Planning Engineer

Bellevue Gold Limited; Leinster; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellevue Gold Limited in Western Australia seeks an experienced Mining Engineer to lead the 2-week underground schedule and develop stope designs. You will ensure safety, production, and cost targets align with the two-year plan, working closely with the operations team and multiple stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate plan execution.

The role requires a tertiary Mining Engineering degree, experience in mechanised underground mining, and Deswik proficiency.

Qualifications

• A tertiary degree in Mining Engineering.
• Experience in mechanised UG mining.
• WA FCMMCC practical experience completed.
• Deswik competency.
• Ventilation, project or infrastructure experience preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously with good time management.
• Strong interpersonal communication, literacy, numeracy and presentation skills.
• Outstanding analytical skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Undertake development and stope designs to meet the mining schedule with ventilation, infrastructure, paste fill and geotechnical considerations.
• Create and deliver rolling 2 week mine schedule aligned with the 3 month schedule.
• Analyse variances between actual mining and schedule; propose mitigation actions.
• Communicate schedule health and threats to stakeholders before schedule work starts.
• Propose updates to planning guidelines to improve efficiency.
• Engage with Mine Geology, Operations, Projects, and Processing teams for input.
• Provide guidance to Production engineering on design work.
• Attend Daily meetings to ensure safe execution of 2 week plans.
• Conduct underground inspections and QAQC to ensure adherence to the mine plan.
• Advise Senior Mining Engineers of issues affecting safe production.

Skills

Mining engineering

Mechanised UG mining

Deswik

Ventilation

Autonomous work

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX:BGL) operates its 100% owned high-grade Bellevue gold mine in Western Australia. The Bellevue mine has a long mine life and is forecast to produce ~150,000 Au ounces a year.

Underground mining has occurred since late 2020 to establish multiple mining fronts that de-risks production with exploration in progress to expand the current high-grade resource.

The Bellevue Gold Mine is located approximately 30km north of Leinster township and sits in a major gold, lithium and nickel producing district. The Company has a highly skilled management team with a track record of exploration success and operating major gold mines.

Bellevue Gold has achieved its ambitious goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the Bellevue Gold Project. This milestone has been underpinned by a sector-leading renewable energy power station, designed to deliver approximately 80–90% renewable energy penetration and support Bellevue’s position as a low-carbon gold producer.

Bellevue Gold’s vision is to be a sustainable gold mining company that delivers value for shareholders, benefits local communities, and fosters a thriving workplace. Through its values-based leadership approach, the Company is committed to building a high-performance organization that delivers superior shareholder returns and positive ESG outcomes. We seek to foster an energetic and collaborative work culture that attracts and retains exceptional employees.

Job Description

You will be responsible for the 2-week mine schedule, lateral development designs and stope designs. All designs and schedules for the Underground operations are required to meet safety, production, and cost targets driven by the Quarterly mine plan and Annual Budget (2 yearly) and requires close collaboration with all stakeholders to ensure the plan has the correct inputs and is understood by the operations team, ready for execution.

Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Undertake development and stope designs work required to meet the mining schedule, ensuring plans are completed with adequate consideration to ventilation, infrastructure, paste fill, and geological/geotechnical requirements, and align to the 2 year mine design and schedule.
• Create and deliver rolling 2 week mine schedule, aligning with the 3 month schedule.
• Analyse and explain variances from actual mining performance versus the schedule (2 week, and 3 month). Propose actions to mitigate the impact of variance.
• Proactively communicate schedule health and threats to schedule delivery, including grade, physicals and schedule variances and plans to ameliorate the business impacts.
• Propose updates or changes to Planning guidelines and procedures to improve or innovate the way we work.
• Communicate with, and receive input from, all schedule stakeholders at regular intervals before schedule work starts, including Mine Geology, Operations Team, Projects team, Processing team.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Production engineering team on design work.
• Provide input at Daily meetings to ensure safe execution of 2 week mine plans.
• Conduct underground inspections, safety interactions and QAQC to ensure that mining activities are being undertaken in a safe manner and as per mine plan.
• Advise the Senior Mining Engineers of issues that may affect safe and efficient production through frequent communication in an appropriate manner.

Desired Skills and Experience

Key Skills/Qualifications/Experience:

• A tertiary degree in Mining Engineering
• Experience in mechanised UG mining
• Completed UG practical experience required for WA FCMMCC
• Deswik competency
• Ventilation, project or infrastructure experience (preferred)
• Ability to work autonomously with well-developed time management skills
• Good interpersonal communication, literacy, numeracy and presentation skills
• Outstanding analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines

BGL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and building an organisation which provides equal opportunities for all its employees with the objective of attracting, retaining, and developing a workforce that is representative of the wider community. Further to this, BGL regard engagement, communications, and consultation with the community in which we operate as a core principle to our business. We value our native title partners and acknowledge the land on which we operate has been occupied by others for thousands of years. We pride ourselves on our ongoing close relationship with our aboriginal partners. Through our community investment program with local communities and the wider corporate sponsorship programs, Bellevue Gold aim to leave a lasting legacy of improved outcomes in the communities in which we operate.