Senior Planning Engineer

Northern Star Mining Services Limited; Jundee Vilage; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fortnightly pay

Quarterly STI

Top tier health insurance

Job summary

Northern Star Resources invites applications for a Senior Mine Planning Engineer at Jundee Operations. Reporting to the Underground Manager, you will lead a team of planning engineers and deliver monthly, three-monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts.

The role follows an 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster from Perth. You will drive underground mine design, level extraction planning, and economic evaluation, while liaising with production and geotechnical teams to translate priorities into

Qualifications

• Underground mining planning and forecasting experience required.
• Proven ability to forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual plans.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of planning engineers and deliver forecasts.
• Produce life-of-asset plans and annual budgets.
• Undertake underground mine design and economic evaluation.

Skills

Underground planning

Long-term forecasting

Stakeholder management

Deswik software

Financial modelling

Leadership

Communication

Education

Mining Engineering degree

WA First Class Mine Manager's Certificate

Tools

Deswik Scheduler

Deswik CAD

Deswik SO

Job description

Northern Star Resources currently has an opportunity for a Senior Mine Planning Engineer to join the team at our Jundee Operations.

Reporting to the Underground Manager, you will lead a team of planning engineers, build capability, and deliver monthly, three-monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts. This position operates on an 8 days on, 6 days off roster, FIFO from Perth.

What you can look forward to:

• Fortnightly pay, quarterly STI + Top tier health insurance
• Grow your technical leadership and shape the future direction of Jundee
  
• Lead a team of Mine Planning Engineers, providing leadership, mentorship, training, and development opportunities.
• Contribute to the underground team to deliver monthly, three-monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts.
• Undertake all planning activities, incorporating medium- and long-term planning requirements.
• Produce and deliver quarterly forecasts, H2 reforecast, spatial compliance reports (actual vs budget), annual budget preparation, and life-of-asset plans.
• Undertake underground mine design, level extraction plan preparation, and economic evaluation.
• Prepare Ore Reserves in accordance with JORC Code definitions.
• Liaise with Production, Paste Fill, Geotechnical, and Geology workgroups to ensure medium- and long-term priorities are translated into short-term plans.
• Identify and implement opportunities to optimise mining processes and drive business improvement strategies.

Where you’ll add value:

• Demonstrated underground mining planning experience in a hard rock environment.
• Experience in short, medium, and long-term planning and forecasting.
• Competency in Deswik packages (Scheduler, CAD, SO).
• Experience in financial modelling and cost estimation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across operations, contractors and project teams.

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering
• WA First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency is desirable
• Subsidised GU Health Insurance for employees and immediate family, including gold-level hospital and ancillary benefits with rebates from 80%-100%.
• Competitive bonus program with quarterly and annual incentive opportunities.
• Employee share plans with free shares and matched contributions.
• Comprehensive parental leave policy and confidential wellbeing support.
• Salary packaging options, including novated leasing and FIFO benefits where applicable.
• 5 weeks annual leave for site-based employees.

About Northern Star Resources

Northern Star is a global-scale gold producer, with operating mines, a development project and exploration programs in Western Australia and Alaska. We own and operate three high-quality production centres: Kalgoorlie, Yandal and Pogo, and one development project, Hemi which are all located in low sovereign risk jurisdictions.

At Northern Star, we’re committed to building a strong and sustainable workforce where our people can contribute to the ongoing success of our operations. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills through hands-on, practical experience in a fast-paced, diverse environment alongside leading industry professionals. Guided by our STARR Core Values, we focus on continuous improvement and invest in our people as we evolve and strengthen our business.

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria which includes a medical, drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work and valid Australian national police clearance.

Northern Star is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.