Underground mine planning engineer

Job Title

Underground Mine Planning Engineer

Location

Laverton, Western Australia

Job Type

Permanent – Full Time

Job Description

Join the Duketon underground operations as an experienced underground mine planning engineer and support the team in achieving business objectives through detailed, high‐quality planning, scheduling and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present mine development plans including level layouts, decline, escape ways and ventilation to meet LOM requirements.
• Develop, compare and rank multiple mining strategies in collaboration with senior mine geologists and under the direction of the technical services manager.
• Produce mining schedules in accordance with each strategy, including quarterly and life‐of‐mine forecasts.
• Based on the optimized mine strategy, produce and present the full LOM plan and schedules on a quarterly basis.
• Communicate the LOM plan to all relevant personnel to ensure awareness of future targets and operational directions.
• Update and maintain mine planning and design procedures for all tasks performed within the engineering team.
• Identify and report any issues or risks in mine development, and create systems to improve planning methods.
• Update all mining costs quarterly, using a 12‐month rolling average based on actuals.
• Review economic evaluations for each mine design completed within the engineering team to ensure financial objectives are met and material meets determined cut‐off grades.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings during the mine design process and assist in preparing the yearly mining budget.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience as an underground mine planning engineer.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and Deswik capability.
• Ability to integrate practical mining constraints with strategic mine design and scheduling.
• Confidence producing, reviewing, and communicating LOM strategies, schedules and technical documentation.
• Experience preparing technical reports, reserve inputs and planning documentation in line with JORC or other relevant standards.
• Demonstrated commitment to site safety systems, hazard identification and maintaining high safety standards.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities.
• Collaborative work environment where input matters.
• Employee service awards and employee referral incentives.
• Supportive and highly experienced leadership team.
• Wellbeing support for personal and professional matters (EAP).
• Competitive salary with annual incentives.