Senior Mining Engineer - Strategic Planning & Optimization

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 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