Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Effectively manage and coordinate human resources activities throughout a life cycle of an employee which includes recruitment, development and employee relations through:
  • Develop comprehensive HR strategies that enhance organizational performance.
  • Lead HR transformation initiatives to improve employee engagement and productivity.
  • Strategic talent management
  • Implement competitive compensation and benefits packages to attract and retain talented employees.
• Ensure the organization complies with employment laws, internal policies, and industry standards.
• Create a culture that drives ‘Our safe Behaviours’, The OceanaGold Way and Respect at work.
• Influences key stakeholders, including senior leadership and external partners, to align their actions with organizational strategy.
• Designs and leads workforce planning strategies that support long-term business goals
• Influence strategic decision-making through data-driven insights,
• Continuously improve processes and systems to ensure efficiency and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Facilitate the performance review process and help employees if they face any challenges during the same.
• Assess and refine the work culture to ensure it aligns with the organization’s overall mission and vision.
• Create a culture that drives ‘Our safe Behaviours’, The OceanaGold Way and Respect at work.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the Asset President – Didipio Operations and other internal and external parties.

Join our team as a Technical Services Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our mining operations. In this dynamic leadership role, you will oversee all mine planning and design activities, from short-term scheduling to life-of-mine strategies, ensuring alignment with production targets and adherence to established plans.

Your expertise will be key in managing geotechnical and hydrological risks, safeguarding both the safety and economic viability of the operation. You will also provide essential leadership across mine geology, ore control, reconciliation, and reporting, driving operational excellence.

Leading the Technical Services Team, you will deliver specialist expertise in mine engineering, planning, geology, geotechnical analysis, hydrology, and surveying to optimise mining operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact and be part of a forward-thinking team.

About the role

• Lead and guide a specialist team across Mining, Geotechnical, Geological, Hydrogeological, and Survey disciplines.
• Advise and support management in developing strategies, priorities, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and mine plans (short-term to Life of Mine).
• Drive a high-performing technical team to deliver practical, integrated, and continuously improving outcomes.
• Ensure leading operational and technical practices are applied to studies, projects, and operations.
• Provide senior technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to enhance individual and team capabilities.
• Lead and contribute to underground mining innovation and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure production, development, cost, and compliance targets are met while maintaining regulatory standards.
• Deliver accurate, timely reports to the General Manager and stakeholders.

This is a great opportunity to leverage from your extensive operational experience in project and operational support service delivery, to lead an experienced and highly skilled team in delivery of improvement initiatives that improve safety and maximize value for the business, whilst ensuring critical non-process infrastructure is maintained and operated efficiently and effectively to support Didipio operations.

• Provide leadership and guidance to a specialist team of professionals engaged with non-process infrastructure projects and operational support service delivery functions including:
  • Delivery of site-based infrastructure and civil projects.
  • Delivery of community infrastructure projects
  • Execution of tailings facility lifts
  • Camp management including catering and camp maintenance service contractors,
  • Travel and Logistics for rostered staff and visitors.
  • Maintenance of buildings, infrastructure and grounds within the Didipio footprint
• Responsible for managing all aspects of the Business Services team, including achieving performance outcomes, workflow management, reviewing and overseeing tasks, staff administration and professional development, consistent with technical principles and in an environment that is focused on integration, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Actively work with the management team and contribute to overall organizational development and implementation of strategies, priorities and schedules.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the General Manager - Operations Philippines and other internal and external parties.