Senior Open Pit Mine Engineer – Shape Life-of-Mine Plans

Evolution Mining LTD.; Lake Cowal; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Salary packaging

Life insurance and income protection

Quarterly performance bonuses

Short and long-term incentives

Flexible rosters

Job summary

Evolution Mining is seeking a Senior Open Pit Mine Engineer to shape medium-term mine plans for Cowal. You will translate design concepts into operational outcomes, managing satellite pits and life-of-mine optimisation.

Working the 5:2/4:3 roster, you’ll gain exposure to pit developments, life-of-mine planning, scenario modelling and strategic mine optimisation on a single site with residential access.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in open pit mine planning or mining studies.
• Advanced Deswik experience, particularly within scheduling and mine planning environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence across technical and operational teams.
• Experience within a metals mining environment.
• A proactive and analytical mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Drive medium-term mine planning outcomes that maximise value, productivity and operational performance.
• Influence the design and optimisation of new satellite pits and future mining opportunities.
• Deliver scenario modelling, forecasting and risk analysis that supports key business decisions.
• Identify improvement opportunities across planning systems, mine design and scheduling processes.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent as part of the site's succession planning strategy.

Skills

Open pit mine planning

Mine design

Scheduling

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Evolution Mining is seeking a Senior Open Pit Mine Engineer to shape medium-term mine plans for Cowal. You will translate design concepts into operational outcomes, managing satellite pits and life-of-mine optimisation.

Working the 5:2/4:3 roster, you’ll gain exposure to pit developments, life-of-mine planning, scenario modelling and strategic mine optimisation on a single site with residential access.