Senior Open-Pit Mining Engineer - FIFO & Global Projects

MEC; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Bonuses - quarterly, discretionary

Referral incentives - 2500–5000 AUD

AusIMM membership reimbursed

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

MEC is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer to join our open cut team in Australia, embracing FIFO and time on site while broadening expertise across commodities on diverse projects from greenfield to Tier 1 sites.

You’ll be supported by an in-house mining team and can rotate through short projects or pursue 6–12 month deep dives, with opportunities to work on international initiatives including South America.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ site-based experience in open pit mining.
• Degree in Mining Engineering (recognised in Australia).
• Exposure to different open pit mining methods and approaches.
• Experience with Spry and Deswik (preferred).
• Current unrestricted working rights in Australia.
• Demonstrated expertise in 2 of the following areas: Drill & blast design and optimization, Mine design (layouts, development, infrastructure), Production scheduling and planning.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to life of mine planning for greenfield projects in QLD.
• Provide drill and blast optimization support for open pit operations.
• Develop short- to medium-term mine plans across multiple sites.
• Collaborate with production and planning teams to improve haulage and scheduling.

Skills

Site-based experience

Drill & blast

Mine design

Production scheduling

Education

Degree in Mining Engineering (recognised in Australia)

Tools

Spry

Deswik

Job description

MEC is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer to join our open cut team in Australia, embracing FIFO and time on site while broadening expertise across commodities on diverse projects from greenfield to Tier 1 sites.

You’ll be supported by an in-house mining team and can rotate through short projects or pursue 6–12 month deep dives, with opportunities to work on international initiatives including South America.