Senior - Ventilation Engineer Full Time

Evolution Mining Limited; Cloncurry Shire; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave benefits (18 weeks)

Recognition program

Study assistance

Discounted health insurance

Flexible work options

Attractive rosters

Live-local incentives and allowances (

Job summary

Evolution Mining Limited seeks a Senior Ventilation Engineer to lead underground ventilation at Ernest Henry and Bert Mines, serving as the Statutory Ventilation Officer to ensure safe operation and regulatory compliance across the site.

You will lead a small technical team, mentor engineers and collaborate with operations and technical stakeholders to drive safety, production efficiency and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Underground metalliferous mining experience with ventilation engineering.
• Experience as a Ventilation Officer in underground operations.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with stakeholder influence.
• Experience with mine ventilation software: Ventsim, VOD and Deswik.
• Demonstrated leadership mentoring technical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Fulfil the statutory responsibilities of Ventilation Officer for Ernest Henry and Bert Mines.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise underground ventilation systems.
• Manage ventilation data, modelling, inspections and surveys.
• Provide ventilation advice and recommendations to operational and technical stakeholders.

Skills

Ventilation Officer competency

Underground mining experience

Leadership

Education

Mine Engineering degree

Tools

Ventsim

VOD

Deswik

Job description

Job Description

As our Senior Ventilation Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role in the safe and efficient operation of Ernest Henry and Bert Mines. Reporting to the Superintendent - Short Term Planning, you will be appointed as the Statutory Ventilation Officer and be responsible for the management, optimisation and compliance of underground ventilation systems across the operation.

Leading a small technical team, you'll provide specialist ventilation expertise, mentor developing engineers and work closely with operational and technical stakeholders to support safe production and continuous improvement.

In this role you'll:

• Fulfil the statutory responsibilities of Ventilation Officer for Ernest Henry and Bert Mines, ensuring compliance with Queensland mining legislation and site requirements
• Monitor, analyse and optimise underground ventilation systems to support safe and efficient mining activities
• Manage ventilation data, modelling, inspections and surveys to ensure systems remain effective and aligned with operational requirements
• Provide ventilation advice and recommendations to operational and technical stakeholders across site.

About the Employer

We'rea bold team with a bright future; andwe'relooking for people who want to be part of it.

Evolution Mining is a premier global gold companyoperatingsix mines across Australia and Canada.We'retransforming mines and uplifting careers.We'veextended the mine life of our Ernest Henry Operations to 2040 and doubled its ore reserves. We took our Cowal Gold Operations underground in just seven years.We'retransforming our Red Lake Operations, restoring it as a premier Canadian gold mine.That kind of ambition creates careers, not just jobs.

When we asked our people what they enjoy most about working at Evolution, two things came up across every site: career growth and the quality of the people.Here,you'llwork alongside people who care, who push oneanother to be better, with leaders who are?there to support you.

What's the opportunity?

About the Candidate

You're a technically strong ventilation professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, working collaboratively with stakeholders and developing technical capability within your team. You combine sound engineering judgement with a proactive approach to safety, operational improvement and leadership. Ideally, you'll also have:

• Ventilation Officer Underground Metalliferous Competency (RIIUND601E & RIIUND603D), with a tertiary qualification in Mine Engineering or a related discipline highly regarded
• Significant underground mining experience, including ventilation engineering and associated mine technical functions
• Experience as a practising Ventilation Officer within an underground metalliferous operation
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across operational and technical teams
• Experience using mine ventilation and design software, ideally Ventsim, VOD and Deswik
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience mentoring and developing technical professionals.

Work Environment

Ernest Henry is a cornerstone asset in our portfolio. It has high-quality equipment,high standardsandgreat management team. With a mine life to 2040 and doubled ore reserves, there are countless opportunities for people toevolveand give their career an uplift.

Choose whatsuits your lifestyle best. Live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry,It'sa great placefor families, and you can enjoy our competitive live-local incentives and allowances. Or choose fly-in,fly-out (FIFO), with attractive rosters. Being away from home is easier when you get to stay in a high-qualitycampwith top-class facilities. Our FIFO people openly refer to the close-knit community as their second family.

The future here is bright; you could be part of it.

What we offer you

We support, develop and reward you to ensure you have a bright future.Here'show we back that up:

• Attractive parental leave benefits(18 weeks)
• Recognition program
• Studyassistance
• Discounted health insurance
• Flexible work options- we know flexibility looks different for everyone
• Attractive rosters
• Competitive live-local incentives and allowancesfor employees who choose to live in Cloncurry.