Geotechnical Engineer

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Company: Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd

• 8/6 FIFO roster from Perth
• Granny Smith Underground Geotechnical team
• Bring your experience within underground hard rock mining

The Opportunity

You'll work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality geotechnical support that drives safe, efficient, and cost-effective mining.

Your expertise will help the operation meet production targets while ensuring compliance with all statutory, site, and environmental standards.

Why You'll Love Working for Us

• Quarterly bonus up to 10%, monthly private health allowance
• 5 weeks of annual leave, long service leave after 5 years, paid parental leave
• Internal & external training & $10K referral bonus

What You'll Do

• Execute daily geotechnical duties: review plans and designs, inspect and collect data, monitor conditions, and perform analyses.
• Provide recommendations, manage QA/QC, and support paste fill design.
• Contribute to short-, medium-, and long-term projects, ensuring geotechnical risks are identified, assessed, and effectively controlled.
• Collect and analyse geotechnical parameters.
• Role-model our core values and foster a culture where all team members feel recognised, supported, and valued.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in mining engineering, Geological Engineering or Geology with Post Graduate qualifications in Geomechanics
• Displayed experience in underground geotechnical engineering
• Show us how to utilise Microsoft Office and mining software such as Deswik, Datamine, RocScience, Map3D
• A growth mindset, with strong communication, responsibility, and relationship-building skills.

About Gold Fields

At Gold Fields, we believe great leadership is grounded in empathy, respect, and growth. Join Gold Fields and be part of a company where people, passion, and purpose come together to create enduring value beyond mining.

Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter, and you can build meaningful, long-term careers in mining, with fabulous mentors to guide you through from day one.

We recognise that everyone's circumstances are unique. We're always open to conversations about flexible working arrangements that can help you balance work, family, and life.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 18th of December 2025