Senior Mining Engineer

Bravus Group; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance incentives

Career development opportunities

Exposure to large-scale operations

Modern equipment & systems

Commitment to safety and wellbeing

Job summary

Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael mine is a large open-cut coal operation in Queensland. Reporting to the Superintendent - Integrated Planning, this role provides technical expertise across short, medium and long-term mine planning while supporting production performance, budgeting, stakeholder engagement and team leadership.

Required to lead planning with strong experience in open-cut coal mining, using Vulcan/Deswik/Spry, and to mentor a high‑performing team while ensuring safety and

Qualifications

• Experience in open-cut coal mining operations.
• Strong mine planning, scheduling and mine design experience using Vulcan, Deswik, Spry or similar software.
• Commercially minded with budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven leadership capability with mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead short, medium and long-term mine planning, scheduling and mine design activities.
• Provide technical advice and engineering support to operations and planning teams.
• Develop drilling and blasting plans and monitor production performance against plan.
• Analyse mining methods, equipment performance and data to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Prepare monthly progress claims and support budget/forecasting activities.
• Track and report operational, production and commercial KPIs.
• Build relationships with operational teams and stakeholders to achieve planned outcomes.
• Mentor and develop team members while promoting a high-performance culture.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and statutory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across mining and planning functions.

Skills

Mine planning

Scheduling

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mining or Civil)

Tools

Vulcan

Deswik

Spry

Job description

Bravus Mining and Resources' Carmichael mine is an open cut thermal coal mine in the North Galilee Basin, approximately 160 kilometres northwest of the town of Clermont.

Carmichael produces more than 12 million tonnes of thermal coal for the export market each year.

More than 1400 people are engaged in permanent roles at Carmichael and workers travel to site on direct flights from Townsville, Rockhampton, Cairns, or Mackay (a flight time of approximately 55 minutes). Those team members who live in the Isaac region have the option to drive-in and drive-out with individual travel and fatigue management plans in place.

Bravus Mining and Resources is part of the Bravus group of Australian companies that encompass thermal coal, solar energy, port operations, and rail network and rail freight operations.

This integrated portfolio provides long-term employment opportunities and career pathways for people who want to build experience and progress across different parts of the resources and infrastructure value chain.

About the role

Reporting to the Superintendent - Integrated Planning, this position provides technical expertise across short, medium and long-term mine planning while supporting production performance, budgeting, stakeholder engagement and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead short, medium and long-term mine planning, scheduling and mine design activities.
• Provide technical advice and engineering support to operations and planning teams.
• Develop drilling and blasting plans and monitor production performance against plan.
• Analyse mining methods, equipment performance and operational data to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Prepare monthly progress claims and support budget and forecasting activities.
• Track and report operational, production and commercial KPIs.
• Build strong relationships with operational teams and stakeholders to achieve planned outcomes.
• Mentor and develop team members while promoting a high-performance culture.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and statutory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across mining and planning functions.

About You

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mining or Civil preferred) with experience in open-cut coal mining operations.
• Strong mine planning, scheduling and mine design experience using Vulcan, Deswik, Spry or similar software.
• Demonstrated ability to optimise production outcomes through technical analysis and planning.
• Commercially minded, with experience in budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Proven leadership capability with experience mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
• Current Standard 11, Queensland Coal Board Medical and Queensland Class C Driver Licence.

Why Join Bravus?

• Be part of one of Queensland's largest and most significant mining operations.
• Competitive salary and performance incentives
• Career development opportunities
• Exposure to large-scale operations
• Modern equipment & systems
• Commitment to safety and wellbeing

About Us

Bravus is an Australian mining and resources company focused on delivering successful outcomes for our business, our customers, our employees and the local communities we are part of. We value our people and encourage the development of our skilled workforce to deliver and grow our operations in Australia.