Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Open-Pit Mine Design

Drd Group; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

DRD Group is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Mine Design to support large-scale open pit mining operations and growth projects. You will lead geotechnical designs, assessments and studies to enable safe, practical, and value-focused mine development, working with planning, geology, hydrogeology and operations.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate investigations, and integrate multi-disciplinary data to deliver robust designs and monitoring strategies across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Significant open-pit geotechnical engineering experience in mining.
• Strong ability to perform slope design and slope stability assessments.
• Experience with waste rock dump assessments and geotechnical risk evaluations.
• Experience in mine plan reviews and coordinating geotechnical investigations.
• Experience supporting operational implementation of geotechnical designs.
• Exposure to large-scale mining studies and long-term planning activities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver open pit slope designs and geotechnical inputs to life-of-mine and medium-term planning.
• Conduct geotechnical studies and recommendations for mining operations, project development and feasibility studies.
• Plan and coordinate geotechnical investigations including drilling, lab testing, mapping and data collection.
• Complete geotechnical modelling, stability assessments and parameter development.
• Integrate geotechnical, geological, structural and hydrogeological data into practical mine design recommendations.
• Identify, assess and communicate geotechnical risks and monitoring requirements.
• Develop and review monitoring strategies, trigger levels and response actions with operations.
• Support implementation of approved designs and provide technical advice on changing ground conditions.
• Coordinate technical reviews, address findings and maintain design governance docs.
• Mentor developing geotechnical engineers through coaching and peer review.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Technical reporting

Education

Geotechnical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Engineering Geology

Related discipline

Tools

Rocscience Suite (RS2, Slide2/Slide3)

Job description

DRD Group is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Mine Design to support large-scale open pit mining operations and growth projects. You will lead geotechnical designs, assessments and studies to enable safe, practical, and value-focused mine development, working with planning, geology, hydrogeology and operations.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate investigations, and integrate multi-disciplinary data to deliver robust designs and monitoring strategies across multiple sites.