Underground Coal Mine Advisor – Multi-Mine Pathways

Palaris Australia Pty; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Bonus structure

Office locations Wollongong/Newcastle/

Job summary

Palaris Australia Pty is seeking an underground coal mining engineer to move into advisory work, applying judgement to investment decisions and mine optimisation across multiple operations. You will engage with operators, investors, and lenders, shaping development strategies rather than routine production planning.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in underground coal, strong planning/scheduling capability, and exposure to studies or project development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of significant experience in underground coal operations.
• Strong capability in mine planning, design, and scheduling.
• Exposure to operational improvement, studies, or project development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to concept studies, red flag reviews, and technical due diligence.
• Deliver mine optimisation studies identifying practical improvements to performance, cost, and value.
• Undertake options analysis and trade-off assessments to determine the best development pathway.
• Support project development strategies not just evaluate existing plans.
• Assess mine plans, schedules, and assumptions identifying what drives value vs noise.
• Work directly with clients including operators, investors, and lenders.
• Apply your underground coal experience across multiple assets and contexts.

Skills

Underground coal experience

Mine planning

Scheduling

Financial evaluation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Deswik

XPAC

Minex

Job description

Palaris Australia Pty is seeking an underground coal mining engineer to move into advisory work, applying judgement to investment decisions and mine optimisation across multiple operations. You will engage with operators, investors, and lenders, shaping development strategies rather than routine production planning.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in underground coal, strong planning/scheduling capability, and exposure to studies or project development.