Underground Mine Planning Engineer — FIFO 8/6 Schedule

Gold Fields; Agnew (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% site allowance

Short-term incentive

Long-term incentive

Health insurance allowance

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Gold Fields is seeking a Senior Mine Planning Engineer to deliver short- and medium-term planning for underground operations, ensuring safety, production and cost targets align with Agnew’s strategy. The role is offered on a FIFO roster from Perth (8 days on, 6 days off).

You will collaborate with the engineering team to review economic evaluations, plan infrastructure, and produce schedules that support LOM objectives. A Mining Engineering degree and underground gold experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of statutory safety requirements relevant to mining and ability to obtain WA FCMM Certificate (UG time completed).
• Strong underground mining experience, ideally in gold.

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate short to medium term mine plans that support operational objectives and LO M timeframes.
• Review economic evaluations for each mine design to ensure financial objectives are met under determined cut-off grades.
• Ensure mine plans consider ventilation, infrastructure, DnB and paste fill needs.
• Prepare stope designs, declines, escapeways and level plan layouts, and mining instructions aligned with operational schedule.
• Create infrastructure plans and schedules aligned with mining interactions and budget constraints.
• Provide timely and accurate planning guidance for the delivery of the mining department production schedules.
• Collaborate across departments to support key projects.

Skills

Mine planning

Underground mining

Deswik CAD

Deswik Scheduler

Ventsim

MS Office

Education

Tertiary Qualification in Mining Engineering

Tools

Deswik CAD

Deswik Scheduler

Ventsim

Job description

Gold Fields is seeking a Senior Mine Planning Engineer to deliver short- and medium-term planning for underground operations, ensuring safety, production and cost targets align with Agnew’s strategy. The role is offered on a FIFO roster from Perth (8 days on, 6 days off).

You will collaborate with the engineering team to review economic evaluations, plan infrastructure, and produce schedules that support LOM objectives. A Mining Engineering degree and underground gold experience are essential.