Senior Exploration Geologist and Statutory Supervisor

Join one of Australia’s largest and most respected gold mining companies as a Senior Geologist and Statutory Supervisor! This is a contract opportunity on an 8:6 FIFO roster from Perth, a great chance to advance your geology career with a major industry leader.

About the Role:

The opportunity to work on technically challenging orebodies within a long-life mining operation. You will join the Resource Development function within the Exploration Team, where you will lead the near-mine surface drilling program to identify and evaluate potential mineral resource upgrades and extensions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the appointed Statutory Supervisor on site.
• Operate B2B with another Senior Geologist, taking supervisory responsibility for the Resource Development team, drill rigs, and site safety when the alternate Senior is offsite.
• Communicate effectively and clearly across multiple departments and stakeholders.
• Supervise near-mine RC and diamond drilling programs, including RC chip and diamond core logging, mentoring graduate geologists, maintaining rig safety standards, and delivering daily operational reporting.

About You

• Tertiary qualification in Geology or a related discipline.
• Current Statutory Section 26 Certification.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in the mining industry, preferably within gold operations.
• Proven leadership experience in mine geology or resource definition roles.
• Current C-class manual driver’s licence.
• Current and clean police clearance.

This is a fantastic chance for a motivated geologist to gain valuable field experience and be part of a gold mining project with strong future potential.
Apply now to be part of this exciting opportunity!

If you require any further information please contact Lucy O’Hara-Lynch at (08) 9220 4610 or email lucy@sfrecruit.com.au