Underground Specialist - Digital Solutions

Orica Limited; City Of Vincent; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica Limited is seeking an Underground Specialist – Digital Solutions based in Perth, WA. The role focuses on commercialising and implementing digital solutions to enhance underground mining operations, with extensive travel across the AusPac region and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You will drive adoption of BlastIQ Underground, support deployments at customer sites, and contribute to product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Underground mining experience across processes and workflows.
• Hands-on underground drill and blast experience.
• Strong technology competency with data, software, and hardware.
• Technical writing and presentation skills.
• Office and field-based training and mentoring experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote and deliver Orica’s Blast Design suite of technologies at customer sites.
• Champion safety and ensure compliance with standards.
• Support deployment of software and hardware solutions for underground blasting and digital tech.
• Develop scalable systems, processes, and procedures for rollout across AusPac.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and regional Digital Specialist teams to drive adoption.
• Manage early adopter programs and provide customer support and product stewardship.

Skills

Underground mining experience

Underground drill & blast experience

Technology competency with data

Technical writing & presentation

Office & field training experience

Strong written & verbal communication

Willingness to travel roster

Extended days when needed

Job description

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Underground Specialist - Digital Solutions

Date: 17 Oct 2026

Location: West Leederville, WA, AU, 6007

Company: Orica

About Orica

About the role

Join Orica Digital Solutions and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of underground mining technology. Based in Perth, Western Australia, this exciting opportunity combines strategic leadership with extensive travel across the AusPac region, allowing you to work directly with customers and industry partners to drive the adoption of BlastIQ™ Underground and emerging mining technologies.

In this Underground Specialist – Digital Solutions role, you will lead the commercialisation and implementation of innovative digital solutions that enhance underground mining operations. We're seeking a customer-focused professional with experience in underground mining, mining technology, and stakeholder engagement who can influence teams, deliver exceptional customer outcomes, and drive operational excellence. While based in our Perth office, you'll spend much of your time supporting customer sites across the region on an 8-days-on, 6-days-off roster.

What you will be doing

The Underground Specialist – Digital Solutions plays a key role in promoting and delivering Orica’s Blast Design suite of technologies across the mining industry. Acting as a trusted technical expert and representative of Orica at customer sites, the successful candidate will champion safety, ensure compliance with Orica and customer standards, and support the deployment of software and hardware solutions. The role is also responsible for developing scalable systems, processes, and procedures to support the rollout of underground blasting and digital technologies across the AusPac region.

Working closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and regional Digital Specialist teams, this position will drive customer adoption of underground mining technologies through demonstrations, implementation projects, ongoing support, and stakeholder engagement. The role also includes managing early adopter programs, providing customer support and product stewardship, contributing to product roadmaps and emerging technology initiatives, and representing Orica at industry conferences, technology showcases, and regional marketing events.

What you will bring

• Underground Mining experience, understanding the various processes and workflows within the underground mining environment
• Practical underground drill and blast experience
• Possesses a strong technology competency with the ability to manage data, modern software and hardware applications
• Technical writing and presentation skills
• Office and field-based training and mentoring experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to routinely travel to remote locations, working an 8-day on, 6-day off fly-in-fly-out roster
• Be willing on occasion to work extended days to suit project requirements, with any additional days covered by days in lieu

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.