Advisor Electrical

Workplace Type: Onsite

About Newmont

At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

About Lihir

Our Lihir Operation, located on the beautiful island of Niolam, approximately 800km north of Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, is one of the world’s largest gold mines. Set within a geothermically active, extinct volcanic crater, Lihir operates an open-pit mine producing refractory ore, which undergoes pressure oxidation and conventional leaching to recover gold. Our workforce includes both residential and commute rosters, creating a diverse and dynamic team. Lihir offers a range of recreational facilities, including a gym, sports club, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, and a 9-hole golf course. For those who enjoy the outdoors, the Lihir fishing and boating clubs provide access to pristine waters and beaches, while our onsite deli and café serve fresh local and imported produce, barista-made coffee, and freshly baked goods.

We are proud to work closely with the local Lihirian community and value its vibrant culture. Through initiatives like our School to Mine program, we offer meaningful employment, training, and development opportunities for Lihirian men and women, as well as scholarships and vocational apprenticeships. We also partner with the New Ireland Province to ensure economic benefits flow directly to the community, strengthening our commitment to sustainable development and positive local impact.

Your Impact

As an Advisor Electrical, you will play a critical role in keeping essential power and electrical infrastructure operating safely, reliably, and efficiently. Working across power generation equipment, high-voltage and low-voltage distribution networks, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, and industrial infrastructure, you will help drive asset reliability, operational performance, and continuous improvement across a complex mining operation. Your expertise will directly support safe production outcomes while contributing to the development of people, systems, and electrical maintenance excellence.

As part of our team, you will

• Lead and support safe electrical maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with site safety standards and electrical regulations.
• Coordinate planned, corrective, and shutdown maintenance activities to maximize equipment availability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults and identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and asset health.
• Monitor and maintain critical electrical assets including generators, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, MCCs, and distribution networks.
• Work closely with maintenance teams, contractors, and operational stakeholders to deliver safe and reliable outcomes.
• Manage maintenance records, work orders, and asset information using systems such as SAP Fusion Maintenance Management.
• Support reliability improvement initiatives, condition monitoring programs, and continuous improvement projects that enhance operational performance.
• Contribute to the growth and capability development of team members while building your own leadership and technical expertise

Prerequisites for your success in this role

To Thrive In This Role, You Will Bring

• A current Electrical Trade Qualification / Licensed Electrician.
• Demonstrated experience in electrical maintenance, operations, or asset management within mining, power generation, utilities, or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of HV and LV electrical distribution systems, generators, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, and power infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating tradespeople, contractors, and maintenance activities in a safety-critical environment.
• A proactive, safety-first mindset with the ability to conduct risk assessments, manage permit-to-work processes, and promote safe work practices.
• Strong planning, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
• Experience using maintenance management systems such as SAP Fusion, SAP PM, or similar platforms.
• Certifications such as HV Switching Authorisation, LOTO/PTW training, and electrical safety qualifications will be highly regarded.

Your work environment

You'll join a collaborative team that values safety, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and professional growth. This role works closely with the Electrical Superintendent, maintenance personnel, and contractors to support critical power and utilities infrastructure. You'll enjoy a dynamic environment where no two days are the same, balancing hands-on field engagement with maintenance coordination, reliability improvement, and strategic asset performance initiatives.

This position offers genuine career development opportunities, with pathways into broader electrical leadership, asset management, and superintendent-level roles. You'll also gain exposure to emerging technologies, predictive maintenance tools, SAP analytics, and condition monitoring systems that will strengthen your technical and leadership capabilities.

Working Conditions

This role is offered on a 21:21 (day shift only) Fly in, Fly out (FIFO) roster to Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea

Our FIFO employees stay in a secure and comfortable camp, in an en-suited and airconditioned room equipped with mini fridge, TV and Wi-Fi. A variety of healthy meal options are catered for at our mess; and the wet mess provides a relaxed social setting where employees can unwind with a game of pool or darts.

Why join Newmont

• Work in a remote operational environment supporting critical electrical and power infrastructure.
• Engage with a diverse range of stakeholders including maintenance teams, contractors, and operational leaders.
• Be part of an inclusive workplace that encourages applications from women, local nationals, and underrepresented groups while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Submit your application through our website quoting reference number 43383 before the advertised closing date: 5 August 2026\.

At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion, our Lihir team – 90% of which are Papua New Guinean – is dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment where meaningful, long-term connections can be formed within the industry.

We believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. We know no candidate meets every qualification listed, so if you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply – we’d love to hear from you!