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.
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.
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.