Superintendent Underground Electrical

About the Company

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

THE WESTGOLD OFFER

• Full-time, permanent position with a competitive salary and attractive benefits package based at our Northern Sites - Cue, Meekatharra and Fortnum
• A family friendly roster to suit your lifestyle – 8 days on, 6 days off
• Flexible employment options including FIFO, DIDO, and residential opportunities in Meekatharra & Cue
• Modern, well-equipped camp featuring ensuite rooms, sports courts, and fully equipped gym to keep you comfortable and active while away from home
• A growing company that’s supports employee’s development

THE ROLE

This is a strategic leadership role overseeing electrical systems and infrastructure across multiple sites in our northern operations. You are responsible for supporting the site electrical teams ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of electrical equipment and systems, including lighting, ventilation, power distribution, and control systems.

• Lead electrical maintenance across underground and surface operations, prioritising safety, reliability, and performance.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, corporate, and site electrical standards and legislation.
• Oversee OHSE performance, reporting, systems implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical electrical leadership and support to underground mining and processing teams.
• Manage contractor performance, electrical projects, and 11kV distribution installations.
• Drive equipment reliability through fault analysis, performance improvement, and risk management plans.
• Contribute to budgeting, cost control, forecasting, and optimisation of electrical asset management.
• Maintain and improve CMMS (Pronto) data, asset registers, schedules, and inventory levels.
• Promote a strong safety culture, leading incident reporting, investigations, and emergency preparedness.
• Develop and mentor teams, ensuring workforce capability, training, and high performance across sites.

WHAT DO I NEED

• Current Manual C Class driver’s licence, National Police Clearance, and willingness to travel between sites.
• WA Electrical Licence with High Voltage switching experience (essential).
• Underground & Surface Electrical Mining experience, with strong knowledge of processing and mining systems.
• Experience with Pronto or similar CMMS, including shutdown planning and asset management.
• Strong safety focus with demonstrated ability to build and sustain a proactive safety culture.
• In-house Electrical Nominee qualification and solid understanding of relevant legislation and standards.
• Proven leadership capability in coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
• Ability to manage budgets, costs, and forecasts effectively at site level.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose issues and implement practical solutions.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels of the business.

The Westgold Offer

• A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer

A range of benefits including:

• Performance based bonus
• Group salary continuous insurance
• A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
• 5 years' pro rata long service leave
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.