Senior Mine Engineer

Harmony Australasia; Cobar; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Gym and pool facilities

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Harmony Australasia is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer to lead the mining engineering team at CSA Mine in Cobar, NSW. The role focuses on safe, efficient underground design, including stoping, development, and ventilation, with strong oversight of drill and blast design and cost controls.

You will mentor the team, drive continuous improvement, and partner with production to optimise plans while maintaining compliance with safety and environmental standards. Local candidates are preferred.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ underground mining experience.
• Extensive mine design/planning experience (including ventilation, drill and blast).
• Experience using Deswik or other mine design software.
• Experience in managing and mentoring people.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental regulations in mining.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Mining Engineers to ensure drill and blast designs enable safe, efficient ore extraction and maximize ore recovery.
• Oversee 0–6 month mine designs (stoping and development) for timely scheduling and safe implementation.
• Enforce mine design standards through audits and design checklists; review processes for continuous improvement.
• Manage the design tracker system to prioritise and track short-term planning deliverables.
• Collaborate with production engineers to use mine data to inform and optimise designs and processes.
• Keep Mine Engineering Superintendent informed of design issues affecting safety or production.
• Mentor Graduate Mining Engineers and the broader Mining engineering team.

Skills

Mine design

Leadership

Team management

Mentoring

Drill and blast

Decision making

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Job Description

Are you a passionate mining professional with strong design skills and leadership ability? We are seeking an experienced Senior Mining Engineer, who will be responsible for the oversight of the mining engineering team and to verify that design work is optimised, practical and effective. The role requires a strong focus on technical design work including stope design, drill and blast design and development design as well as strong personnel management skills.

Roster

This role will be based onsite in Cobar, NSW working an 8/6 days FIFO roster from Brisbane or Sydney with local candidates highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of the Mining Engineers to ensure that drill and blast designs are being carried out in a manner that will enable safe and efficient extraction of ore, maximise ore recovery and minimise stope dilution.
• Supervision of the Mining Engineers to ensure that short to medium term (0-6 month) mine designs (stoping and development) are completed in a timely fashion to enable adequate scheduling and preparation of the planned work, and to a standard that will enable the designs to be implemented in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ensure compliance to mine design standards through enforcement (including regular audits / assessments) of design checklists and stope summaries and ensure the effectiveness of the design process through regular review of standards and processes governing mine design and seek improvements where standards are limited or deficient.
• Ensure design tracker system is implemented / managed to ensure effective prioritisation and tracking of short-term planning deliverables.
• Ensure systems are in place to manage continuous improvement and use mine data to help inform and optimise designs and process within the planning team in partnership with the production engineers.
• Ensure that the Mine Engineering Superintendent is made aware of any mine design issues that have the potential to adversely affect mine safety or production.
• Supervision of the Graduate Mining Engineers & Mining engineering team to ensure career progression milestones are identified and completed.
• Decision-making through consultation to resolve production/scheduling conflicts in the Technical Services team and provide clear direction to Technical Service and Operations teams. Refer unresolved issues to the Mine Engineering Superintendent.
• Provide general technical assistance and contribute ideas to the Technical Services Team.
• Assist the Technical Services Manager in the preparation of monthly financial accruals, review of mining costs and cost transfers.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ underground mining experience
• Extensive prior experience in mine design / planning (including understanding of ventilation and drill and blast design)
• Experience using Deswik or other mine design software.
• Experience in managing and mentoring people.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations in mining.

Benefits

• Competitive salary including eligibility to participate in quarterly bonus.
• Opportunity to grow your career within a dynamic international organisation.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including access to gym and pool facilities to our employees and their dependants in Cobar.
• Join a business that is growing in Australia and exposed to the high growth commodities of copper and gold.

All candidates must have the right to live and work in Australia and will be required to undertake a comprehensive pre-employment medical screen, including drug and alcohol testing.

To learn more about Harmony and CSA Mine, please visit: https://www.harmony.co.za/operations/australia/csa-copper-mine/

About The Team

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. In Australia, Harmony owns the high-grade CSA copper mine in Cobar, NSW and is constructing the Eva Copper Mine in Cloncurry, QLD with first production targeted for the second half of the 2028 calendar year. These assets are supported by the Harmony Australasia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.

CSA, one of Australia's longest operating copper mines, has a history dating back almost 150 years. The mine is 1.9km deep and has a reserve grade of 3.4% Cu. Located near the vibrant regional town of Cobar, CSA Mine is a long‑standing underground copper operation with a strong connection to its local community. Our people enjoy a supportive team environment, meaningful careers and the lifestyle benefits that come with regional NSW