Mining Engineer - Geotechnical

Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX: NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with three Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the largest Australian gold producer and among the top 10 gold miners globally. Northern Star continues to invest in building a strong asset base through strategic acquisitions and aggressive exploration to extend the mine lives across its world-class operations and generate earning accretive value for its Shareholders through operational effectiveness.

What do we offer?
- Vibrant hub of activity on site, with the ability to be part of successful and productive team 
- Permanent position and extended mine-life offering job security.
- Excellent remuneration package with bonuses, insurances, 401k and paid leave.
- Ongoing development opportunities and growth within a company that continuously invest in their people.

What’s the role?
The Geotechnical Engineer reports to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer with the primary role of ensuring that all geotechnical related issues are managed effectively to safely achieve budgeted production targets.  

The specifics:

• Assist with establishing and maintaining site systems and standards to effectively manage geotechnical risks including procedures, processes, and databases. 
• Review development mining instructions and stope designs and provide recommendations for requirements for safe extraction. 
• Ensure compliance with relevant Company and Statutory requirements. 
• Review and update Ground Control Management Plan/s (GCMP) regularly. 
• Carry out geotechnical evaluations, risk assessments and make geotechnical recommendations to ensure hazards are effectively managed. 
• Collect and analyse geotechnical data associated with the identification of potential and actual rockfall events. 
• Look for, assess, and implement business Improvement opportunities. 
• Engage with site personnel on a regular basis to determine specialist geotechnical requirements. 
• Provide support, guidance, and professional development opportunities to Graduate Geotechnical Engineers. 
• Support the technical and operations teams with short-, medium-, and long-term projects and ensure that all geotechnical risks are considered and managed. 
• Build effective communication and networks with the Mining Department. 
• Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly reporting of mine geotechnical parameters. 
• Provide and monitor training opportunities in an objective process; ensure that training opportunities are made available fairly, consistently and in a manner free from discriminatory bias. 
• Review employees’ requests/applications for training based on objective evidence related to job performance, abilities, and interest. 
• Document employees’ readiness to train for tasks, noting any operational reasons related to the availability and scheduling of requested training. 
• Maintain training records of employees in the department. Monitor training register and log formal training as it occurs. 
• Participate in the review of any appeals filed by employees concerning training opportunities. 
• Other duties as required. 

Qualifications Required 

• Degree majoring in Mining Engineering or in an equivalent field. 
• Computer literacy – Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally, across all levels. 
• Current Driver’s License. 
• Able to pass a background check and post-offer physical. 

Desired Experience & Competencies

Working a 15 day on, 13 day off rotating schedule up to 12.0 hours a day or more at a remote campsite.  Extreme conditions, including but not limited to extreme and changing weather conditions, dust, mud, varying levels of noise, varying degrees of light and dark, in and around artificial light and in a confined work area.

Employees are required to stay on site at the company provided camp during the work rotation. Camp facilities provide dining service, games room, exercise & weight room, sauna, and accommodation rooms. Dormitory rooms have a land line phone, great Wi-Fi & cable TV. Cell service is available through Wi-Fi. The Company provides a bus service to and from Fairbanks, Delta Junction and Tok, Alaska.

Why join us?
When you join our Company, you join the Northern Star Team. You will be engaged in a dynamic work environment where you will be valued as an integral part of the team, and where you can develop and grow with our business.

Northern Star actively supports and contributes to the local community in which we operate. We are a proud supporter of the Veterans' Employment Commitment and recognise the advantage of a diversified workplace including diversity of gender, thought, experience, and ethnicity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and strive for workplace excellence.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. 

Want to know more about Northern Star? Check out our website here: http://www.nsrltd.com/ or follow us on linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/northern-star-resources-limited/

Shortlisting for this role will begin immediately. 

Candidates living in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Delta and Tok regions will be given first consideration.

Due to the large volume of applications, only applicants who are shortlisted will be contacted.