Senior Mine Engineer

Are you a passionate mining professional with strong design skills and leadership ability? We are seeking an experienced Senior Mining Engineer, who will be responsible for the oversight of the mining engineering team and to verify that design work is optimised, practical and effective. The role requires a strong focus on technical design work including stope design, drill and blast design and development design as well as strong personnel management skills.

Roster:

This role will be based onsite in Cobar, NSW working an 8/6 days FIFO roster from Brisbane or Sydney with local candidates highly regarded. 

Reporting to the Mining Engineering Superintendent you will be responsible for:

• Supervision of the Mining Engineers to ensure that drill and blast designs are being carried out in a manner that will enable safe and efficient extraction of ore, maximise ore recovery and minimise stope dilution.
• Supervision of the Mining Engineers to ensure that short to medium term (0-6 month) mine designs (stoping and development) are completed in a timely fashion to enable adequate scheduling and preparation of the planned work, and to a standard that will enable the designs to be implemented in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ensure compliance to mine design standards through enforcement (including regular audits / assessments) of design checklists and stope summaries and ensure the effectiveness of the design process through regular review of standards and processes governing mine design and seek improvements where standards are limited or deficient.
• Ensure design tracker system is implemented / managed to ensure effective prioritisation and tracking of short-term planning deliverables.
• Ensure systems are in place to manage continuous improvement and use mine data to help inform and optimise designs and process within the planning team in partnership with the production engineers.
• Ensure that the Mine Engineering Superintendent is made aware of any mine design issues that have the potential to adversely affect mine safety or production.
• Supervision of the Graduate Mining Engineers & Mining engineering team to ensure career progression milestones are identified and completed.
• Decision-making through consultation to resolve production/scheduling conflicts in the Technical Services team and provide clear direction to Technical Service and Operations teams. Refer unresolved issues to the Mine Engineering Superintendent.
• Provide general technical assistance and contribute ideas to the Technical Services Team.
• Assist the Technical Services Manager in the preparation of monthly financial accruals, review of mining costs and cost transfers.

About You:

To be successful, you will bring the following skills, experience and personal attributes:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ underground mining experience
• Extensive prior experience in mine design / planning (including understanding of ventilation and drill and blast design)
• Experience using Deswik or other mine design software.
• Experience in managing and mentoring people.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations in mining.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary including eligibility to participate in quarterly bonus.
• Opportunity to grow your career within a dynamic international organisation.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including access to gym and pool facilities to our employees and their dependants in Cobar.
• Join a business that is growing in Australia and exposed to the high growth commodities of copper and gold. 

To Apply:

If you believe you have the skills, knowledge and experience to fulfil this role, please submit your application online by clicking ‘Apply’. Please include a Cover Letter which outlines how your skills and experience align with this role.

We thank all applicants for your interest and the time taken to submit your application. While we consider all suitable applicants, only those short-listed for interview will be contacted.

Please note: All candidates must have the right to live and work in Australia and will be required to undertake a comprehensive pre-employment medical screen, including drug and alcohol testing.

To learn more about Harmony and CSA Mine, please visit: https://www.harmony.co.za/operations/australia/csa-copper-mine/