Senior Mining Engineer
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.
Key Responsibilities
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.