Senior Ug Mining Engineer

Mineral Resources; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Family support

Recreation discounts

Future security

Job summary

Mineral Resources is seeking a Senior Underground Mining Engineer to oversee the ramp-up and ongoing development of the Mount Marion underground operation in Western Australia. You will shape mine plans, schedules and technical deliverables, reporting to the Underground Superintendent and coordinating with operations, contractors and corporate teams.

You will drive safe, efficient planning and provide mentoring across the engineering function, ensuring alignment with ramp-up targets and

Qualifications

• Must hold a tertiary qualification in mining engineering or equivalent.
• WA First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency is required; Schedule 26 and UVentilation Officer certificates are highly regarded.
• Extensive underground engineering experience in large-scale mechanised mining with pastefill.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and refinement of integrated underground mine plans and schedules.
• Deliver short-term planning aligned with ramp-up milestones and infrastructure needs.
• Develop fit-for-purpose planning systems with clear progress visibility and risk tracking.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and planners.
• Input to underground design, ventilation, geology, and infrastructure requirements.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive productivity improvements in production sequences.
• Collaborate with operations, contractors and technical teams to ensure executable plans.
• Monitor plan execution and develop corrective actions as needed.
• Support contractor coordination and compliance from a planning perspective.

Skills

Underground planning

Planning & scheduling

Engineering judgement

Contractor management

Leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering

Tools

Deskwik

Ventsim

Job description

MinRes can offer you!

• Make a significant impact on the underground restart and ramp-up, driving operational readiness, contractor engagement and the delivery of practical mine plans.
• Be part of MinRes’ expansion into underground mining, helping unlock opportunities across the lithium business and shape the next phase of growth.
• Live Your Best Life! Our benefits offer you access to deals, support and discounts to help you unlock the important things in Life – Health, Family, Recreation and Your Future with MinRes.

The Opportunity

As the Senior Underground Mining Engineer, you will play a key role in the ramp-up of the underground mine at the Mount Marion Operation. This is an opportunity to help shape the mine’s planning systems, influence technical decisions and translate restart plans into safe, sustainable, steady-state production.

Reporting to the Underground Superintendent, you will drive the development of safe, efficient and practical underground mine plans, schedules and technical deliverables. Working closely with operations, contractors and corporate technical teams, you will bring sound engineering judgement to complex operational challenges, optimise development and production sequences, and align technical priorities with operational readiness and production requirements.

This position will commence on an 8D6X roster, flying from Perth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of integrated underground mine plans and schedules, incorporating physical targets, costs, infrastructure requirements.
• Deliver short-term mine planning and scheduling, ensuring development, production and supporting infrastructure activities are aligned with milestones and ramp-up targets.
• Develop and implement fit-for-purpose underground planning systems, processes and reporting tools that provide clear visibility of progress, risks and production readiness.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and planning, promoting consistent engineering standards and key deliverables.
• Provide technical input across underground design, drill and blast, ventilation, geotechnical, pastefill and infrastructure requirements.
• Evaluate development and production sequences, identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements to productivity.
• Work collaboratively with the Underground Superintendent, operations teams and contractors to ensure plans are practical, safe and executable
• Monitor performance against plan, investigate variances with operations and support the development of corrective actions.
• Support contractor coordination, performance monitoring and compliance from a technical and operational planning perspective.

What is Required:

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or equivalent.
• WA First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency required, a current Schedule 26 Certificate and Underground Ventilation Officer Certificate is highly regarded.
• Strong underground mining engineering experience, ideally within large-scale mechanised long-hole stopping with pastefill operations.
• Experience leading underground project, operational readiness or transition into steady-state production
• Strong capability in short-term mine planning, scheduling, design and operational support.
• Proficient with underground mining software, such as Deskwick and Ventsim.
• Contractor management, performance monitoring and compliance requirements.

About Mt Marion

Mt Marion is located 40km south-west of Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. MinRes manages all mining activities at Mt Marion, including a spodumene concentrate processing plant with an annual production capacity of 600,000 tonnes (SC6 equivalent).

About Mineral Resources

MinRes is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services across Western Australia. With a focus on people and innovation, MinRes has become one of the ASX’s best-performing companies since listing in 2006.

Mineral Resources Limited is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage applicants from a diverse background to apply.