Senior Mining Engineer - UG
The Opportunity
Join a gold operation at a pivotal stage of growth, with active open pit production, underground development underway and an approximate 8-year mine life.
Located within the highly prospective Tennant Creek Mineral Field, this opportunity sits with one of Australia's growing gold producers, focused on developing and operating high-quality gold assets in the Northern Territory.
With underground operations continuing to ramp up, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership of underground mine planning and scheduling activities while influencing production outcomes, mine design and future development.
Reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent, you will lead underground mine planning activities to support the safe, efficient and sustainable delivery of production objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
What's on Offer:
About You:
Requirements:
Apply Now
If you're looking for a senior underground mining role with broad planning responsibility and the opportunity to contribute to the growth of a developing underground operation, we'd like to hear from you.
Unfortunately, MPI Recruitment can only consider applicants with relevant qualifications and experience who are Australian Permanent Residents or hold valid working rights for Australia.
Join a gold operation at a pivotal stage of growth, with active open pit production, underground development underway and an approximate 8-year mine life.
Located within the highly prospective Tennant Creek Mineral Field, this opportunity sits with one of Australia's growing gold producers, focused on developing and operating high-quality gold assets in the Northern Territory.
With underground operations continuing to ramp up, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership of underground mine planning and scheduling activities while influencing production outcomes, mine design and future development.
Reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent, you will lead underground mine planning activities to support the safe, efficient and sustainable delivery of production objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead underground mine design, planning and scheduling activities
- Develop production forecasts, budgets and performance reports
- Support stope optimisation and production improvement initiatives
- Provide technical leadership across underground mining operations
- Incorporate ventilation and operational requirements into mine plans
- Monitor plan compliance and identify opportunities for optimisation
- Support drill and blast planning and underground production activities
- Work closely with operational teams to achieve production targets.
What's on Offer:
- FIFO 15:13 roster into NT
- Single-room ensuite accommodation
- Opportunity to help shape a developing underground operation
- Leadership role within the Technical Services team
- Long-life mining operation with ongoing growth and long-term mine development
About You:
- Bachelor of Mining Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 8 years' underground hard rock mining engineering experience
- Strong capability in mine design, scheduling, budgeting and production forecasting
- Experience with underground mine planning, stope optimisation, ventilation and drill and blast
- Advanced proficiency in Deswik and Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong technical leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
Requirements:
- Current Australian C class driver's licence
- National police clearance issued within the last six months
- Ability to pass a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol screening.
Apply Now
If you're looking for a senior underground mining role with broad planning responsibility and the opportunity to contribute to the growth of a developing underground operation, we'd like to hear from you.
Unfortunately, MPI Recruitment can only consider applicants with relevant qualifications and experience who are Australian Permanent Residents or hold valid working rights for Australia.
Jacinta McConnell
Consultant | Mining and Resources
If you have any questions about this role, please contact me.
Job ID: 40599 JM
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