Lead Underground Short-Term Planning Engineer

Evolution Mining; Cloncurry Shire; On-site; AUD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Study assistance

Discounted health insurance

Flexible work options

Competitive live-local incentives and

Job summary

Evolution Mining is seeking a Senior Short Term Planning Engineer at Ernest Henry Operations. You’ll lead a mining engineering team, translate strategy into execution, and drive safe, achievable outcomes across the underground operation.

The role covers production drill and blast, scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects, with a focus on aligning with budgets and quarterly plans. Residential or FIFO from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns on an 8/6 roster; competitive rosters and career

Qualifications

• Extensive underground mining experience across short-term planning, production engineering and drill and blast.
• Experience in Sub Level Caving operations or strong understanding of cave mining methods.
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of mining engineers responsible for short-term planning activities across the operation.
• Drive delivery of the Short Term Mine Plan, covering a horizon from shift to three months.
• Oversee planning functions including drill and blast design, scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects.
• Partner with operational and technical teams to ensure alignment with budget and quarterly plan objectives.
• Identify operational risks and opportunities and implement practical solutions.

Skills

Underground mining

Short-term planning

Drill and blast

Cave mining methods

Deswik CAD

Deswik Scheduler

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor of Mining Engineering

Tools

Deswik CAD

Deswik Scheduler

Microsoft Office

Job description

Evolution Mining is seeking a Senior Short Term Planning Engineer at Ernest Henry Operations. You’ll lead a mining engineering team, translate strategy into execution, and drive safe, achievable outcomes across the underground operation.

The role covers production drill and blast, scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects, with a focus on aligning with budgets and quarterly plans. Residential or FIFO from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns on an 8/6 roster; competitive rosters and career