About this Graduate Mine Surveyor – 2026/2027 Intake role at Westgold
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.
Build your surveying career with a leading WA gold producer
Westgold Resources is a progressive West Australian gold producer operating across the Murchison and Southern Goldfields regions. With new mines, new equipment and continued growth, there has never been a better time to join Westgold.
We are seeking Graduate Mine Surveyors to join our 2026/2027 Graduate Intake, offering hands‑on exposure across underground and surface operations while building a strong technical foundation for a long‑term career in mining.
About the opportunity
Reporting to the Senior Surveyor, you will support the Mine Surveying team in delivering accurate and timely surveying services across our operations. You’ll gain practical experience maintaining underground models, supporting mine design execution and contributing to reporting and statutory requirements.
This role provides structured learning, mentoring and exposure to both field and office‑based surveying activities.
What you’ll be involved in
- Assisting with underground and surface survey requirements
- Supporting maintenance of the underground model and mine design execution
- Developing proficiency in autonomous survey tasks over time
- Contributing to end‑of‑month calculations and reporting
- Building CAD processing skills and survey computations
- Prism monitoring surveys and equipment care and maintenance
- Ensuring compliance with safety, health and environmental standards [Survey | Word]
About you
You are enthusiastic, detail‑focused and keen to start your career in mine surveying.
You will bring:
- A tertiary qualification in Surveying
- Strong computer literacy and communication skills
- A proactive approach and willingness to learn
- A current manual C Class driver’s licence
- A National Police Clearance (or ability to obtain)
- Ability to pass Westgold’s pre‑employment medical and D&A screening
Vacation work or practical experience is advantageous but not essential.
What Westgold offers
- Permanent full‑time employment with a successful WA gold producer
- Structured graduate development with mentoring and on‑the‑job training
- Performance‑based bonus and competitive remuneration
- Health and wellbeing allowance and EAP support
- Family and medical leave policies (including IVF, surrogacy and adoption)
- Salary sacrifice options and long‑term career pathways [Survey | Word]
Westgold is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including First Nations peoples.
Applications may close early if a suitable candidate pool is identified.
No agency referrals will be accepted.
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 [email protected]
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.
