Engineering Geologists / Geotechnical Engineers (Melbourne, Australia)

Career building opportunity Fantastic mentoring and learning environment Coffey Mining – Melbourne office base Open Pit or Underground experience welcome Our team based in Melbourne services clients across Australia, enjoying the benefits of living in the city while working on projects across the country and internationally. The organisation Coffey International Limited is a specialist professional services consultancy specialising in geosciences, international development, and project management. Operating for more than 52 years, we are well known in our markets for deep technical skills and market-leading solutions to complex tasks. Coffey is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: COF). At Coffey Mining, we understand our clients’ challenges and deliver practical, innovative and cost-effective solutions across all commodities.  We provide specialist mining consulting services, independent reports, technical audits and studies, and operational support and optimisation services to the global resource sector. Our products range from innovative spatial data management solutions through to leading geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring systems, analytical quality control and hydraulic transport applications. We have over 50 years of experience supplying specialist services to the mining industry, completing projects in more than 70 countries. Our team is professionally accredited in all major mining jurisdictions globally and our operations are based in Australia, the Americas, and Africa. At Coffey, all of our people are dedicated to sharing our clients’ challenges - providing value by pushing the boundaries of technical excellence to achieve extraordinary outcomes. The role Reporting to the Manager Mining Geotechnical, the Geotechnical Engineer will undertake routine professional tasks and phases of broader assignments such as the management of operational issues and risk management strategies. This work will be undertaken as part of a team under the guidance of higher-level professionals as to method of approach and reviewed for validity, and adequacy, but with some individual professional judgement to ensure delivery on time and on budget, while meeting Coffey’s exacting quality standards.   The key accountabilities of the role are: Management of operational issues and risk management strategies; Develop systems for the recording and tracking geotechnical inspections and identifying key areas of geotechnical concern; Management and implementation of data collection from drill core, face mapping and photogrammetry for geotechnical assessment. Involvement in managing geotechnical monitoring systems; Client liaison, client relationship building and job management; and Manage medium scale / complexity projects with no supervision. The person To be successful in this position, you will hold an accredited degree in Geology/geotechnical engineering or engineering geology and demonstrate strong technical knowledge gained through a minimum of 4 years employment in the sector.  You will display outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills as well as a motivated and goal-oriented approach.  An excellent level of ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships utilising your high level communication skills are further key requirements.  A willingness to work in the field and travel within the region and a strong drive to develop geotechnical skills, learning from team members is also essential to your success. Agency applications will not be accepted for this position Please follow the links and submit your details online. For more information contact: Jeff Sims, Recruitment Manager via email  Jeff_Sims@coffey.com or on +61 8 9324 8800. Coffey International Limited is an equal opportunity employer; men and women are encouraged to apply to this opportunity. We also welcome applications from indigenous Australians. For more information on Coffey Mining, please visit coffey.com

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