Mining Engineer – Coal Mine Planning & Scheduling (8/6)

Middlemount Coal Pty; Middlemount; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration and benefits

Residential in Middlemount or FIFO

8/6 roster

Camp accommodation and meals

Job summary

Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd is seeking a Mining Engineer to join our Technical Services team in Middlemount, QLD. You will develop and optimise short-term mine designs and schedules from daily/weekly out to three months, contributing to maximizing value while meeting safety and delivery expectations.

You will work with stakeholders across the business to deliver plans, reconciliations, and improvement initiatives, with a strong focus on safety and operational efficiency in a fast-paced coal mining

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in coal mine planning.
• Experience with truck-shovel, cast and doze operations.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver short-term dig and dump designs and weekly schedules out to 10 weeks.
• Develop and deliver mine schedule in line with medium term forecast (week 1–10) including dig, dump and haulage.
• Communicate execution plans and sequencing to key stakeholders.
• Review and report on mine plan and schedule conformance.
• Identify develop and deliver Technical Services and Operational improvement plans.
• Reconciliation of mine plan, including waste, coal, rehandle, blast.
• Reconciliation of mine Schedule, including digs, dumps, and equipment availability, utilisation and rate.
• Drive to improve safety through safety interactions, hazard reporting and compliance.

Skills

Mine planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder comms

Safety focus

Data analysis

Education

Mining Engineering

Civil Engineering

Job description

Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd is seeking a Mining Engineer to join our Technical Services team in Middlemount, QLD. You will develop and optimise short-term mine designs and schedules from daily/weekly out to three months, contributing to maximizing value while meeting safety and delivery expectations.

You will work with stakeholders across the business to deliver plans, reconciliations, and improvement initiatives, with a strong focus on safety and operational efficiency in a fast-paced coal mining