Maintenance Superintendent: EEM

Anglo American / De Beers Group; Middlemount; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglo American invites applications for an Electrical Engineering Manager overseeing maintenance and electrical practices across an underground coal mine in Queensland. The role provides technical leadership to planners and superintendents to optimise equipment availability and performance, ensuring compliance with the Coal Mining Act and regulations.

The position emphasizes safety, asset management, and developing five-year maintenance strategies, with emphasis on training and cost-effective

Qualifications

• Electrical trade qualification (including Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas) with extensive experience in underground coal mining operations.
• Coal Mining Competencies recognised for Underground Electrical Engineering Manager.
• Tertiary engineering qualifications are highly regarded; postgraduate maintenance management qualifications advantageous.
• Underground Electrical Engineering Manager Certificate of Competency or pathway to attainment highly regarded.
• Demonstrated experience in asset management and maintenance planning.
• Strong leadership ability to influence, coach and uphold electrical engineering standards.
• High-level knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements relating to statutory electrical compliance in underground coal mining.
• Proven ability to develop and implement maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all electrical engineering standards, systems, and practices across the mine.
• Maintain statutory compliance for electrical plant, equipment, and personnel.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve safe, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective electrical engineering systems and procedures.
• Drive performance improvements through engineering initiatives and equipment enhancements.
• Provide visible leadership by developing and communicating electrical engineering strategies and plans across the workforce.
• Establish and maintain competency-based training programs to ensure personnel are appropriately trained, authorised, and compliant with legislative requirements.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing management of a robust five-year maintenance and engineering plan.
• Develop and oversee rolling weekly maintenance plans and schedules to achieve equipment availability and reliability targets.
• Establish engineering standards and provide approval for electrical plant, equipment design, technical specifications, and personnel qualifications.
• Ensure statutory electrical overhauls are completed to the required standard in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Monitor maintenance expenditure, identify budget variances, and implement corrective actions and improvement initiatives to optimise operating costs.

Skills

Electrical trade

Underground mining

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Regulatory compliance

Asset management

Education

Engineering degree

Maintenance Management qualifications

Job description

Steelmaking coal is an essential ingredient in blast-furnace steel manufacture, producing steel used for critical building and infrastructure around the world.In Australia, we operate five steelmaking coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, and have additional joint venture interests in steelmaking coal and manganese, as well as copper exploration projects underway in North West Queensland and Western Australia.

Job Description

As our Electrical Engineering Manager (EEM), you will be responsible for delivering annual maintenance targets and ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient performance of mining equipment across the operation. You will provide technical leadership and expert advice to the Long-Term Planner and Maintenance Superintendents to optimise equipment availability, reliability, and performance.

This is a statutory position accountable for establishing and maintaining electrical engineering practices that comply with the relevant Coal Mining Act and Regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all electrical engineering standards, systems, and practices across the mine.
• Maintain statutory compliance for electrical plant, equipment, and personnel.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve safe, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective electrical engineering systems and procedures.
• Drive performance improvements through engineering initiatives and equipment enhancements.
• Provide visible leadership by developing and communicating electrical engineering strategies and plans across the workforce.
• Establish and maintain competency-based training programs to ensure personnel are appropriately trained, authorised, and compliant with legislative requirements.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing management of a robust five-year maintenance and engineering plan.
• Develop and oversee rolling weekly maintenance plans and schedules to achieve equipment availability and reliability targets.
• Establish engineering standards and provide approval for electrical plant, equipment design, technical specifications, and personnel qualifications.
• Ensure statutory electrical overhauls are completed to the required standard in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Monitor maintenance expenditure, identify budget variances, and implement corrective actions and improvement initiatives to optimise operating costs.

Qualifications

• Electrical trade qualification (including Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas competencies) with extensive experience in underground coal mining operations.
• The Coal Mining Competencies recognised by the Coal Mining Safety & Health Advisory Committee for Underground Electrical Engineering Manager.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering are highly regarded; postgraduate qualifications in Maintenance Management will be advantageous.
• An Underground Electrical Engineering Manager Certificate of Competency issued by the Board of Examiners and the practising certificate required by the Board of Examiners for an Electrical Engineering Manager for an underground mine (or demonstration of a pathway to attainment) will also be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated experience in asset management and maintenance planning.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to influence, coach, and uphold electrical engineering standards.
• High-level knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements relating to statutory electrical compliance in underground coal mining.
• Proven ability to develop and implement maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability and operational performance.

Additional Information

What we Offer
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package and a range of flexible work arrangements that support the balance of work, family and individual circumstances. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

Who we are
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity, and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for our shareholders, for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Background checks
Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.

Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

CLOSING DATE
4 November 2026

Please note, screening and interviews may take place prior to closing date – applications may also close before this date.