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 Cadia
Our Cadia Valley Operation in New South Wales is situated about 25 kilometers from Orange and 250 kilometers west of Sydney. Cadia produces gold doré bars from a gravity circuit and gold-rich copper concentrates from a flotation circuit. The operation includes the Cadia East Mine which is globally renowned for its use of block caving, a large-scale underground mining method.
We acknowledge the Wiradjuri people, traditional custodians of the land surrounding Cadia, and proudly run an Indigenous Buddy Program to enrich the workplace experience our Indigenous employees. As a residential (drive-in / drive-out) mine, Cadia values community deeply, offering both financial and in-kind support to organizations across Blayney, Cabonne, and Orange townships. The Orange region is often referred to as the gateway to Country New South Wales with acclaimed wineries, fine dining, annual festivals and charming heritage villages making for an unparalleled work-life balance.
Who we're looking for
We are seeking an experienced Analyst - Asset Management to play a critical role in driving cost discipline, financial transparency and reliability outcomes across our fixed plant operations. This is a senior individual contributor role suited to someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering, financial modelling and enterprise systems—delivering accurate budgets, robust forecasts and data-driven insights that improve asset and maintenance strategies.
About the Role
Reporting to the Supervisor, you will support significant fixed-plant OPEX and CAPEX portfolios, partnering closely with Asset Management, Planning & Scheduling, Finance and site leadership. Your work will anchor the site’s cost performance through budget development, cost analytics, strategy economics, BI reporting and high-quality data governance across SAP and our work management systems. You will grow the strategic and financial skillset of an Asset Manager while remaining an individual contributor.
Key responsibilities:
- Build and maintain detailed OPEX and CAPEX budgets and forecasts at equipment and strategy level
- Deliver monthly plan-vs-actual reporting, variance analysis and unit-cost insights
- Analyse key cost drivers including materials, labour, contractors and downtime, and track savings initiatives
- Translate engineering analysis outcomes into financially quantified maintenance strategy improvements (NPV/IRR)
- Design and maintain Power BI dashboards integrating work order, vendor, materials and budget and actuals cost data
- Ensure strong SAP S/4HANA, FieldGlass and MOS/WMS data hygiene and contractor cost reconciliation
- Support outage and preventative maintenance planning through accurate cost and materials alignment
- Coach planners and supervisors on financial discipline, data quality and continuous improvement practices
- Prepare management packs and facilitate regular cost and performance reviews with senior stakeholders
You are analytical, commercially minded and confident operating in complex operational environments. You enjoy working with large datasets, challenging assumptions and influencing decisions through clear, evidence-based insights.
You will bring:
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Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Finance, Economics or Commerce are valued, however, we also welcome applicants from trade or maintenance backgrounds who have built strong CMMS capability, analytical skills and commercial acumen through experience and further study.
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Strong experience in asset-intensive or fixed-plant environments, ideally within maintenance or reliability.
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Demonstrated capability in budgeting, forecasting and cost modelling for large operations
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Advanced CMMS literacy (SAP skills highly regarded), with strong Power BI and Excel skills
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Experience applying strategy economics, PMO/Criticality and risk-based maintenance principles
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The ability to coach and influence cross-functional stakeholders to deliver initiatives and uplift cost control and data quality improvements.
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A proactive, improvement-focused mindset aligned to safety, compliance and operational excellence
We value transferable skills and diverse backgrounds — if this role excites you, we’d love to talk.
Enjoy the lifestyle benefits of a residential role in Orange, NSW, with a 5/2 or 9-day fortnight roster that supports work-life balance. This opportunity is ideally suited to candidates with unrestricted Australian working rights who are looking to build a long-term future within a high-performing operation.
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, 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!
