Geologist to join our team, supporting our growing open pit mines at our Mungari Operations:

The Senior Open Pit Geologist is critical to the performance of the Geology Team by providing technical leadership, knowledge and guidance on all geological tasks related to mine production, grade control and resource development. Typical duties include: 

• Supervising the Open Pit Geology team’s activities, including geological contractors’ activities, to ensure delivery to plan in respect of production, mining development, grade control drilling and cost/ounce.
• Performing critical analysis of geological drilling, mapping, and sampling (QAQC) to ensure effective integration of geological, structural, and analytical data into Resource Definition and Grade Control models.
• Preparing and maintaining grade control and geological models in conjunction with the Resource Geology team.
• Ensuring the implementation of optimal drill programs to provide accurate delineation of economic mineralisation and potential extension of economic mineralisation amenable to mining.
• Being actively involved in the creation of short-term forecasts and the creation of the Geology department’s Operational and Capital budgets.  

This opportunity will allow you to further develop your technical skills, learning and engaging with stakeholders across Mungari and the broader Evolution team. 

About You

As a passionate Geologist, you demonstrate a ‘safety first’ mindset, strive for excellence, and take accountability.   You will be an effective communicator (verbal and written), able to quickly establish rapport with multiple stakeholders, adding value to a collaborative team, being open to constructive feedback, respect opinions and challenge constructively to build trust and create an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.   

You will be either be a resident of the Kalgoorlie/Boulder area, or FIFO from Perth working an 8:6 (12-hour day) roster, Thursday to Thursday.  

To succeed in this role, you will have: 

• Tertiary qualification in geology or geosciences, with relevant industry experience in an open pit environment.
• Drilling contractor management experience is essential.
• A sound understanding of geology work standards and practices including grade     control processes and relevant sections of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act and Regulations.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with modelling software (Datamine, Leapfrog or similar) and database software (acQuire or similar) with OrePro3D skills an advantage.
• Experienced in technical report writing, with a strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities, comfortable with working to tight deadlines on multiple tasks.

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 of 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.

About 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 opportunity at Mungari is great for building and uplifting careers. 

Located in the Western Australia Goldfields, at Mungari you can choose what suits your priorities. Work an attractive fly-in/fly out (FIFO) roster or live local and enjoy our close-knit communities and local lifestyles.  

Your Benefits

At Evolution we offer a range of employee benefits, including: 

• Attractive salary package + quarterly bonus + local living benefits. 
• Salary packaging options including novated car leasing, remote living costs etc. 
• Complementary life insurance and income protection. 
• Future opportunities to work interstate and overseas. 
• Referral bonuses available. 

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. 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. 

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