Senior Drill & Blast Engineer — Open-Cut Coal Productivity

Whitehaven Coal; Moranbah; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO from Brisbane

DIDO and residential options

Camp accommodation provided

Salary sacrifice options

Parental leave 26 weeks

Employee discounts

Job summary

Whitehaven Coal's Daunia mine seeks a Senior – Drill & Blast Engineer to own design and delivery of blast plans in an open-cut operation. You will partner with technical and production teams to meet production targets while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, performance monitoring, and collaboration with engineering and site leadership to optimise schedules and cost efficiency in a technologically advanced mining environment.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant drill and blast experience in open-cut mining.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of drill and blast plans to safely achieve production targets.
• Provide technical guidance to align activities with mine plans and objectives.
• Monitor blast performance and drive continuous improvement in productivity and cost.

Skills

Drill & Blast design

Leadership

Project planning

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

BlastIQ

BlastLogic

Deswik

Vulcan

SPRY

Job description

Whitehaven Coal's Daunia mine seeks a Senior – Drill & Blast Engineer to own design and delivery of blast plans in an open-cut operation. You will partner with technical and production teams to meet production targets while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, performance monitoring, and collaboration with engineering and site leadership to optimise schedules and cost efficiency in a technologically advanced mining environment.