Residential Open-Pit Mining Technical Services Lead

OceanaGold; Macraes; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Residential role in Otago, NZ

Mon-Fri 9-day fortnight roster

Competitive salary + bonuses

Discounts on retail and services

Health and life insurance

Long service recognition

Values recognition program

Company vehicle for business and use

Study assistance

EAP for employees

Job summary

OceanaGold in Otago, NZ is seeking an experienced Senior Open Pit Mining Engineer to deliver short- and medium-term mine plans, linking Technical Services with Operations execution.

The role requires leading a high-performing team, ensuring safety and compliance, and optimising designs, schedules and costs for open pit mining projects. Residential assignment with a 9-day fortnight roster and a focus on value creation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of open pit mining experience
• Experience in managing teams
• Demonstrated contractor and commercial management experience
• Strong knowledge of mining software
• Strong knowledge of fleet management principles and data management

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across the technical services team
• Ensure compliance with all legislative and company requirements
• Lead and develop a high-performing Technical Services team through coaching and performance management
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement
• Ensure workforce capability and resource allocation to meet operations
• Provide leadership over short and medium term mine planning activities
• Ensure designs and schedules support safe, practical and economical mining outcomes
• Monitor performance against budget and Life of Mine plans
• Ensure survey systems and fleet management processes are reliable
• Drive safety, productivity and operational performance improvements
• Manage stakeholder, contractor and vendor relationships to deliver value
• Monitor open pit costs and contract management within frameworks
• Drive cost reduction initiatives without compromising safety or quality
• Collaborate with Continuous Improvement on projects
• Benchmark performance against industry best practice

Skills

Open pit mining

Team leadership

Contract management

Mining software

Fleet management

Data management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mine Engineering

Postgraduate diploma in Business/Management

Tools

Mining software proficiency

Data management tools

Job description

OceanaGold in Otago, NZ is seeking an experienced Senior Open Pit Mining Engineer to deliver short- and medium-term mine plans, linking Technical Services with Operations execution.

The role requires leading a high-performing team, ensuring safety and compliance, and optimising designs, schedules and costs for open pit mining projects. Residential assignment with a 9-day fortnight roster and a focus on value creation.