Senior Mining Engineer Underground
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane
Experience: 6-9 Years
Mining
Introduction
Join a highly technical Life of Mine Studies team supporting a major underground copper project progressing through Pre-Feasibility. You'll work across underground mine planning, scheduling and Deswik, with exposure to complex caving methods and long-term development. This is an opportunity to take ownership of challenging technical work, influence future mine plans and build specialist experience on a globally significant project.
About this role
This is an opportunity for an experienced underground Mining Engineer to join a highly technical Life of Mine Studies team, supporting a globally significant, large-scale underground copper project as it progresses through Pre-Feasibility.
The position will suit someone with a strong background in underground metalliferous mining, mine planning and scheduling, who enjoys solving complex technical problems and wants to take greater ownership of long-term planning and studies work.
The project involves technically complex underground mining and caving methods, providing the successful candidate with exposure to a highly specialised mining environment. Previous block cave or caving experience would be highly regarded; however, it is not essential. The priority is finding a technically capable underground Mining Engineer with strong planning, scheduling and Deswik experience who can successfully transition their skills into the caving environment.
This is not a traditional production-focused Senior Mining Engineer position. The role is centred around long-term technical planning, scheduling, mine design, studies and evaluation of future mining options.
Working closely with the Principal Mining Engineer, Studies Manager and wider technical team, you will:
- Develop, review and optimise underground mine plans and schedules.
- Undertake Life of Mine (LOM), long-term and strategic mine planning.
- Develop and assess underground development and production schedules.
- Use Deswik, particularly Deswik.Sched and Deswik.CAD, to develop and evaluate mine plans, designs and schedules.
- Support the development of technically achievable and commercially robust Life of Mine strategies.
- Undertake underground mine design and development planning.
- Evaluate alternative mining sequences, development strategies and production scenarios.
- Contribute to project work as the operation progresses through Pre-Feasibility and future study phases.
- Participate in technical studies, trade-off studies and option assessments.
- Analyse technical information and translate findings into clear engineering recommendations.
- Work across mine planning, design, scheduling, infrastructure and other technical workstreams.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure mine plans integrate effectively with broader project requirements.
- Review planning assumptions, constraints, risks and opportunities.
- Support the development of capital development strategies and associated schedules.
- Identify opportunities to improve mine plans, schedules and project value.
- Prepare technical documentation, reports and presentations.
- Present technical findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Work with internal technical specialists, operational teams, consultants and contractors.
- Take ownership of complex technical work and deliver outcomes with a high degree of independence.
- Challenge assumptions where appropriate and contribute to continuous improvement across mine planning and studies.
- Provide technical input and guidance to other engineers within the team.
- Contribute to a collaborative, technically focused team environment.
Is this you?
The successful candidate will be a technically strong Mining Engineer with significant underground metalliferous mining experience and a strong background in mine planning and scheduling.
You will ideally bring:
- Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or related discipline.
- 5+ years' relevant mining engineering experience, with significant underground exposure.
- Strong hands-on underground mine planning and scheduling experience.
- Strong working knowledge of Deswik, ideally Deswik.Sched and Deswik.CAD.
- Experience in underground mine design, development planning and scheduling.
- Exposure to Life of Mine (LOM), long-term or strategic mine planning.
- Experience within underground gold, copper, base metals or other metalliferous operations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and technical engineering capability.
- Ability to independently deliver complex technical work.
- Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A proactive approach with the ability to take ownership of technical outcomes.
- Have full Australian Work Rights with no restrictions
Experience across mining studies, Scoping, PFS, Feasibility, mine expansion, trade-off studies or scenario analysis will be highly regarded but is not essential.
Candidates do not need to come from a dedicated studies background. Strong underground planning, scheduling and Deswik capability is the priority.
What we offer
- Exposure to a world-class, large-scale underground copper operation.
- Involvement during an important Pre-Feasibility stage of project development.
- Complex underground mine planning and scheduling.
- Exposure to specialist caving methods.
- Life of Mine and strategic planning experience.
- Challenging technical studies and scenario evaluation.
- The opportunity to work alongside experienced underground mining specialists.
- Significant ownership of technical work.
- Exposure to senior technical and project stakeholders.
- Long-term project visibility.
- International project exposure.
About Brunel
Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.
Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby, backed by a global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 50 years of successful operation.
Brunel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.
Do you have questions?
If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Ewan Meers: e.meers@brunel.net