Senior Mechanical Engineer

Evolution Mining; Lake Cowal; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Life insurance & income protection

Quarterly performance bonuses

Short and long-term incentives

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Recognition program

Study assistance

Discounted health insurance

Discounted gym membership

Attractive rosters

Job summary

Evolution Mining invites applications for a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Cowal Gold Operations. This role leads a portfolio of sustaining capital projects, plant upgrades and site improvements across mechanical, structural and civil disciplines.

You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with contractors and operational stakeholders, and drive safe, cost‑effective outcomes. Based in Cowal, NSW, you’ll work a family-friendly roster (5:2/4:3) with opportunities to influence site-wide performance and

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering.
• Significant engineering experience within mining, minerals processing, power generation or heavy industry environments.
• Proven success delivering capital projects and sustaining plant improvements.
• Strong contractor, consultant and stakeholder management capability.
• Experience applying reliability centred maintenance principles and engineering governance frameworks.
• The ability to lead people, take ownership and deliver outcomes with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Drive the successful delivery of capital projects, sustaining works and plant improvement initiatives across site.
• Lead engineers, consultants and contractors to achieve safe, high quality project outcomes.
• Improve asset reliability, maintainability and lifecycle performance through robust engineering governance.
• Influence site performance through technical leadership and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop capability within the engineering team through mentoring and leadership.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

RCM Principles

Engineering Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Pronto CMMS

Job description

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We’re a bold team with a bright future; and we’re looking for people who want to be part of it.

Evolution Mining is a premier global gold company operating six mines across Australia and Canada. We’re transforming mines and uplifting careers. We took our Cowal Gold Operations underground in just seven years. We’ve extended the mine life of our Ernest Henry Operations to 2040 and doubled its ore reserves. We’retransforming our Red Lake Operations, restoring it as a premier Canadiangoldmine. That kind of ambition creates careers, not just jobs.

When we asked our people what they enjoy most about working at Evolution, two things came up across every site: career growth and the quality of the people. Here, you’ll work alongside people who care, who push one another to be better, with leaders who are there to support you.

What’s the opportunity?

This is an opportunity to lead major engineering projects that directly influence the performance, reliability and future growth of one of Australia's leading gold operations.

As our Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll provide leadership across a diverse portfolio of sustaining capital projects, plant upgrades and site improvement initiatives. From concept development through to execution and asset handover, you'll play a key role in delivering safe, reliable and cost effective outcomes while mentoring a capable team of engineers and working closely with contractors, consultants and operational stakeholders.

Working a family friendly 5:2/4:3 residential roster, you'll enjoy the balance of meaningful technical and leadership responsibility while helping shape critical projects across mechanical, structural and civil disciplines. This is a career defining opportunity to influence site wide outcomes and contribute to the long term success of Cowal Gold Operations.

Reporting to the Engineering and Projects Superintendent, you'll:

• Drive the successful delivery of capital projects, sustaining works and plant improvement initiatives across site.
• Lead engineers, consultants and contractors to achieve safe, high quality project outcomes.
• Improve asset reliability, maintainability and lifecycle performance through strong engineering governance and RCM principles.
• Influence site performance through technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop capability within the engineering team through mentoring, coaching and leadership.

Why Cowal Gold Operations?

At Cowal, our never-say-never attitude has led to mine life extension to 2042 as we have boldly reimagined our future. We took our operations there underground in just seven years. Today, you can work on the surface or underground. With open pit and processing all on one site, the operational diversity is ideal for uplifting careers. Live nearby and enjoy the regional lifestyle and close-knit communities. The future here is bright; you could be part of it.

What we offer you

We support, develop and reward you to ensure you have a bright future. Here’s how we back that up:

• Relocation support
• Salary packaging (e.g. novated car leasing, remote area housing)
• Life insurance and income protection
• Quarterly performance bonuses
• Short and long-term incentives
• Attractive parental leave benefits (18 weeks)
• Recognition program
• Study assistance
• Discounted health insurance
• Discounted gym membership
• Attractive rosters
• Bus transportation to and from West Wyalong at the beginning and end of your shift
• Flexible work options – we know flexibility looks different for everyone

Does this sound like you?

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering.
• Significant engineering experience within mining, minerals processing, power generation or heavy industry environments.
• Proven success delivering capital projects and sustaining plant improvements.
• Strong contractor, consultant and stakeholder management capability.
• Experience applying reliability centred maintenance principles and engineering governance frameworks.
• The ability to lead people, take ownership and deliver outcomes with minimal supervision.

Highly regarded:

• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or progression towards registration.
• Experience with Pronto or similar CMMS platforms.
• Exposure to fixed plant assets including conveyors, pumps, crushers, mills and materials handling systems.

Ready to create your career highlight with us?

As our name suggests, change and evolution are in our DNA. If you’d like to work with a team that turns challenges into opportunities and delivers on its bold ambitions, we want to hear from you.

Find out more about us at our Careers site.