Geotechnical Backfill Engineer – Design & Modelling (FIFO)

Newmont; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mine village accommodation

Fly-in fly-out roster

Job summary

Newmont seeks a skilled Engineer, Backfill to establish and implement the Backfill Management Plan across the Tanami mine operations. You will lead backfill design, modelling and QA, collaborating with Technical Services, Geological, and Mining Operations to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient backfill execution.

The role requires underground mining experience, proficiency with Deswik/CAD tools, and knowledge of backfill materials, with FIFO rosters from major hubs.

Qualifications

• Underground mining experience with site exposure to geotechnical/backfill.
• Proficient in design packages including Deswik and CAD tools.
• Experience with FLAC-3D or Pumpsim is highly regarded.
• Strong spreadsheet and data-management skills including SAP.

Responsibilities

• Provide backfill guidance across Technical Services, Geological, Mining Operations, Surface Operations and Maintenance teams.
• Support safe, timely backfill design for paste, co-disposal and rockfill stopes.
• Perform numerical modelling for paste stability and hydraulic reticulation design.
• Monitor fill designs and lab data to ensure QC and design compliance.
• Conduct underground inspections of paste infrastructure to ensure built-to-standard.
• Contribute to weekly mining production schedule with backfill input.
• Support medium- and long-term mine planning with backfill considerations.
• Mentor team members and drive continuous improvement in design and data management.

Skills

Underground mining experience

Geotechnical exposure

Microsoft Office

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

CAD software

FLAC-3D

Pumpsim

SAP

Job description

Newmont seeks a skilled Engineer, Backfill to establish and implement the Backfill Management Plan across the Tanami mine operations. You will lead backfill design, modelling and QA, collaborating with Technical Services, Geological, and Mining Operations to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient backfill execution.

The role requires underground mining experience, proficiency with Deswik/CAD tools, and knowledge of backfill materials, with FIFO rosters from major hubs.