Director, Geotechnical Open Pit Design

AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited; Perth; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited is seeking a Director Geotechnical Engineering – Open Pit to provide strategic and technical leadership across global open pit assets. The role involves developing geotechnical options, risk management, and guiding specialist teams while mentoring across international units.

The position requires on-site presence with travel to operations worldwide, including international travel to diverse sites.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in mining-related geotechnical engineering required.
• Minimum 15 years of geotechnical experience in mining.
• Experience across exploration, mine development and primary mining activities.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities with company strategy.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership across global open pit assets.
• Develop geotechnical options and risk management solutions.
• Lead specialist technical teams and mentor across units.
• Align engineering standards with corporate objectives.
• Manage multiple complex project workstreams and drive improvements.
• Oversee development of standards, systems, and processes for geotechnical risk.

Skills

Geotechnical leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial decision making

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Post-graduate degree in mining geotechnical engineering

Job description

The Opportunity?

Reporting to the VP : Geotechnical Engineering, the Director Geotechnical Engineering – Open Pit key responsibilities include providing strategic and technical leadership across AGA’s global open pit mining assets, developing geotechnical engineering options and risk management solutions, leading specialist technical teams, providing expert mentorship across international business units, managing complex and competing project workstreams, and aligning engineering standards and strategies with broader corporate objectives.

This position requires on-site presence with travel to the operations. Applicants should be prepared for international travel and working in Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, DRC, Egypt and the US in diverse and challenging operations.

Accountabilities:

• Provide? expert Open Pit Geotechnical leadership?across AGA’s global assets, projects and strategic initiatives.
• Lead the development and implementation of?geotechnical standards, systems and processes?to effectively manage critical geotechnical risks.
• Provide specialist technical input into?business plans, strategic plans, Full Asset Potential analysis and integrated planning, identifying opportunities and value-adding options.
• Assure geotechnical designs and mine plans, identifying gaps and developing practical solutions and road maps to ensure compliance with agreed standards.
• Lead and develop?geotechnical teams, providing coaching, mentoring and technical guidance to build capability across the organisation.
• Drive?continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and innovation, including industry research, technology initiatives and the Geotechnical Community of Practice.

About You

People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo.??To be considered, you will demonstrate:

• A post-graduate degree qualification in mining-related geotechnical engineering
• At least 15 years relevant geotechnical engineering experience in the mining industry
• Sound practical understanding of exploration, mine development and primary mining activities within the mining value chain
• Ability to take a one-to-two-year whole-of-business perspective in managing multiple competing priorities and reconciling these with the Company’s strategic priorities
• Strong track record of practical implementation of analytical tools and analysis.
• Demonstrated strategic and analytic thinking
• A capacity in financial decision making and Risk Management
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with people at all levels within the organisation.
• The ability to obtain National Police Clearance.
• Have existing and ongoing valid Australian working rights (Mandatory).