Senior Mine Planning Engineer - Strategic

Mineral Resources; City Of Stirling; Presencial; AUD 180.000 - 280.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) is seeking an experienced Strategic Senior Mine Planning Engineer to lead pit optimisations and Life of Mine planning for Lithium operations, developing strategic mine designs and sustaining project studies.

You will work across resource, operations, processing, approvals and projects to influence decisions, extend mine life and ensure robust, value-driven plans. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Formación

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven experience in strategic mine planning and Life of Mine planning.
• Experience with bulk commodity operations or mining supply chains.

Responsabilidades

• Lead pit optimisation, Life of Mine planning and strategic designs for Lithium operations.
• Deliver technical studies to support project approvals and mine life extension.
• Mentor engineers and provide senior technical guidance to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with operations, processing and project teams to align plans with business goals.
• Identify strategic risks and opportunities and integrate closure requirements.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Scenario modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Strategic mindset

Educación

Mining Engineering degree

Herramientas

Mine planning software

Descripción del empleo

• Lead high-impact Life of Mine planning, pit optimisation and mine design work that directly influences the future value and direction of major operations.
• Work with operational, project and leadership teams to solve complex strategic challenges, support investment decisions and unlock mine life extension opportunities.
• Develop towards Competent Person capability for JORC reporting while mentoring others and strengthening your expertise across strategic planning, approvals, closure and optimisation.

MinRes Can Offer You

• Lead high-impact Life of Mine planning, pit optimisation and mine design work that directly influences the future value and direction of major operations.
• Work with operational, project and leadership teams to solve complex strategic challenges, support investment decisions and unlock mine life extension opportunities.
• Develop towards Competent Person capability for JORC reporting while mentoring others and strengthening your expertise across strategic planning, approvals, closure and optimisation.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Senior Mine Planning Engineer to lead the development of pit optimisations, strategic mine plans and sustaining project studies across our Lithium operations.

This is a senior technical role with responsibility for shaping Life of Mine planning outcomes, identifying and assessing strategic opportunities and risks, and providing high-quality technical advice to support major business decisions. You will work across resource, operations, processing, approvals and project teams to develop robust, practical and value-driven mine plans.

You will bring a strong understanding of strategic mine planning and use your technical expertise to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions and support the long-term performance, sustainability and closure readiness of our operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead pit optimisation, pit shell selection and Life of Mine planning for Lithium operations.
• Develop strategic mine designs, including ultimate pits, stages, waste dumps and mine layouts.
• Maintain mining models and planning assumptions using updated resource, operational and performance data.
• Deliver scenario analysis and technical studies to support project approvals, reserve reporting, sustaining projects and mine life extension opportunities.
• Identify and develop solutions for strategic risks, operational constraints and value opportunities.
• Integrate rehabilitation, closure and approvals requirements into mine plans and project designs.
• Partner with operational, technical and project stakeholders to align mine plans with business objectives.
• Provide senior technical guidance, influence decision-making and mentor developing engineers.

What You Will Bring

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
• Significant experience in strategic mine planning, Life of Mine planning, pit optimisation and mine design within a large-scale mining environment.
• Strong exposure bulk commodity operations or integrated mine-to-market supply chains.
• Demonstrated experience delivering technical studies, strategic assessments and investment-quality mine planning outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to understand the broader operational and business implications of technical decisions.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving and scenario-modelling capability.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work to challenging timeframes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-engagement skills, including the ability to clearly explain complex technical matters to varied audiences.
• A practical, improvement-focused mindset with a strong interest in standardisation, systematisation and technology-enabled automation.

The following will be highly regarded:

• WA Quarry Manager Certificate of Competency.
• Experience across multiple commodities, processing environments or mining methods.
• Experience in production analysis, operational improvement or mine optimisation.
• Exposure to JORC reserve reporting and Competent Person requirements.
• Experience leading technical workstreams, mentoring engineers or influencing multidisciplinary teams.

About Mineral Resources (MinRes)

Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) is a leading diversified resources company with operations across lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services in Western Australia.

Our success is built on our people, innovation and willingness to challenge the way things are done. Since listing on the ASX in 2006, MinRes has grown into one of Australia’s most dynamic resources companies.