Mine Planning Engineer (Scheduling)

Careermine; Leinster; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellevue Gold Limited, operator of the Bellevue gold mine in Western Australia, is seeking an Underground Mine Scheduler. This full‑time role covers monthly to two‑year schedules for the Bellevue Project outside Leinster WA, ensuring safety, production and cost targets align with the quarterly plan and annual budget.

Responsibilities include developing designs, delivering rolling 12‑week plans and supporting forecasts with input from operations, under Senior Planning Engineer supervision.

Qualifications

• A tertiary degree in Mining Engineering.
• Experience in mechanised UG mining and mine planning.
• Deswik competency including Scheduler and Stope Optimiser.
• VentSim competency preferred; ventilation or infra experience a bonus.
• Strong time management, communication, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Undertake development and stope designs to meet the mining schedule with ventilation and geotechnical considerations.
• Create and deliver rolling 12-week mine plans aligned with the 18-month forecast.
• Produce the 18-month underground mine forecast each quarter under supervision.
• Analyse variances between actuals and schedule; propose mitigations.
• Communicate schedule health and threats to budget delivery with stakeholders.
• Update planning guidelines to improve efficiency and innovation.
• Engage with Mine Geology, Operations, Projects and Processing teams for input.
• Mentor Production engineering on design work.
• Provide input at Daily meetings to support safe execution of plans.
• Conduct underground inspections and QAQC to ensure plan adherence.

Skills

Mechanised UG mining

Mine Planning

Short term scheduling

Autonomy / time management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Deadline driven

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik Scheduler

Stope Optimiser

VentSim

Job description

Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX:BGL) operates its 100% owned high-grade Bellevue gold mine in Western Australia. The Bellevue mine has a long mine life and is forecast to produce ~150,000 Au ounces a year.

Underground mining has occurred since late 2020 to establish multiple mining fronts that de-risks production with exploration in progress to expand the current high-grade resource.

The Bellevue Gold Mine is located approximately 30km north of Leinster township and sits in a major gold, lithium and nickel producing district. The Company has a highly skilled management team with a track record of exploration success and operating major gold mines.

Bellevue Gold has achieved its ambitious goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the Bellevue Gold Project. This milestone has been underpinned by a sector-leading renewable energy power station, designed to deliver approximately 80-90% renewable energy penetration and support Bellevue's position as a low-carbon gold producer.

Bellevue Gold's vision is to be a sustainable gold mining company that delivers value for shareholders, benefits local communities, and fosters a thriving workplace. Through its values-based leadership approach, the Company is committed to building a high-performance organization that delivers superior shareholder returns and positive ESG outcomes. We seek to foster an energetic and collaborative work culture that attracts and retains exceptional employees.

Job Description

You will be responsible for Underground Mine Scheduling from the monthly timeframe, out to 2 years. The schedule for the UG operations is required to meet all safety, production, and cost targets driven by the Quarterly mine plan and Annual Budget (2 yearly), and requires close collaboration with all stakeholders to ensure the plan has the correct inputs and is understood by the operations team, ready for execution.

This position is offered on a full‑time basis, working 12 hours per day at our Bellevue Gold Project outside of Leinster WA.

• Undertake development and stope designs work required to meet the mining schedule, ensuring plans are completed with adequate consideration to ventilation, infrastructure, paste fill, and geological/geotechnical requirements, and align to the 2 year mine design and schedule
• Create and deliver rolling 12 week mine plan, aligning with the 18 month mining forecast
• Under supervision of the Senior Planning Engineers, deliver the 18 month mining forecast for the underground mine each quarter
• Analyse and explain variances from actual mining performance versus the schedule (2 week, 12 week and 12 month schedules). Propose actions to mitigate the impact of variance.
• Proactively communicate schedule health and threats to budget delivery, including grade, physicals and schedule variances and plans to ameliorate the business impacts.
• Propose updates or changes to Planning guidelines and procedures to improve or innovate the way we work
• Communicate with, and receive input from, all schedule stakeholders at regular intervals before schedule work starts, including Mine Geology, Operations Team, Projects team, Processing team.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Production engineering team on design work
• Provide input at Daily meetings to ensure safe execution of 2 weekly mine plans
• Conduct underground inspections, safety interactions and QAQC to ensure that mining activities are being undertaken in a safe manner and as per mine plan
• Advise the Senior Mining Engineers of issues that may affect safe and efficient production through frequent communication in an appropriate manner.

Desired Skills and Experience

Key Skills/Qualifications/Experience/Competencies:

• A tertiary degree in Mining Engineering
• Experience in mechanised UG mining
• Mine Planning experience
• Deswik competency required, including use of Deswik Scheduler and Stope Optimiser
• VentSim competency (preferred)
• Ventilation, project or infrastructure experience (preferred)
• Short term scheduling experience (preferred)
• Ability to work autonomously with well-developed time management skills
• Good interpersonal communication, literacy, numeracy and presentation skills
• Outstanding analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines

BGL is commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and building an organisation which provides equal opportunities for all its employees with the objective of attracting, retaining, and developing a workforce that is representative of the wider community. Further to this BGL regards engagement, communications, and consultation with the community in which we operate as a core principle to our business. Through our community investment program with local communities and he wider corporate sponsorship programs Bellevue Gold aims to leave a legacy of improved outcomes in the communities in which we operate.