Barrick (Papua New Guinea) Limited, the operator of the Porgera Mine, is part of the Barrick Gold Corporation group of companies which has interests in nine mines in Australia, the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea and exploration interests throughout the region. Barrick Gold Corporation is an international company offering global opportunities, with a vision to be the world's best gold mining company by finding, acquiring, developing, and producing quality reserves in a safe, profitable and socially responsible manner. 

Position Overview: 
Operating on a 16 days on, 12 days off roster commuting from Cairns, you will work as part of a multicultural team on this exciting international project. Barrick Porgera is based in the Highlands of Enga Province in Papua New Guinea and offers a unique and challenging work environment. At an elevation in excess of 2100 meters the Porgera Valley has a year round temperate climate with an annual rainfall of approximately 3.6 meters. The 2500 strong workforce is extremely diverse both culturally and in regards to education, skill and experience. 

The opportunity exists for you to relocate to Cairns and enjoy a relaxed lifestyle in a modern and dynamic city offering excellent educational facilities up to university level. Alternatively and subject to conditions, the company will subsidise on-travel airfares paid to commute to and from Cairns for each work roster. 

The Position: 
Reporting to the Senior Open Pit Geologist, you will be responsible to apply and monitor geological systems to ensure open pit geological data is provided to the Mining Department for mine design and production planning. You will also be responsible for preparation and monitoring reports on medium term planning and operational requirements and products of the geology department with regard to grade control drilling and the development of geology and mineralization based ore block plans. This will also include preparing measured resource block models for mining and grade control purposes. You must be able to demonstrate a strong desire to be apart of a team that is committed to safety, development of its national work force, setting and meeting production targets. 

The Person: 
You must possess appropriate degree qualification in Geology with significant mine geology experience within an open pit operation. Experience in leadership roles is essential for this role along with having sound skills in the use of mine geology software and the ability to demonstrate competent computer skills with the ability to use integrated management systems. 

You will also need experience of demonstrated success as an effective and supportive leader with proven ability to lead a team safely and improve team safety awareness through effective communication (written/spoken and presentation) skills across all levels. 

This challenging role requires you to engage with all people associated with the Barrick Porgera Operations and to understand, learn from and share cultural differences. It also has the responsibility of overseeing the provision of training and coaching to National and Local employees as part of the company’s Training and Localisation Plan. It is essential that you have the capability and desire to transfer skills and knowledge to a national workforce.