Senior Mechanical Engineer - Mining

GHD Pty Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design across mining and infrastructure projects in Queensland. The role offers technical ownership, client engagement, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver high-quality solutions.

You will drive feasibility, develop practical designs, mentor engineers and contribute to bids and proposals while advancing projects from concept through delivery. GHD values diversity and flexible work practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Approximately 5–10+ years of relevant mining/resources experience.
• Strong knowledge across pumping/piping, mine infrastructure, plant design or mechanical equipment.
• Experience delivering projects through multiple lifecycle stages.
• Ability to independently lead technical work and coordinate deliverables.
• Strong problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Interest in mentoring others and contributing to team capability.
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals or client development activities.
• Professional accreditation, or progress toward it, would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver mechanical engineering design across mining and mine infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical leadership across pumping systems, plant, services and mechanical equipment.
• Manage engineering activities from planning and design through to project delivery.
• Contribute to feasibility studies, options assessments and technical risk analysis.
• Develop practical, technically sound solutions that respond to client and project requirements.
• Work closely with clients, project managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentor and support the technical development of engineers within the team.
• Contribute to proposals, tenders, project pricing and winning work.
• Build trusted client relationships through strong technical advice and delivery.
• Apply sound commercial judgement alongside technical expertise.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Bid/proposal experience

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Where technical expertise meets real-world impact.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Resources team in Queensland and help deliver practical, high-quality engineering solutions for clients across the resources and mining sector. Location is open to any GHD office in Queensland.

This is an opportunity to take a leading technical role across a diverse range of mining projects, from feasibility and concept development through to detailed design and delivery. You’ll work across mine site infrastructure, pumping and piping systems, plant design, services and mechanical equipment, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and deliver mechanical engineering design across mining and mine infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical leadership across pumping systems, plant, services and mechanical equipment.
• Manage engineering activities from planning and design through to project delivery.
• Contribute to feasibility studies, options assessments and technical risk analysis.
• Develop practical, technically sound solutions that respond to client and project requirements.
• Work closely with clients, project managers and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Mentor and support the technical development of engineers within the team.
• Contribute to proposals, tenders, project pricing and winning work.
• Build trusted client relationships through strong technical advice and consistent delivery.
• Apply sound commercial judgement alongside technical expertise.

What you will bring to the team:

You’ll be an experienced engineering professional who combines strong technical capability with the confidence to lead engineering outcomes and engage directly with clients.

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 5–10+ years’ relevant engineering experience, with experience in mining, resources or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong technical knowledge across areas such as pumping and piping systems, mine infrastructure, plant design or mechanical equipment.
• Experience delivering engineering projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle.
• The ability to independently lead technical work and coordinate engineering deliverables.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• An interest in mentoring others and contributing to team capability.
• Experience contributing to bids, proposals, estimates or client development activities.
• Professional accreditation, or progress towards relevant professional accreditation, would be highly regarded.

“You’ll have the opportunity to work on technically interesting mining projects, collaborate with experienced specialists across multiple disciplines and build your career through a mix of technical leadership, client engagement and project delivery.”

If you’re an experienced mechanical engineer looking for greater technical ownership and the opportunity to make an impact across mining projects, we’d love to hear from you.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

At GHD we don’t just believe in the power of commitment. We live and breathe it. That’s why we pledge to empower all our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee‑owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

At GHD we don’t just believe in the power of commitment. We live and breathe it. That’s why we pledge to empower all our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee‑owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

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