Mining Engineer

Glencore Australia; Warkworth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct employment with Glencore

5 weeks annual leave

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Paid parental leave

Flexible work arrangement

Gym membership

Long service leave

Job summary

Glencore's United Wambo Joint Venture mine in the Hunter Valley seeks a Mine Engineer to drive open-cut planning and deliver robust mine plans. You will report to the Senior Mining Engineer and engage with stakeholders to ensure plans are compliant, deliverable, and continuously improved.

The role requires hands-on planning experience, a mining engineering qualification, and strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in open-cut mine planning, preferably in open-cut coal.
• Tertiary qualification in mining engineering or similar discipline (essential).
• Sound working knowledge of truck and excavator fleets and haulage optimisation.
• Competent in the use of mine planning software (Spry, Vulcan and Deswik) and proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with other teams across the operation.

Responsibilities

• Develop mine plans to deliver strategic targets for the operation.
• Interact with key stakeholders to ensure compliance and deliverability of mine plans.
• Identify barriers to achieving mine plans and implement strategies to address them.

Skills

Open-cut mine planning experience

Strong communication

Collaborative cross-team work

MS Office proficiency

Education

Mining engineering degree

Tools

Spry

Vulcan

Deswik

Job description

United Wambo Joint Venture (UWJV) is an open-cut coal mine located 16 kilometres west of Singleton in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. UWJV is a 50:50 joint venture between United Collieries (Glencore and MEU) and Wambo Coal (Peabody).

The Opportunity

We commenced operation in 2020 and are forecast to produce up to 10 million tonnes per annum of run of mine (ROM) thermal and semi-soft metallurgical coal until 2042.

Winners of Operation of the Year at the 2022 NSW Mining Industry & Suppliers Awards.

About The Role

As a technically complex operation, UWJV are seeking a driven Mining Engineer to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for:

• Developing and communicating mine plans to assist in delivering the strategic targets for the operation.
• Interacting with key stakeholders within the business to ensure the compliance to and deliverability of mine plans.
• Identification of barriers to achieving mine plans and the implementation of strategies to address.

About You

• Experience in open-cut mine planning, preferably in open-cut coal.
• Tertiary qualification in mining engineering or similar discipline (essential).
• Sound working knowledge of truck & excavator fleets and haulage optimisation.
• Competent in the use of mine planning software (such as Spry, Vulcan and Deswik) and proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with other teams across the operation.

This role requires an individual prepared to challenge the norm, drive continuous improvement and who can demonstrate experience in implementing best practice using a fully involved and hands on approach.

In return, here are just some of the benefits we offer

• Direct employment with Glencore
• Highly competitive remuneration package, including short term incentive bonus
• 5 weeks Annual Leave per year
• Access to Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave
• A tailored Personal Development Plan and access to Education Assistance
• Flexible Work Arrangement Policy
• 18 week’s Paid Parental Leave including superannuation contributions during periods of both paid and unpaid parental leave
• Paid Gym membership
• Relocation assistance for you and your family

This role is residential based at the UWJV Mine Site on a Monday-Friday roster.

For further information contact: Tim Stibbard, Technical Services Manager on 0425 385 285.

Applications close: Sunday, 11 October 2026.

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