Principal Mine Planning Engineer

_{26th August, 2026}

Myndshift Group supports a number of industries including mining, civil construction and heavy engineering. With our extensive experience and wide-reaching network, we proudly connect high-calibre professionals with some of Australia’s largest organisations.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Mine Planning Engineer to join an expanding mining company entering an exciting phase of growth.

With a number of new mine restart projects due to commence, this is a key role within the corporate technical team, providing the opportunity to influence long-term mine planning, project development and operational strategy across a growing portfolio of assets.

Based in the company's Brisbane head office, this is a Monday to Friday corporate role with occasional travel to operating and project sites.

We are seeking a technically strong and commercially minded Mine Planning Engineer who can bring significant long-term mine planning experience, combined with a proven background in open-cut hardrock mining, ideally across Gold and Copper operations.

About the Role
Reporting into the senior technical leadership team, you will play a key role in developing and delivering mine plans that support the company's growth strategy and upcoming mine restart projects.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead long-term mine planning activities across existing and developing mining projects.
• Develop and optimise strategic mine plans, schedules and production scenarios.
• Provide technical input into mine restart and project development studies.
• Assess mine design, sequencing, production strategies and operational opportunities.
• Work closely with geology, technical services, operations and senior management teams.
• Provide high-quality technical advice to support investment and business decisions.
• Identify opportunities to optimise mine plans, production outcomes and project economics.
• Contribute to feasibility studies, life-of-mine planning and project evaluations.
• Support the transition of projects from planning and study phases through to execution.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About You
The successful candidate will be an experienced Mine Planning professional with a strong technical foundation and the ability to operate at a strategic level.

You will ideally bring:

• Significant long-term mine planning experience within the mining industry.
• Proven experience in open-cut hardrock mining.
• Strong exposure to Gold and/or Copper operations.
• Experience contributing to or leading mine restart projects is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of mine design, scheduling, optimisation and life-of-mine planning.
• Demonstrated ability to develop robust and practical long-term mine plans.
• Advanced experience with Deswik, Spry and Vulcan software.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and commercial skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability.
• The ability to work collaboratively across technical, operational and corporate teams.
• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a company at an important stage of its growth journey, with multiple projects providing genuine opportunity to influence the future direction of the business.

You will have exposure to mine development and restart projects, work closely with senior leadership and play a key role in shaping long-term mining strategies.

If you are an experienced Mine Planning Engineer looking for a senior technical role where your expertise can make a genuine impact, we would welcome your application.

For a confidential discussion, please contact:

Mark Powell - Director
Myndshift Group
0488 745 454
mark@myndshiftgroup.com.au