Mining Engineer (FIFO): Plan, Optimize & Rehab Mines

NES Fircroft; Hatfield; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO from Adelaide or Melbourne

8 days on / 6 off roster

Site travel

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Mining Engineer for a NSW operations role. You will contribute to practical mining solutions, integrating extraction, backfill, tailings and rehabilitation plans for the site.

You will work with a team to deliver production planning, schedules and budgets, while maintaining design files and communicating plans across the site. FIFO roster applies from Australia, with potential travel to other sites.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering.
• 1–2 years experience in operations and mine planning.
• Strong short- and medium-term production planning, budget preparation and rehabilitation knowledge.
• General understanding of mining and mineral processing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High-level computer literacy in mine‑planning software.
• Experience with Deswik mine‑planning software or similar.
• C Class Driver's Licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide short- and medium-term production planning expertise for the mine.
• Provide mining development, extraction and pad designs for the mining unit.
• Prepare detailed short- and medium-term schedules and budgets.
• Provide direction and plans for topsoil and overburden stripping.
• Develop scheduled tailings management plans.
• Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Develop Mine Engineering procedures to standardise site mine-planning practices.
• Maintain the master directory of current design files, models and as-built Deswik data.
• Communicate mine plans effectively across the site.

Skills

Mining knowledge

Production planning

Budgeting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

Insite

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking a Mining Engineer for a NSW operations role. You will contribute to practical mining solutions, integrating extraction, backfill, tailings and rehabilitation plans for the site.

You will work with a team to deliver production planning, schedules and budgets, while maintaining design files and communicating plans across the site. FIFO roster applies from Australia, with potential travel to other sites.