Senior Mining Engineer - Short Term Planning Full Time

Evolution Mining Limited; Cloncurry Shire; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Recognition program

Study assistance

Health insurance

Flexible work options

Attractive rosters

Live-local incentives

Job summary

Evolution Mining Limited in Queensland seeks a Senior Short Term Planning Engineer to lead a team translating strategy into safe, achievable mine plans and value-driven outcomes. Based at Ernest Henry Operations, you will oversee short-term planning from drill and blast through to three months, collaborating with stakeholders to optimise performance and delivery.

You will champion leadership, develop capability, and provide technical direction across the short-term planning function, including

Qualifications

• Extensive underground mining experience in short-term planning and production engineering
• Experience in Sub Level Caving or cave mining methods
• Proven leadership with mentoring and team development
• Experience with Deswik CAD, Deswik Scheduler and MS Office
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of mining engineers responsible for short-term planning activities across the operation
• Drive delivery of the Short Term Mine Plan, covering a horizon from shift execution through to three months
• Oversee planning functions including drill and blast design, scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects
• Partner with operational and technical teams to ensure alignment with budget and quarterly plan objectives
• Identify operational risks and opportunities within the planning horizon and implement practical solutions

Skills

Underground mining

Short-term planning

Production engineering

Drill and blast

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Deswik CAD

Deswik Scheduler

MS Office

Communication

Tools

Deswik CAD

Deswik Scheduler

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

As our Senior Short Term Planning Engineer, you'll lead a team responsible for turning strategy into execution, ensuring the mine plan is translated into safe, achievable and value-driven outcomes across the operation. Reporting to the Superintendent - Short Term Planning, you'll play a pivotal leadership role, driving performance, developing capability and providing technical direction across the short-term planning function.

From production drill and blast through to scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects, you'll work at the heart of the operation, collaborating with key stakeholders to optimise mine performance and deliver results.

Based at our Ernest Henry Operations and reporting to the Superintendent - Short Term Planning, you'll:

• Lead and develop a team of mining engineers responsible for short-term planning activities across the operation
• Drive delivery of the Short Term Mine Plan, covering a planning horizon from shiftly execution through to three months
• Oversee critical planning functions including drill and blast design, scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects
• Partner with operational and technical teams to ensure alignment with budget and quarterly plan objectives
• Identify operational risks and opportunities within the planning horizon and implement practical solutions.

About the Employer

We'rea bold team with a bright future; andwe'relooking for people who want to be part of it.

Evolution Mining is a premier global gold companyoperatingsix mines across Australia and Canada.We'retransforming mines and uplifting careers.We'veextended the mine life of our Ernest Henry Operations to 2040 and doubled its ore reserves. We took our Cowal Gold Operations underground in just seven years.We'retransforming our Red Lake Operations, restoring it as a premier Canadian gold mine.That kind of ambition creates careers, not just jobs.

When we asked our people what they enjoy most about working at Evolution, two things came up across every site: career growth and the quality of the people.Here,you'llwork alongside people who care, who push oneanother to be better, with leaders who are?there to support you.

What'sthe opportunity?

This is more than a planning role. It's an opportunity to influence the future direction of one of Australia's premier underground mining operations.

About the Candidate

You're a technically capable mining engineer and an emerging leader who enjoys influencing outcomes, solving complex mining challenges and developing high-performing teams. deally, you'll also have:

• Extensive underground mining experience across short-term planning, production engineering and drill and blast
• Experience in Sub Level Caving operations, or a strong understanding of cave mining methods
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing technical teams
• Experience using Deswik CAD, Deswik Scheduler and Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Ready to create your career highlight with us?

Work Environment

• Lead a team delivering critical short-term planning and drill & blast activities
• Influence production outcomes across a world-class underground operation
• Residential or FIFO from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns - 8/6 Roster, Ernest Henry is a cornerstone asset in our portfolio. It has high-quality equipment,high standardsandgreat management team. With a mine life to 2040 and doubled ore reserves, there are countless opportunities for people toevolveand give their career an uplift.
• Choose whatsuits your lifestyle best. Live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry,It'sa great placefor families, and you can enjoy our competitive live-local incentives and allowances. Or choose fly-in,fly-out (FIFO), with attractive rosters. Being away from home is easier when you get to stay in a high-qualitycampwith top-class facilities. Our FIFO people openly refer to the close-knit community as their second family.
• The future here is bright; you could be part of it.

What we offer you

We support, develop and reward you to ensure you have a bright future.Here'show we back that up:

• Attractive parental leave benefits(18 weeks)
• Recognition program
• Studyassistance
• Discounted health insurance
• Flexible work options- we know flexibility looks different for everyone
• Attractive rosters
• Competitive live-local incentives and allowancesfor employees who choose to live in Cloncurry., National