Overview
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Ready to pursue your professional journey with Northern Star Resources? As an ASX 50 global-scale gold miner, we have sizeable operations across Western Australia, Northern Territory and Alaska. With unparalleled pathways for advancement and avenues for personal growth, we stand as Australia’s premier gold employer. Your journey starts here.
At Northern Star Resources, we live by our STARR Core Values which encapsulate Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Results. These Values are the cornerstone of our Company culture and guide everything we do. You will play a pivotal role in upholding these Values and contributing to our collective success.
We have an enticing Project Geologist - Operations position awaiting you at Wonder, a recent underground extension of the Thunderbox operations. This role offers an opportunity to be back-to-back with the Senior Geologist operating on an 8:6 roster, ensuring a career development pathway. If you’re looking to lead a dynamic team while advancing your geology career, we want to hear from you.
What you can look forward to:
As a Project Geologist - Operations, you will be key to ensuring optimal ore grade delivery to the Processing Plant. Your expertise in drill program design, execution, and interpretation will help unlock new resource opportunities and contribute to the long-term success of our operation.
You will also provide guidance and training to Graduate Geologists and Mine Geologists to build a strong technical team while overseeing the design, schedule, and supervise drill programs, ensuring accurate and timely data collection while liaising with key stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Oversee design, scheduling and supervision of drill programs, ensuring accurate and timely data collection.
- Lead drill program execution and interpretation to optimize ore grade delivery to the Processing Plant.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to Graduate Geologists and Mine Geologists.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to support long-term operational success.
Qualifications and Skills
- Geologist with hands-on experience in underground gold mining.
- Experience in orebody modelling, mapping, and face sampling.
- Proficiency in geological software such as Leapfrog, Datamine and Acquire.
- Strong QA/QC understanding and attention to detail.
- Ability to tackle new challenges and interpret underground geology data.
Attributes
- Accountability for themselves and others; strong, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset.
- Critical thinking with an analytical mindset to identify improvement opportunities.
Benefits
- Company subsidised GU Health Insurance.
- Gold Price Variable bonus incentive.
- 5 weeks annual leave for site-based employees.
- Employee Share Plan programs.
- Gold standard parental leave policy.
- GoldSTARR rewards program – cash savings for everyday expenses.
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) with free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services.
- Salary continuance (income protection) insurance from commencement.
- Salary sacrificing benefits, including novated leasing and remote area living benefit options.
Eligibility
Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria which includes a medical, drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work and valid Australian national police clearance. Northern Star is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
Are you ready to rock on? Click the 'Apply' button or email your CV to Kevin Nguyen at. Shortlisting and interviews are taking place as applications are received.
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📌 Project Geologist - Operations
🏢 Northern Star Resources
📍 Australia