About us

K92 Mining Limited are the owners the high-grade Kainantu Gold Mine in Eastern Highlands Province. Since commencing operations in 2016, we have delivered consistent production growth. More importantly, we have contributed significantly to the economy of Papua New Guinea, more than 90% of our employees and contractors are from PNG and our local education and skills development initiatives which include scholarships, traineeships and adult literacy programs continue to bring significant benefit the communities in which we operate. 

We are now transforming the operation with a new 1.2 mtpa process plant as well as extensive construction and expansion across site that will see us triple the output from our mine by 2027. In addition to our ongoing production success, we have an extensive exploration programme across our highly prospective tenement, making K92 a great place to build a long-term career.

About the role

Supporting our rapid growth at the Kainantu Gold mine, we are seeking to add a paramedic to our team to provide advanced site clinic emergency care and lead the development of emergency medical response capability at K92, ensuring the site can safely stabilise and manage serious injury and illness in a remote, high risk mining environment.

The role requires the ability to operate effectively in remote, resource limited and delayed evacuation environments where prolonged patient stabilisation, autonomous clinical decision making and practical operational judgement are critical.

The role is critical in integrating medical response with Emergency Response Team (ERT) and mine rescue functions and in establishing a structured, competent and assured emergency response system.

Key / Major Accountabilities

• Provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) level care for trauma, medical emergencies and critical illness.
• Lead clinical response during high risk and time critical incidents.
• Ensure effective stabilisation, packaging and transfer of patients for evacuation.
• Establish and maintain fit for purpose emergency medical response capability aligned to site risk profile.
• Develop and implement clinical response protocols for high risk scenarios (UG incidents, process plant exposure, MVA, etc.).
• Identify and drive improvements in emergency equipment, drugs and ambulance capability.
• Integrate medical response into ERT and underground rescue operations.
• Define and embed clear response interfaces between ERT, Clinic, Security / transport.
• Support coordinated emergency response across site.
• Provide functional leadership and technical oversight of all field-based emergency response personnel, including national paramedics and medical responders operating in underground and remote work areas.
• Direct and coordinate day to day emergency response readiness in high-risk operational zones (including 800L).
• Establish and enforce minimum competency standards for field-based responders.
• Conduct regular field-based coaching, mentoring and performance feedback.
• Identify capability gaps and implement targeted training and development plans.
• Ensure alignment between underground response capability and surface medical support.
• Support structured mentoring, coaching and capability uplift of national paramedics, Health Extension Officers and emergency responders.
• Develop and implement Mass Casualty Response capability.
• Lead and participate in scenario-based emergency exercises.
• Support medical input into Crisis Management Plan activation.
• Deliver structured training to ERT members, Health Extension Officers, Nursing staff.
• Establish and maintain minimum competency standards.
• Conduct verification of competency (VOC) and identify capability gaps.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to clinical and emergency personnel.
• Participate in incident reviews and learning processes.
• Contribute to development of emergency response procedures and standards.

About You

Experience

• Formal qualification in Paramedic Science (or equivalent).
• Current Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification.
• Minimum 5–10 years’ experience in emergency response environments.
• Demonstrated experience working in underground mining operations or equivalent high risk confined environments.
• Proven experience operating in remote and resource sector environments.
• Demonstrated experience operating in prolonged care or delayed evacuation environments.
• Evidence of current clinical competency and recent operational experience.
• Experience in mine rescue or technical rescue operations.
• Proven experience delivering emergency response training and competency assessments.
• Experience in mass casualty response and simulation exercises.
• Exposure to extended care or delayed evacuation environments.
• Experience working in PNG or similar remote / developing environments.
• Strong decision-making under pressure.
• High level of leadership and emotional intelligence.
• Practical, hands-on approach.
• Ability to influence and build capability across teams.
• Comfortable operating within active underground mining and high-risk operational environments.
• Able to build strong working relationships and operational credibility across workforce, supervisors, ERT and underground operations personnel.
• Disciplined and professional approach to emergency response readiness, equipment standards and procedural compliance.

Life at K92 

K92 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, our commitment is to respect the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free from discrimination.  Our values of Collaboration, Accountability, Respect for others, Excellence and Safety are at the core of everything we do, and they are the foundation upon which our success has been built.

Our camp is well managed and provides residents with good, healthy meals made from locally sourced fresh produce as well as internet, cable tv and a gymnasium.

At K92, we want all employees to share in our success, so as well as a competitive salary, employees also participate in our long- and short-term incentive plans, we also provide employees with access to savings incentive programs, medical assistance and the option to salary sacrifice for certain expenses.

In addition to all of this, employees can also access our Wellbeing and employee assistance programs whilst working a friendly roster. 

TO COMPLY WITH PNG GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS ALL EXPATRIATE POSITIONS ARE OFFERED ON A FIXED TERM BASIS