Senior Mining Engineer | Central West NSW

Journex; Blue Mountains City; In loco; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Journex is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer for a leadership role in Central West New South Wales to drive underground mine design, development planning, and production forecasting for a gold project.

You will ensure safety, compliance, and operational performance while coordinating with external consultants, regulators, and the broader team.

Competenze

• Tertiary qualification in Mining engineering.
• Explosives Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain and maintain one.
• Driver's Licence required.
• Proven experience in underground gold mining.

Mansioni

• Develop and oversee underground mine plans, schedules, and production forecasts.
• Support statutory compliance and ensure adherence to NSW mining legislation and site management systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across mining, processing, and operational performance.
• Monitor and reconcile development, production, grade control, and resource performance.
• Manage technical risk through geological interpretation, void reconciliation, and resource model review processes.
• Liaise with external consultants, contractors, regulators, and key stakeholders.
• Support site budgeting, cost control, and equipment utilisation initiatives.

Formazione

Mining engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Our client is an Australian based gold producer, committed to ongoing exploration and development in Central West New South Wales. With an established history in the region, existing operations are now supported with modern equipment and technology to embark on the next stage of the project. The opportunity to take on a key leadership position as Senior Mining Engineer with the potential to step into an Alternate Mining Engineering Manager (MEM) accountability of mining operations on the Central West NSW.

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, you will provide technical leadership across mine design and development planning, grade control reconciliation as well as production forecasting and optimisation. Working across the business, you will ensure safety,compliance, and operational performance.

Key responsibilities will also include:

• Develop and oversee underground mine plans, schedules, and production forecasts.
• Support statutory compliance and ensure adherence to NSW mining legislation and site management systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across mining, processing, and operational performance.
• Monitor and reconcile development, production, grade control, and resource performance.
• Manage technical risk through geological interpretation, void reconciliation, and resource model review processes.
• Liaise with external consultants, contractors, regulators, and key stakeholders.
• Support site budgeting, cost control, and equipment utilisation initiatives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be tertiary qualified in Mining engineering, and hold a current Explosives Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain and maintain one, Drivers Licence together with proven experience in underground gold mining. Experience with long-hole stoping, airleg mining across narrow-vein developments will be highly regarded.

Why Join?

• Be a part of an emerging Australian gold producer
• Influence operational strategy and technical direction
• Genuine pathway to statutory leadership responsibilities
• Work within a collaborative, hands-on mining team

We encourage all applicationsfromdiverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences and deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.