Underground Mine Planning Engineer: Safe, Efficient Production

South32; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave 26 weeks full-paid

Share plans participation

14% superannuation

Additional annual leave up to 4 weeks

Job summary

South32's Cannington operation in northwest Queensland seeks a Mine Planning Engineer to drive strategic and operational mine planning for safe, sustainable underground production.

This permanent role operates on an 8:6 roster, FIFO from Brisbane/Townsville/Cairns or DIDO from Mount Isa region. You will develop design plans, collaborate with Geology and Geotechnical teams, and optimise sequences to improve safety, cost control and value.

Qualifications

• Experience in underground hard rock drill-and-blast, both in principle and practice.
• Strong planning skills with value creation and risk-based decision making.
• Ability to analyse historical stope performance to optimise future designs.

Responsibilities

• Develop timely design plans for the Mining team, including stope shapes and drill-and-blast strategies.
• Collaborate with Geology and Geotechnical teams to ensure designs suit geological conditions.
• Monitor and adjust mining sequences and stope shapes to optimise value and ensure adherence to key drivers.
• Enhance mine planning processes to improve safety, profitability and cost control while managing and communicating risks.

Skills

Underground drill-and-blast

Planning skills

Stope design analysis

Deswik software experience

Education

Mining Engineering (degree or equivalent)

Tools

Deswik

Job description

South32's Cannington operation in northwest Queensland seeks a Mine Planning Engineer to drive strategic and operational mine planning for safe, sustainable underground production.

This permanent role operates on an 8:6 roster, FIFO from Brisbane/Townsville/Cairns or DIDO from Mount Isa region. You will develop design plans, collaborate with Geology and Geotechnical teams, and optimise sequences to improve safety, cost control and value.