Senior Process Engineer

Pembroke Resources; Moranbah; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Pembroke Resources is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to be the technical steward of CHPP metallurgical performance and coal quality at Olive Downs in Queensland. You will ensure the processing contract with the CHPP Contractor meets safety, KPI, and cost targets while delivering exceptional customer quality.

The role blends hands-on troubleshooting with long-term process engineering strategy, reporting to senior leadership and influencing capital decisions across the mine life.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience with a Metallurgical or Process Engineering focus.
• Strong CHPP experience in a coking/steelmaking coal environment.
• Experience managing major operating or maintenance contracts with KPI governance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure metallurgical performance and coal quality across the CHPP with yield and throughput targets.
• Manage CHPP contractor relationship, chair performance reviews, and uphold KPIs, safety, and cost.
• Lead root cause analyses and cross-functional responses to major process incidents.
• Develop process engineering strategy, evaluate technology, and plan capital for mine life.

Skills

CHPP experience

Contractor governance

Executive briefing

Process engineering

Metallurgical expertise

Education

Metallurgical or Process Engineering degree

RPEQ preferred

Job description

Own the plant. Own the strategy. Own the partnership.

Pembroke produces high-quality steelmaking coal for international markets. At the heart of this production is the performance of our CHPP. This role has the mandate to be the technical steward of metallurgical performance and coal quality, and the person who makes sure our processing contract with our CHPP Contractor delivers on safety, KPIs and cost, enabling delivery to our customers.

This isn't a narrow operations role. You'll move between hands-on troubleshooting today and the long-term process engineering strategy that keeps us ahead of mine life planning, with a direct line to executive leadership on the capital decisions that follow.

What you'll get your hands on

• Reflux bypass work to lift fine coal recovery
• A sieve bend aperture increase to improve the fines/ultrafine split — better recovery, better ash control
• Longer-term projects on the horizon: a secondary fines circuit and plant debottlenecking

What you'll own

• Metallurgical performance and coal quality across the CHPP including yield, throughput, product to steelmaking spec
• Operating and maintaining CHPP contractor relationship with responsibility for chairing performance reviews, holding the line on KPIs, safety and cost, without losing the partnership
• Root cause analysis and cross-functional response on major process incidents
• Process engineering strategy, technology evaluation and capital planning for the life of the mine
• Pembroke's voice at industry forums and with regulators

What you'll bring

• 10+ years’ industry experience supported by a degree in Metallurgical or Process Engineering (RPEQ preferred)
• Deep CHPP experience in a coking or steelmaking coal environment
• A track record managing a major operating or maintenance contract — KPI governance and contractor performance, not just technical delivery
• The judgment to be firm with a contractor and still run a genuine operating partnership
• Confidence briefing executives, regulators and industry peers

If you've spent your career getting closer to the plant and you're ready to also shape where it's headed, we'd like to talk.

This role is based at theOlive Downs coal Mine, Bowen Basin, Queensland, ideally operating on a 5/2 roster with flexibility. Locally based candidates are preferred, with housing and vehicle assistance available.

FIFO and DIDO arrangements are also available, with flights from Brisbane and a company vehicle provided for travel to and from site.