Senior Mechanical Engineer

AECOM; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design packages for underground mining and materials handling projects. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality engineering across the full lifecycle, with strong collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

You will apply first principles to conveyor design, bulk solids handling, and fixed plant infrastructures, while aligning with Australian standards and client specifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight to twelve years of mechanical engineering experience in mining.
• Ability to deliver complex mechanical engineering scopes with minimal supervision.
• Understanding of underground hard rock mining environments and design constraints.
• Experience in conveyor design and bulk materials handling systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design packages for underground mining and materials handling projects.
• Perform conveyor sizing, power calculations, and dynamic analysis using Sidewinder and Belt Analyst.
• Design and integrate crushing, screening, pumping, dewatering, dust management, and ventilation systems.
• Coordinate interfaces with civil, structural, electrical, process and geotechnical teams.
• Conduct technical reviews, risk assessments, and design verifications.
• Engage with clients, vendors and site personnel to manage deliverables.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Materials handling

Bulk solids flow

Rotating equipment

Fluid systems

Fixed plant infrastructure

Underground mining operations

Conveyor design

Transfer chute design

Bulk materials handling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Australia)

CPEng or working toward chartership

Tools

Sidewinder

Belt Analyst

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Job Description

How you’ll make a difference

Play a leading role in the delivery of mechanical engineering solutions for underground copper and gold hard rock mining projects. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will apply advanced engineering expertise across the full project lifecycle, from concept and trade‑off studies through to detailed design, commissioning support, and operational readiness.

You will act as a key technical leader within a multidisciplinary consulting team, taking ownership of complex mechanical engineering scopes associated with underground and surface material handling systems, fixed plant infrastructure, ventilation systems, dewatering systems, and associated mining infrastructure typical of hard rock metalliferous mining operations.

• Lead the development and delivery of mechanical engineering design packages for underground mining and materials handling projects in accordance with Australian Standards, client specifications, and applicable mining legislation
• Perform conveyor system design and analysis using Sidewinder and Belt Analyst Conveyor Design Software, including conveyor sizing, power calculations, dynamic analysis, transfer chute design coordination, and design optimisation
• Apply formal bulk solids handling and flow principles to the design of bins, chutes, feeders, transfer stations, and ore handling systems to ensure reliable operability and maintainability
• Develop engineering calculations, equipment specifications, datasheets, scopes of work, technical evaluations, and design reports for mechanical systems and equipment
• Lead the design and integration of crushing, screening, conveying, pumping, dewatering, dust management, and ventilation systems associated with underground and surface mining operations;
• Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces including civil, structural, electrical, process, and geotechnical requirements to deliver integrated engineering outcomes
• Conduct technical reviews, risk assessments, HAZOPs, constructability reviews, and design verification activities
• Liaise directly with clients, vendors, project managers, and site personnel to manage technical deliverables, resolve engineering queries, and support project execution.

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

• Demonstrated ability to independently deliver complex mechanical engineering scopes with minimal supervision
• Strong first-principles engineering capability across materials handling, bulk solids flow, rotating equipment, fluid systems, and fixed plant infrastructure
• Deep understanding of underground hard rock mining operations and the practical constraints associated with designing for confined, remote, and high‑risk environments
• Strong technical capability in conveyor design, transfer chute design, and bulk materials handling systems
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively across multidisciplinary project teams;
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering recognised in Australia - Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or working toward chartership highly regarded
• Minimum 8-12 years of mechanical engineering experience.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well‑being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

ReqID: J10159425

Business Line: PgM & R+I

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ANZ

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: On‑Site