• Job Description

  Req#: 28694

  At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. One of the largest gold companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safety, environmental management, inclusion and diversity, and adding value and opportunity to our host communities.

  Newmont Tanami is on Aboriginal freehold land 540km northwest of Alice Springs. It is a long-life, low-cost, world-class asset in a core Newmont region. The Tanami Expansion 2 project, aims to extend the mine life beyond 2040, investing in a hoisting shaft which will increase the production of the underground mine from 2.6 Mtpa to 3.2 Mtpa. Both the successful exploration within the underground operation and implementation of the first Tanami Expansion has laid the foundation to further develop the operation to remain a major contributor to the Newmont portfolio. A fully equipped camp is located 40km from the site offering leisure facilities for those flying in from Perth, Brisbane, Alice Springs or Darwin.

  The Team

  The Tanami Backfill team currently comprises four engineers/technicians, and reports to the Geotechnical and Backfill Superintendent, and has regular involvement across all areas of the operation. The team has a varied background including technical and operational experience, and shares a positive and inclusive culture. Mining at increasing depth, and the upcoming mining of new ore bodies necessitates the expansion of the current reticulation network and an upgrade to the existing paste plant. This includes construction of a 2nd paste plant and installing additional boreholes. This creates a dynamic and engaging pipeline of work for the Backfill team and a great opportunity to upskill and develop strong technical and operational backfill skills.

  The Role

  • Reporting to the Geotechnical & Backfill Superintendent and working within the team, establish and implement the Backfill Management Plan and Backfill Standards.
  • Provide backfill advice within the Technical Services, Geological, Mining Operations, Surface Operations and Maintenance departments on site.
  • Focus on technical expertise in backfill design for paste, co-disposal and rockfill stopes, and the safe and timely execution of these.
  • Responsible for the numerical modelling for paste stability and hydraulic modelling for reticulation design, and implementation of this into a design package for execution.
  • Responsible for monitoring fill designs, paste plant operating trends, and laboratory data to ensure quality control and design compliance.
  • Conduct underground inspections of paste infrastructure, including reticulation, valves and bulkheads to ensure they are built to standard.
  • Assist the team in the completion of daily paste/rockfill tracking, planning and providing backfill input into the rolling weekly mining production schedule to ensure backfill targets are achieved.
  • Actively participates and provides backfill input into medium and long term mine plans.
  • Lead and participate in backfill related projects and assist in managing contractors where required.
  • Actively look for areas to improve and add value in design, data collection and management, as well as operational improvements.
  • Assist and mentor the more junior team members and build positive relationships with all stakeholders.

  The Person

  • Tertiary qualifications in Science, Engineering, or Geology, with geotechnical and/or backfill experience highly regarded.
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in underground mining, predominantly in geotechnical and/or backfill related areas.
  • Strong knowledge of design packages, including Deswik and/or other Cad software. Knowledge of FLAC-3D or other numerical modelling software, and Pumpsim highly regarded.
  • Competency in Microsoft Office.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

  Working Conditions

  The role is based at Tanami and offers an 8/6 FIFO Roster from Perth, Darwin, Alice Springs and Brisbane.

  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.

  More About Newmont

  • Website: http://www.newmont.com
  • Lifecycle of a Mine: https://www.newmont.com/lifecycle-of-a-mine/
  • Blog: https://www.newmont.com/blog-stories/
  • Annual sustainability report: https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/sustainability-reporting/

  Consistent with Newmont’s values of safety and responsibility, we believe that COVID-19 vaccination, as well as other vaccinations that are required or recommended for entry into certain Newmont operating countries, protect the health and safety of Newmont’s workforce and the communities in which we work and live. As a result, please note that Newmont requires up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination for any international travel by the workforce undertaken on behalf of the company. In addition, other vaccinations (e.g., yellow fever vaccine) may be required for international travel to certain Newmont operating countries. Newmont will consider individual requests for exemption/reasonable accommodation by applicants who cannot be fully vaccinated due to medical reasons or other grounds protected by applicable human rights law. Newmont may update its vaccination policies/requirements at any time in its sole discretion.

  Note: Newmont does not ask individuals to pay money to apply or be considered for employment or to provide sensitive personal data without first submitting a job application through our secure, online portal. If you are asked to do either, do not respond and please report this immediately to it.sec@newmont.com.

• About the company

  Newmont Corporation, based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States, is the world's largest gold mining company.

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