Engineer, Geotechnical

Geotechnical Engineer

Workplace Type: Onsite

Newmont is the world's leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company's world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

At Newmont, people create the value in the metals we mine and are ambassadors in the communities where they live and work. As a team, we foster an environment in support of our people vision, where everyone belongs, thrives and is valued. We have built a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can bring their differences to support delivering results together.

Our Africa operations employ approximately 5,900 employees and contractors, with the majority working at the Ahafo Mine. We offer an unparalleled blend of opportunity and career satisfaction with all the benefits you would expect from a global company. This, combined with our growth opportunities, makes Newmont a great company to work.

Our Akyem and Ahafo mines have made significant sustainable community development investments in our host communities. These include establishing Development Funds at our Akyem and Ahafo operational areas with each mine contributing US$1 per ounce of gold sold and 1% of net pre-tax annual profit into its community development fund.

Join us and unearth your potential in a global company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of the mining industry.

Your Impact:

• To provide geotechnical expertise to ensure ground stability and support safe mining operations.

As Part Of Our Team, You Will:

• Support the preparation, maintenance, and execution of strategic plans to enhance the operation's slope stability program and suitable mining bench.
• Deliver, execute, and assess mine design parameters for current and future pit, waste dumps and other facilities on the mine.
• Supervise and conduct geotechnical, hydrological and hydrogeological planning, modeling, instrumentation monitoring including data collection activities, structural mapping, pit dewatering rate, reconciliation of designs, core logging and rendering of results utilizing specific software.
• Supervise geotechnical and hydrological instrumentation installations in the mine area including prism installation, slope monitoring radars, core drilling, VWP installation and dewatering wells.
• Provide assistance to contractors in execution of Geotechnical and Hydrological works.
• Execute geotechnical drilling, mapping and laboratory tests to anticipate any changes which may affect the geotechnical features of the mining area.
• Supervise the continuous monitoring of pit walls, waste dumps, stockpiles and TSF through visual inspections and instrumentation to predict and alert operations of any potential instability.
• Supervise regular geotechnical inspections of active and inactive areas in the mine.
• Report accurate, timely and relevant geotechnical and Hydrological information to the Mine Operations supervisors and team members, planners and site management.
• Mine Geotechnology: Assessing relevant risks, executing mitigation measures, and continuously monitoring for risks.
• Provide, implement and review mine design parameters for current and future pit, waste dumps and other facilities on the mine.
• Provide technical support on all water related issues on site including TSF, Water Storage Facility, Sediment Control Structures, Water Dams, Underground Operations and Projects etc.
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly update on Ahafo In-pit Sumps and Pumping Volumes, Geotechnical-Hydrology reports.
• Documentation: Reporting and presentation of Geotechnical and Hydrological works including: instabilities, inspection, dewatering KPIs, geotechnical analysis etc.
• Implement radar and RTS monitoring for designated site areas.
• Supervise geotechnical and hydrological instrumentation installations in the mine area including prism installation, core drilling, VWP installation and dewatering wells.
• Provide assistance to contractors in execution of Geotechnical and Hydrological works.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelors' Degree in Geology / Geological Engineering / Earth Science/Civil Engineering.
• Mineral Commission Statutory Certification as required by region or related fields.

Additional Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of geotechnical engineering, hydrology, and mine design.
• Demonstrated experience in geotechnical instrumentation, geotechnical monitoring and data analysis, slope stability, and risk mitigation.
• Solid understanding of practical Mine operations.
• Demonstrated understanding risk management and business improvement principles and practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of project and/or contract management.
• High level of communication skills.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 – 5 years' experience in an Open Pit Mining environment, with a solid background in Geology and Hydrology.
• Experienced with MineSight.
• Proficiency in Geotechnical and hydrological Software such as RocScience (Dips, Slides, Phase, Rocfall) and Dewatering System engineering estimation and modeling.
• Experience with Geotechnical and Hydrological Modeling and Interpretation.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in geotechnical engineering, slope stability, mine design, and hydrological instrumentation.
• Competent in geotechnical monitoring, geotechnical and hydrological tools, data collection, and risk mitigation relevant to mining method.
• Competent in risk management and business improvement principles and practices.
• Foundational proficiency with project and/or contract management.

Social Process Skills:

Self-awareness:

• Understands own behaviours and is aware of the impact on others.
• Adapts their own behaviour where necessary to get a productive outcome for the wider team.

Team process:

• Able to be an effective team member by listening, clarifying tasks, dealing with different points of view, and giving and receiving feedback to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment.

Collaboration:

• Build positive working relationships with a diverse range of people across disciplines.

The location for this position is our Ahafo South mine site.

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 fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.

Newmont seeks to recruit, hire, place and promote qualified applicants, meaning applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnic, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. As part of our diversity efforts. females are encouraged to apply.

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