Underground Comms Technician – Fibre & IoT

Barminco; Leinster; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time permanent employment

Career progression opportunities

Industry-leading training

Modern underground fleet

Employee discounts

Safety-focused culture

Job summary

Barminco is seeking a skilled telecommunications/controls professional to install, commission, and maintain underground communications infrastructure and IoT devices on a long‑term gold project in Australia. You will work with digital radios, fibre, leaky feeder, Wi‑Fi mesh, and BLE technologies to keep the mine connected and data flowing.

You will collaborate with operations, electrical, and IT/OT teams to deploy telemetry, fleet management, and telemetry platforms, ensuring secure, low-latency

Qualifications

• Certificate III/IV in Telecommunications or closely related field (or equivalent industry experience).
• Current Open Cabling Registration (ACMA-compliant) with endorsements: Fibre Optic Cabling, Structured Cabling, Coaxial Cabling.
• Demonstrated experience in a communications or technology support role in mining, resources, or heavy industrial sectors, ideally underground.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, and maintain underground communications infrastructure including digital radio systems, fibre optic networks, leaky feeder systems, Wi‑Fi mesh, and BLE technologies.
• Support deployment, integration, and fault-finding of mining technology platforms including fleet management systems, proximity detection, tele-remote operations, and environmental monitoring.
• Assist in implementation and maintenance of tele-remote mining systems with stable, secure, low-latency underground-to-surface communication.
• Install, commission, test, and troubleshoot underground IoT devices, sensors, and telemetry equipment.
• Collaborate with operations, electrical engineering, and IT/OT teams to support edge computing devices and network infrastructure.

Skills

Underground communications

IoT deployment

Networking performance

Technical leadership

Education

Certificate III/IV in Telecommunications

Tools

Fibre Optic Cabling

Structured Cabling

Coaxial Cabling

Job description

Barminco is seeking a skilled telecommunications/controls professional to install, commission, and maintain underground communications infrastructure and IoT devices on a long‑term gold project in Australia. You will work with digital radios, fibre, leaky feeder, Wi‑Fi mesh, and BLE technologies to keep the mine connected and data flowing.

You will collaborate with operations, electrical, and IT/OT teams to deploy telemetry, fleet management, and telemetry platforms, ensuring secure, low-latency