Mine Engineer - Open Pit
Australia, Western Australia
Fulltime: 84 hrs a week / A$ 160000 - 170000 per year
Experience: 2-4 Years
Mining
Introduction
Reporting into the Technical Services team, you will be responsible for supporting short- to medium-term mine planning, production engineering and drill and blast activities. You will work closely with Mining Operations, Geology, Survey and other technical teams to ensure plans are practical, achievable and aligned with production targets.
What are you going to do
- Develop and maintain short- and medium-term open pit mine plans and schedules.
- Prepare mine designs and production schedules aligned with operational requirements.
- Undertake drill and blast design, planning and optimisation.
- Monitor production performance against plan and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Complete production reporting, reconciliation and variance analysis.
- Work closely with Mining Operations to ensure mine plans are practical and achievable.
- Collaborate with Geology, Survey, Geotechnical and other technical disciplines.
- Support the development of budgets, forecasts and longer-term planning activities.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency and mine performance.
- Ensure all engineering activities are completed in accordance with relevant safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to a positive safety culture and continuous improvement across the operation.
Essential skills and knowledge
To be successful in this role, you will be a motivated Mining Engineer with a strong understanding of open pit mining and a practical approach to mine planning and production.
- Degree qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.
- Strong mining engineering experience.
- Strong open pit hard-rock mining experience, ideally within gold.
- Demonstrated experience across mine planning, scheduling and production engineering.
- Strong understanding of drill and blast design and optimisation.
- Experience with mine design and scheduling software, with Deswik highly regarded.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Ability to work effectively within a close-knit technical and operational team.
- Strong commitment to safety and operational excellence.
- Current WA C Class Driver's Licence.
What we offer
- Permanent position on an attractive 8:6 days-only roster.
- Kalgoorlie-based opportunity within a growing gold mining operation.
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Outstanding quarterly bonus opportunity.
- Opportunity to work within a supportive and high-performing technical team.
- Strong career progression opportunities as the operation continues to grow.
- Opportunity to make a genuine impact across mine planning, production and continuous improvement.
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 a variety of 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 of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 50 years of successful operation.
Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.
Do you have questions?
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact Ewan: E.meers@brunel.net
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