Geotechnical Engineer

Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX:BGL) operates its 100% owned high-grade Bellevue gold mine in Western Australia. The Bellevue mine has a long mine life and is forecast to produce ~150,000 Au ounces a year. 

Underground mining has occurred since late 2020 to establish multiple mining fronts that de-risks production with exploration in progress to expand the current high-grade resource.

The Bellevue Gold Mine is located approximately 30km north of Leinster township and sits in a major gold, lithium and nickel producing district. The Company has a highly skilled management team with a track record of exploration success and operating major gold mines.

Bellevue Gold has achieved its ambitious goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the Bellevue Gold Project. This milestone has been underpinned by a sector-leading renewable energy power station, designed to deliver approximately 80–90% renewable energy penetration and support Bellevue’s position as a low-carbon gold producer.

Bellevue Gold’s vision is to be a sustainable gold mining company that delivers value for shareholders, benefits local communities, and fosters a thriving workplace.  Through its values-based leadership approach, the Company is committed to building a high-performance organization that delivers superior shareholder returns and positive ESG outcomes. We seek to foster an energetic and collaborative work culture that attracts and retains exceptional employees.

The Geotechnical Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining and advancing our geotechnical systems and processes and providing key inputs to the planning team to deliver a robust mine plan safely, efficiently and cost effectively.

This role is permanent full time and is based on site on an 8/6 roster.

Your main duties and responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Ensure compliance of Geotechnical considerations as per the Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations.
• Ensure personal compliance with company safety requirements and assist in developing and implementing improved work practices to reduce the risk of injury and improve productivity.
• Monitoring and management of all geotechnical hazards for underground operations.
• Conduct regular underground audits to ensure adherence to ground support standards.
• Liaising with the site contractor to ensure ground support standards are as per the design and arranging modification if required.
• Continuous data collection such as – structural mapping, rock mass quality data, core logging, stress damage mapping, and geotechnical domains definition.
• The validation and interpretation of geotechnical database through ongoing data collection and evaluation to maintain the existing geotechnical models and recommend appropriate design changes if required.
• Complete analysis of designs through empirical and numerical techniques to advise mine planning and production engineers.
• Ability to complete ground support design using current empirical and numerical methods to site specific criteria
• Review open pit monitoring data and report trends monthly.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to help reduce costs across the business.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including trials of new ground support products or monitoring technologies.
• Assist the with the upgrade the site seismic monitoring system
• Assist with the training and mentoring of vacation students or junior geotechnical engineers to enhance site based geotechnical skills. Will only impact if colleague has direct reports.

Key Skills/Qualifications/Experience/Competencies: 

• Tertiary qualifications in Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Civil Engineering or Mining Engineering
• Proven experience in the geotechnical aspects of underground hard rock mines
• Experience in using software skills such as Map 3D, Rocscience programs, Unwedge, Mine Planning Software (Vulcan/Surpac), Microsoft Office will be highly regarded
• An understanding of the mine planning process from short term to long term
• Ability to collect, analyse and interpret geotechnical and monitoring data
• Commitment to safety, quality and teamwork.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Superior organisational and interpersonal skills
• Current C class WA drivers licence

BGL is commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and building an organisation which provides equal opportunities for all its employees with the objective of attracting, retaining, and developing a workforce that is representative of the wider community. Further to this BGL regards engagement, communications, and consultation with the community in which we operate as a core principle to our business. Through our community investment program with local communities and he wider corporate sponsorship programs Bellevue Gold aims to leave a legacy of improved outcomes in the communities in which we operate.