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.