Senior Mining Engineer: Plan, Optimize & Lead Open-Cut Ops

Macmahon; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave for primary carers

Retail discounts

Novated leases

Comprehensive wellbeing program

Job summary

Macmahon is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer to provide expert mine planning and design for open-cut operations. You will ensure practical, executable production plans and collaborate with operations, maintenance and HSEQT to support continuous improvement and plan compliance.

Ideal candidates have 4–5 years of hands-on hard rock surface mining experience and strong analytical, planning and stakeholder engagement skills, with a roster of 7:7 and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of practical experience in hard rock surface mining is preferred.
• Experience in mine planning, design, scheduling and operational support in a mining environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mine planning, design, scheduling and drill-and-blast activities to support safe production outcomes.
• Provide technical engineering analysis and commercial support to optimise mining performance and decision-making.
• Maintain production reporting systems and contribute to budget, forecast and progress claim development.
• Engage with operations and project teams to drive plan compliance and achieve business objectives.
• Identify and drive improvement opportunities and contribute to engineering best practice with a safety focus.

Skills

Mine planning

Mine design

Scheduling

Operational support

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Job description

Macmahon is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer to provide expert mine planning and design for open-cut operations. You will ensure practical, executable production plans and collaborate with operations, maintenance and HSEQT to support continuous improvement and plan compliance.

Ideal candidates have 4–5 years of hands-on hard rock surface mining experience and strong analytical, planning and stakeholder engagement skills, with a roster of 7:7 and a competitive benefits package.