New Porgera Limited (NPL) is a company incorporated in Papua New Guinea and owns the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province. NPL is a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation, Zijin Mining, and the Papua New Guinea Government, combining global mining expertise with a shared commitment to responsible resource development and long-term value creation for Papua New Guinea.
About the role
As a Senior Drill & Blast Engineer - Underground at Porgera Operations, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient execution of drilling and blasting activities in the underground gold mine. This will include:
Developing detailed stope design process and subsequent drill and blast designs maximizing recovery and managing dilution, while compiling to industry best practice safety procedures.
Reconciliation of mined plan versus actuals, identifying improvement areas as well as cost saving initiatives
Develop strong working relationships with planning, operations and geology teams to minimise disruptions and improve productivity
Provide technical guidance and training to junior engineers and operators, enhancing team capability and overall performance
Model safety behaviours and coach and develop your team, working with your team to assess and manage risk.
NPL operates in a complex environment that requires the successful applicant to be a self-starter, with strong ability in delivery to support the mines successful operation whilst coordinating the efforts of your team members to complete projects according to plan in a timely and safe manner.
About you
Hold a degree in mining engineering or a related field, with a minimum of five years’ experience in underground drill and blast engineering
Practical long hole open stoping experience in large high output underground operations
Proficiency in Deswik, Scheduler and Ventsim
Minimum of three years’ experience in environments similar to the Porgera Joint Venture
The position requires a high energy individual, hands-on management style and desire to continuously improve you and your team’s knowledge and systems and methods of work
You will demonstrate a ‘One Team’ approach, providing effective leadership and development for your local team to reinforce NPL’s culture and values, always promoting a safe work environment.
Why New Porgera
In return, you will be joining a world-class mining operation with the opportunity to impact the development and upskilling of our predominantly local workforce, combined with a team keen to learn and absorb knowledge. This offers a unique opportunity to further shape the department and improve NPL’s social performance and people knowledge.
This role is offered on a FIFO basis from either Papua New Guinea, Australia/New Zealand with a 21/14 roster on a contract basis with a highly competitive remuneration package.
This advert will close on the 20 November, 2026. To understand more about this position, please contact [email protected]