Open Pit Mining Engineer - FIFO 8/6, Impactful Growth

AngloGold Ashanti Limited; Kalgoorlie; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Annual bonus

Parental leave (26 weeks primary, 8 in

Parental leave

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

AngloGold Ashanti Australia is seeking a hands-on Mining Engineer (Open Pit) for the Tropicana Gold Mine. You will drive short-term planning, designs, and production with a focus on safety and efficiency, reporting to the Superintendent Mining Operations.

The role operates on a FIFO 8/6 roster with direct flights from Perth or Kalgoorlie, and requires strong open-pit mining experience, design, and production scheduling skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering is required or strongly preferred.
• Unrestricted quarry managers certificate desirable or actively pursuing.
• Broad range of open pit mining skills including production operation, mine scheduling/planning, mine optimizations, geo-tech, drill and blast, mining systems, business planning and financial analysis.
• Alastri (ATS/APS) and Vulcan knowledge.
• Minestar/FMS knowledge.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop weekly plans aligned with the monthly short-term plan.
• Prepare mine designs and production schedules aligned with operational requirements.
• Monitor compliance to plan and implement corrective actions as required.
• Conduct pit inspections and QA/QC activities to ensure safe and efficient mining practices.
• Engage with alliance partners and key stakeholders.

Skills

Open pit mining

Mine scheduling/planning

Drill and blast

Mining systems

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering

Tools

Alastri

Vulcan

Minestar/FMS

MS Office

Job description

AngloGold Ashanti Australia is seeking a hands-on Mining Engineer (Open Pit) for the Tropicana Gold Mine. You will drive short-term planning, designs, and production with a focus on safety and efficiency, reporting to the Superintendent Mining Operations.

The role operates on a FIFO 8/6 roster with direct flights from Perth or Kalgoorlie, and requires strong open-pit mining experience, design, and production scheduling skills.