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At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. The world's leading gold company, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safety, environmental management, inclusion and diversity, and adding value and opportunity to our host communities.
Boddington offers a unique opportunity to live in the South West, only 130 kms from the Perth CBD and approximately 100kms from the coast so there will be plenty of time to enjoy the lifestyle this area has to offer. One of the largest gold producers in Australia, you will join a diverse team and have the opportunity to advance your career with an innovative company dedicated to safety, environmental management, inclusion and diversity.
Opportunity
The Drill and Blast Engineer - Support is the primary support for the D&B Engineers; mentoring and developing team members, assisting the Senior D&B Engineer with project work and providing leave coverage across the D&B team as well as the Production Engineering team.
You will work closely with the Mine Planning, Mine Operations, Ore Control, Geotechnical, Environmental and External Relations, and Processing departments to ensure a “whole of business” focus to optimise Drill and Blast Engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan daily, weekly and monthly drill and blast schedules and designs.
- Providing practical analysis of drill and blast outcomes, undertaking trials and project work, refining strategies, finding solutions and development of new capabilities for inclusion into the D&B Design Standard.
- Provide mentoring and training to other junior engineers, graduates and operations staff in drill and blast design.
- Assist Senior D&B Engineers with budget preparation and cost management control.
- Demonstrate personal commitment in regard to safety and environmental practices.
The Boddington site offers a unique lifestyle, allowing you to live locally or stay in our Village based on your roster. With 8/6 roster, you'll have ample time to enjoy the lifestyle this role affords, staying closer to family, friends and city amenities.
About You
We are looking for a qualified Mine Engineer (or similar) with current or previous Australian State Shotfiring Ticket or equivalent. You will have a minimum of 2 years experience as a Drill & Blast Engineer with some hands on D&B Operations field exposure.
Complementing your technical expertise you will also bring your:
- highly effective communication skills across a wide range of disciplines
- ability to develop strong working relationships to influence and gain collaboration to meet operational objectives
- enjoyment working in a demanding, fast paced environment with multiple priorities.
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that allows every person to thrive, participate, grow, and proudly play an active role in achieving our strategy.
Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, placing and promoting the best individual for each position without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, etc.
We invite women and applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply, particularly persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent. Newmont acknowledges Aboriginal people as the first Australians and respects their unique relationship with the land and sea, their culture, spiritual tradition and stories.
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