Senior Planning Engineer

Bellevue Gold Limited; Leinster; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellevue Gold Limited is seeking a Senior Mine Planning Engineer to provide technical support for mining infrastructure projects and mine planning at the Bellevue Gold Mine in Western Australia. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, you will lead planning engineers to deliver schedules that meet production and cost targets.

You will oversee 2-, 12-, and 18-month schedules, develop design work for ventilation and paste fill, and ensure plans align with Life of Mine strategies.

Qualifications

• A tertiary degree in Mining Engineering.
• Experience with pastefill preferable.
• Professional experience in mining engineering.
• Deswik competency.
• Well-developed communication and literacy skills.
• Ability to work autonomously with well-developed time management skills.
• Business acumen gained within an operational mining environment.
• Full knowledge of Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act & Regulations.
• Outstanding analytical skills.
• Highly skilled written and verbal communication, literacy, numeracy and presentation skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of 2-week, 12 week and 18-month schedules for the operation, aligned with the Business Plan and Life of Mine.
• Development design work to meet the mining schedule, considering ventilation, infrastructure, paste fill and geotechnical needs.
• Strategic infrastructure planning and scheduling with mining interactions and budget in mind.
• Manage dewatering, ventilation and power projects to meet medium/long term needs.
• Collaborate with the Principal Engineer to align site schedule with long-term plan.
• Review and validate lateral development and stoping designs for quality and efficiency, justify costs.
• Analyse variances between actual performance and schedule; mitigate impacts.
• Communicate schedule health and risks to budget delivery and plan mitigations.
• Update planning guidelines and procedures to improve operations.
• Engage stakeholders before scheduling work and provide timely updates.
• Provide leadership, training and mentoring to Planning engineers.
• Contribute to daily production meetings to align operations with the mining schedule.
• Conduct underground inspections and QA/QC to ensure safe execution of plans.
• Advise the Technical Services Manager and Underground Manager on safety/production issues.

Skills

Mining Engineering

Deswik

Communication

Autonomy

Time management

WH&S knowledge

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX:BGL) operates its 100% owned high-grade Bellevue gold mine in Western Australia. The Bellevue mine has a long mine life and is forecast to produce ~150,000 Au ounces a year.

Underground mining has occurred since late 2020 to establish multiple mining fronts that de-risks production with exploration in progress to expand the current high-grade resource.

The Bellevue Gold Mine is located approximately 30km north of Leinster township and sits in a major gold, lithium and nickel producing district. The Company has a highly skilled management team with a track record of exploration success and operating major gold mines.

Bellevue Gold has achieved its ambitious goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the Bellevue Gold Project. This milestone has been underpinned by a sector-leading renewable energy power station, designed to deliver approximately 80-90% renewable energy penetration and support Bellevue’s position as a low-carbon gold producer.

Bellevue Gold’s vision is to be a sustainable gold mining company that delivers value for shareholders, benefits local communities, and fosters a thriving workplace. Through its values-based leadership approach, the Company is committed to building a high-performance organization that delivers superior shareholder returns and positive ESG outcomes. We seek to foster an energetic and collaborative work culture that attracts and retains exceptional employees.

Job Description

The focus of this role is to provide technical support for mining infrastructure projects and mine planning.

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, you will be accountable for all mine planning and scheduling functions. You will lead the mine planning and scheduling engineers to ensure delivery of plans and schedules to achieve production and cost objectives set out by the company.

Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Delivery of 2-week, 12 week and 18-month schedules for the operation, ensuring alignment with the Business Plan and Life of Mine strategies
• Development design work required to meet the operational mining schedule, ensuring plans are completed with adequate consideration to ventilation, infrastructure, paste fill, and geological/geotechnical requirements.
• Strategic infrastructure framework, planning and scheduling with due consideration to mining interactions and budget requirements.
• Manage infrastructure projects such as dewatering, ventilation and power to align with medium and long term requirements
• Working closely with the Company Principal Engineer to align site mining schedule to long term plan
• Review and scrutinise all lateral development and stoping designs to verify quality and operational efficiency. Justify costs and design decisions, while maximising value for the operation
• Analyse and explain variances from actual mining performance versus the schedule (2-week, 12 week and 18-month schedules). Enact actions to mitigate the impact of variance.
• Proactively communicate schedule health and threats to budget delivery, including grade, physicals and schedule variances and plans to ameliorate the business impacts.
• Perform updates and maintenance to Planning guidelines and procedures to improve or innovate the way we work
• Communicate with, and receive input from, all relevant stakeholders at regular intervals before schedule work starts, including Mine Geology, Operations Team, Projects team, Processing team.
• Clearly communicate delivery timeframes of all schedules and designs to stakeholders
• Provide effective leadership, guidance, training and mentoring to Planning engineering team
• Provide input at daily production meetings to drive actions and ensure alignment between operations and the mining schedule
• Conduct underground inspections, safety interactions and QAQC to ensure that mining activities are being undertaken in a safe manner and as per mine plan
• Provide advice to the Technical Services Manager and Underground Manager on issues that affect safe and efficient production through frequent communication in an appropriate manner.

Desired Skills and Experience

Key Skills/Qualifications/Experience:

• A tertiary degree in Mining Engineering
• Experience with pastefill preferable
• Professional experience in mining engineering
• Deswik competency
• Well-developed communication and literacy skills
• Ability to work autonomously with well-developed time management skills
• Business acumen gained within an operational mining environment
• Full knowledge of Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act & Regulations
• Outstanding analytical skills
• Highly skilled written and verbal communication, literacy, numeracy and presentation skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines

BGL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and building an organisation which provides equal opportunities for all its employees with the objective of attracting, retaining, and developing a workforce that is representative of the wider community. Further to this, BGL regard engagement, communications, and consultation with the community in which we operate as a core principle to our business. Through our community investment program with local communities and the wider corporate sponsorship programs, Bellevue Gold aim to leave a lasting legacy of improved outcomes in the communities in which we operate.