Planning Engineer – Northern Operations
Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.
FIFO 8:6 | Northern Operations | Westgold Resources
This pivotal role reports to the Senior Planning Engineer and operates on an 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster from Perth. Based at Westgold's Northern Operations, this is an excellent opportunity for a motivated mining professional with 2+ years of experience in a Production Engineering role and a strong interest in transitioning into the Planning space. You'll play a key role in supporting the mining operations team by delivering safe, timely, and accurate plans aligned with production targets and industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Develop development designs in line with 13-week plans
Prepare stope designs for production engineering use
Deliver Mini-DAF and DAF designs
Complete stope notes and stope reconciliations
Assist in preparing 13-week schedules as required
Review drilling and blasting plans
Produce ventilation models for short- to medium-term planning
Manage ad hoc projects as directed by the Senior Mining Engineer and UG Manager
Identify key activities and critical path processes for budgets, forecasts, and weekly plans
Mentor and support junior engineers
What You'll Bring
Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering
Minimum 2 years' experience in production drill & blast
Planning experience is desirable but not essential
Exposure to forecasting and budget preparation
Familiarity with Deswik UGDB or similar design software
First Class Mine Manager's Certificate (desirable)
The Westgold Offer
A range of benefits including:
A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
Performance-based bonus
Group salary continuation insurance
A health and wellness allowance
Health insurance discount
A range of Family and Medical leave policies that include IVF, surrogacy and adoption
Referral bonus – bring your mates along
5 years' pro-rata long-service leave
Salary sacrifice options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that include financial advice
Equal Opportunity
Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams lead to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email
Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.
#J-*****-Ljbffr