Principal Risk & Assurance

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.

Westgold Resources is seeking an experienced Principal Risk & Assurance to lead and continually improve our enterprise risk management and assurance frameworks across the business.

Based in Perth on a Monday to Friday roster, this strategic leadership role will partner with operational and corporate stakeholders to strengthen risk governance, support informed decision-making and enhance organisational resilience.

About the Role

Reporting to the Group Manager Safety & Training, you will provide expert advice and leadership across enterprise risk, critical risk management and assurance activities. You will play a key role in ensuring risks are effectively identified, assessed, controlled and reported across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of Westgold's Risk Management Framework
• Facilitate enterprise, operational and project risk assessments
• Maintain oversight of material business risks and critical controls
• Develop and coordinate assurance programs across the organisation
• Monitor, analyse and report on risk performance and emerging risks
• Provide risk insights and recommendations to senior leaders
• Support business continuity and organisational resilience initiatives
• Drive risk management capability and risk culture across the business
• Develop meaningful reporting for Executive Leadership and governance committees
• Ensure risk management processes remain aligned with regulatory and business requirements

About You

You are a strategic risk professional with strong analytical capability and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will possess

• Significant experience in enterprise risk, assurance, governance or compliance
• Strong understanding of risk management principles and frameworks
• Experience facilitating risk workshops and engaging diverse stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional communication and influencing abilities
• Experience presenting risk information to senior leaders and decision-makers
• A collaborative approach with a focus on continuous improvement

Qualifications & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Risk Management, Business, Commerce, Engineering, Safety or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise risk and assurance within a complex organisation
• Experience within mining, resources, heavy industry or another regulated environment
• Knowledge of risk governance, assurance and control effectiveness methodologies
• Experience developing risk reporting and management systems
• Professional risk, governance or auditing qualifications will be highly regarded

What We Offer

• Perth-based Monday to Friday position
• Competitive remuneration package
• Opportunity to influence strategic business outcomes
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of mining operations
• Collaborative and values-driven team environment
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• At Westgold, we believe effective risk management is fundamental to sustainable success. If you're passionate about driving strong governance, improving decision-making and creating long-term value, we'd love to hear from you.

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.