Mine Planning & Infrastructure Engineer - Open Pit

Www.chandlermacleod.com; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

12-month contract

Extension potential

Perth CBD location

5:2 roster

9-hour days

Innovative projects

Job summary

Chandler Macleod in Perth CBD, WA, seeks a Mine Planning Engineer to support integration of mine planning with infrastructure across large-scale open pit operations. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to translate plans into near-term infrastructure requirements and ensure alignment with delivery schedules.

Minimum 2 years in open pit mining, strong planning and sequencing skills, and experience with Deswik/Alastri/Vulcan are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in open pit mining operations and mine planning.
• Experience in short- to medium-term mine planning environments.
• Strong understanding of mine sequencing and production planning.
• Mine design experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface between mine planning and infrastructure teams.
• Participate in planning meetings and collaborate with 2-Year Planning and Operations Planning teams.
• Translate approved mine plans into near-term infrastructure and energisation requirements.
• Monitor and assess changes to approved mine plans and identify impacts to infrastructure schedules.
• Maintain integrated pit and infrastructure planning registers.
• Model mobile equipment charging requirements, including charger numbers, locations, and deployment timing.
• Assess infrastructure constraints and integrate these into mine sequencing activities.
• Identify and resolve conflicts between mining schedules, fleet deployment, and infrastructure readiness.
• Support quarterly planning cycles and change management activities.
• Evaluate cost, schedule, and delivery impacts arising from planning changes.
• Support trade-off studies and planning optimisation initiatives.
• Ensure planning datasets are maintained and published accurately to enterprise planning systems.
• Contribute to the standardisation and continuous improvement of planning processes.

Skills

Mining engineering

Open pit mining

Mine planning

Deswik

Alastri

Vulcan

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Deswik

Alastri

Vulcan

Job description

Chandler Macleod in Perth CBD, WA, seeks a Mine Planning Engineer to support integration of mine planning with infrastructure across large-scale open pit operations. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to translate plans into near-term infrastructure requirements and ensure alignment with delivery schedules.

Minimum 2 years in open pit mining, strong planning and sequencing skills, and experience with Deswik/Alastri/Vulcan are required.