Underground Mine Planner - Medium-Term Production

Employer Sponsored Jobs; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs in Queensland is recruiting a permanent engineer for medium term planning to keep a complex extraction sequence workable across several fronts. The role requires tertiary mining engineering and underground hard rock experience, with proficiency in Surpac or Deswik to translate long-term plans into practical medium-term sequences.

The engineer will optimise sequences for stope extraction, development timing, ventilation and infrastructure readiness, ensuring they feed into

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or related field.
• Underground hard rock mining experience.
• Experience in mine planning, scheduling or technical services roles.
• Proficiency with mine planning/design software (Surpac, Deswik or equivalent).
• Solid understanding of production sequencing, development requirements and underground mining methods.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain and continually improve the mine plans and schedules behind production and development targets.
• Translate Life-of-Mine and long-term planning strategies into medium-term mining sequences.
• Optimize each sequence for stope extraction, development timing, ventilation availability and infrastructure readiness.
• Ensure medium-term sequences can be carried through into short-term plans.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Planning & scheduling

Underground mining knowledge

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Surpac

Deswik

Job description

Employer Sponsored Jobs in Queensland is recruiting a permanent engineer for medium term planning to keep a complex extraction sequence workable across several fronts. The role requires tertiary mining engineering and underground hard rock experience, with proficiency in Surpac or Deswik to translate long-term plans into practical medium-term sequences.

The engineer will optimise sequences for stope extraction, development timing, ventilation and infrastructure readiness, ensuring they feed into