Manager : Technical Services

GOLD FIELDS; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership influence

Competitive remuneration

Bonuses

Job summary

Gold Fields is seeking a Senior Technical Services leader to join a site leadership team in Australia. You will oversee Production Planning & Scheduling, Planning Services, Survey and Geology, ensuring safe delivery of the production plan with technical integrity and robust planning horizons.

You will translate mine plans into executable two-year and one-year budgets, manage material risks, and maintain critical controls across geotechnical, ventilation and hydrology disciplines while guiding

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering, Geology, or Surveying.
• 10–15 years' experience in mining technical services, including 4–6 years in a leadership role.
• Strong mine planning and scheduling background with geotechnical, ventilation, hydrogeology, survey and geology knowledge.
• Experience in material risk and critical control management.
• Knowledge of statutory obligations and Mineral Resource/ ore Reserve reporting processes.
• Strong leadership and cross-site influence.
• Valid WA Driver's Licence (C Class) or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Technical Services function including Production Planning & Scheduling, Planning Services, Survey and Geology teams.
• Translate life-of-mine plans into a two-year operational plan and a one-year budget plan.
• Integrate inputs into a single production commitment and consolidated forecast.
• Own the asset's variance to plan by reconciling survey, grade and schedule performance.
• Provide geotechnical, ventilation, hydrology designs within the design envelope.
• Design and specify technical controls for material risks and hand over to operating teams.
• Oversee survey services, grade control, geological model, reconciliation and near-mine exploration.
• Ensure statutory appointments are held by competent people and kept current.
• Own the Technical Services budget and contribute to cost improvement.

Skills

Senior leadership

Mining engineering

Planning & scheduling

Geotechnical knowledge

Budgeting

Education

Mining Engineering

Geology

Surveying

Job description

• Lead a critical function as part of a site leadership team
• Senior leadership role reporting to the General Manager
• Join a global gold producer with world-class Australian assets

Manager : Technical Services

• Lead a critical function as part of a site leadership team
• Senior leadership role reporting to the General Manager
• Join a global gold producer with world-class Australian assets

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced technical services leader to join a site leadership team within our Australian operations.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will lead the integrated technical support that enables the asset to plan, design and deliver its production commitment safely and to the required technical quality. You will own the technical integrity of the asset's operational plan, the geological model that underpins it, and the specialist technical inputs that make the plan buildable, leading Production Planning & Scheduling, Planning Services (geotechnical, ventilation and hydrology), Survey and Geology across a two-year planning horizon.

You will also be a key participant in the management of the asset's material risks, and may be required to represent the General Manager in their absence.

Why You'll Love Working for Us

• Senior leadership role with genuine influence over site performance
• Competitive remuneration, site allowance and bonuses

What You'll Do

• Lead the Technical Services function, including Production Planning & Scheduling, Planning Services, Survey and Geology teams.
• Translate life of mine plans from Group Technical into an executable, resource-balanced two-year operational plan, and the one-year cost and volume plan that forms the budget.
• Integrate Mining, Processing and Asset Management inputs (equipment availability, shutdown windows, plant capacity and metallurgical constraints) into a single production commitment and consolidated forecast.
• Own the asset's variance to plan, drawing together survey, grade and metal reconciliation with schedule performance.
• Provide the geotechnical, ventilation, hydrology and surface water designs and models that make the plan safe and compliant, within the design envelope set by Group Technical.
• Design and specify the technical controls for the asset's material risks, hold critical control ownership for the controls allocated to the function, and hand them over formally to the operating teams.
• Oversee survey services, grade control, the geological model, reconciliation and near-mine brownfields exploration in support of the current life of mine.
• Ensure statutory appointments within the function (such as rock engineering, ventilation and mine surveyor) are held by competent, appointed people and kept current.
• Own the Technical Services budget and contribute to AISC and cash cost improvement through better plan quality, reconciliation and grade control performance.

What You'll Bring

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering, Geology, Surveying or a related discipline (postgraduate specialisation desirable)
• 10 to 15 years' experience in mining technical services, including 4 to 6 years in a leadership role
• Strong mine planning and scheduling background, with a sound understanding of geotechnical, ventilation, hydrogeology, survey and geology disciplines
• Demonstrated experience in material risk and critical control management
• Working knowledge of statutory obligations, mine plans and Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve reporting processes
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence across the site leadership team and Group functions
• Valid C Class Western Australian Driver's Licence (or the ability to obtain one)

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: 26 November 2026