Company Info
Manager Hydrogeology Drilling
Job ID: 48510
Job Views: 18517
Location: Perth, Outside US, Australia
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Job Category: Mining & Mineral Exploration
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: per year
Posted: 08.30.2011
Job Description
- Leadership role
- Deliver hydrogeological drilling and testing programs to the highest standards
- Newly created position
Rio Tinto Iron Ore provides unrivalled flexibility by operating and maintaining the diverse assets owned by Hamersley Iron and Robe River in the northwest of Western Australia. We will offer you commitment to a safe, injury free working environment, a highly competitive salary package, and the opportunity to experience a unique lifestyle whilst developing your career. With combined operations comprising three shipping terminals, eleven mines and the largest heavy freight railway in Australia, the Pilbara operations produce more than 225 million tonnes of iron ore annually and are growing towards an annual production rate of over 300 million tonnes.
This new opportunity is part of the Resource Development, Resource Geology team which is accountable for ore body knowledge to enable mining and will report directly to the Manager, Resource Geology Evaluation.
In this critical role you will be accountable for the implementation of the hydrogeological drilling, test pumping and water bore monitoring in support of hydrogeological drilling investigations, and mine dewatering for our Expansion Project Studies. The role also oversees an annual budget.
You will be responsible for the leadership, technical direction, contracts management and supervision of high risk field drilling and construction activities in large diameter, high yield water bore drilling.
Job Requirements
- Leading the implementation of water well drilling across greenfields, brownfields and mine expansions for both sustaining and expansion projects.
- Managing and developing the field drilling supervisory team.
- Planning, leading and managing the procurement of water well drilling contracts and ensuring they meet internal and external government regulatory standards, and that service providers are effectively meeting our business requirements.
- Developing health and safety and technical drilling standards and systems.
Fundamental to the success of this role will be the effective delivery of hydro geological drilling and testing programs to the highest standards of safety across multiple sites and business units. You will have previous leadership experience gained in a large organisation with a demonstrated ability to deal with a large number and variety of stakeholders. Your background in Contracts, Project Management and knowledge in water well drilling systems and water well design will be a pre-requisite for this role as will your knowledge of legislation and regulations for water bore construction in Australia. A Tertiary qualification or background in hydrogeology/ Geology or Drilling will be highly regarded.
Internal applicants are required to advise their Leader before progressing to interview.