• Site-based, FIFO (9&5) from Perth
• Exciting career development opportunity

BC Iron is looking to recruit a Mine Geology Superintendent for our Nullagine Iron Ore Project in the Pilbara. Reporting to the Resident Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team and all aspects of mine geology at our Nullagine Project. Coming into the project at a relatively early stage, this is an exciting opportunity to become part of a young, dynamic company. The core responsibilities of this role include:

• Meet all safety requirements of the role
• Manage and mentor the mine geology/grade control teams in their day to day functions and development
• Implement logging codes and systems
• Supervise, plan and implement grade control drilling
• Develop and maintain industry best practices in grade control processes
• Management of data and QA/QC of all mining geology activities
• Sectional interpretation, geological and block modeling
• Liaise with the Resident Manager, engineering and mine planning staff to co-ordinate and plan short, medium and long term production plans
• Plan and implement geology project work to improve geological services and information to the mine
• Interpret and measure the physical and geological aspects influencing the hydrogeology surrounding the mining operations
• Co-ordinate in pit mapping and ore waste delineation
• Management of mining database
• Production of technical reports for the company
• ROM stockpile management
• Reconciliation of grade control data with model predictions
• Reconciliations of grade control data with crusher throughput
• Develop and maintain the mine geology budget
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Geology or related discipline
• 8 years of relevant experience including 3 years at a management level
• Current driver’s license with 4WD experience
• Legal entitlement to work in Australia on a permanent basis
• Familiarity with geological software packages Minesight, Surpac, or Vulcan
• Familiarity with MapInfo, ArcGIS or other GIS packages (preferred but not essential)

BC Iron Nullagine is seeking an enthusiastic, professional person with relevant geology and management experience. A commitment to working in a team environment with excellent interpersonal and report writing skills is essential to this role. The candidate must have good attention to detail and organisational skills, a good work ethic, the ability to lead and mentor a team and a flexible approach to work.