Principal Mining Engineer

About us  

From humble beginnings in 2010, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us. 

About our Group Office 

A premier, global gold company.  

Working in our Group Office, you have a front row seat to our vision and are a part of the bold, inspired teams who are engineering its success. We’re an agile, entrepreneurial company and we value smart people and creative thinking. When you work with us, you’ll always have the opportunity to progress from where you started.  

Based in the Sydney and Brisbane CBD, our people work with teams located across Australia and Canada which makes for interesting work and countless ways to learn and grow. 

About the role 

This role is responsible for identifying opportunities for value accretion across the business, supporting the development of new projects and providing guidance on current Evolution and global best practice and innovation in mine planning and design, Life of Mine, and budgetary reviews across our operations, specifically underground. 

The Principal Mining Engineer provides technical leadership for the development of new and expansion projects in the Group including recommendations on methodologies, Budgets and leading internal technical reviews. A key part of this role includes influencing, mentoring, coaching, and leading transformation, and innovation across the group. 

Key result areas for a role of this nature include: 

• Influencing and ensuring consistent communication, assurance, and governance with respect to Mine Engineering processes across our business 

• Fostering collaborative, productive relationships across the organisation and guiding external specialist providers and technical consultants. 

• Driving a focus on transformation and continuous improvement in mining practices including use of innovative technology and world class standards. 

• Provide technical support to growth projects, including due diligence, assessment of opportunity & risk, and potential integration relating to M&A activities. 

Safety is paramount in all we do, and you will lead a ‘Safety First’ approach, ensuring health and safety global best practise and culture is implemented and driving initiatives that safely improve and optimise production. 

About you 

To succeed in this position, you will have proven experience in underground mining, preferably within the gold sector (hard rock at a minimum). It is also important that you have or can demonstrate: 

• Capability in influencing and developing Mine Engineering practices and supporting the professional and technical growth of engineering teams. 

• Effectively communicate complex process ideas at all levels with a natural ability to build relationships across functions and operations. 

• Proven experience at a comparable level with organisational (or significant underground operational) accountability, delivering operational efficiency, driving accurate and reliable interpretations/decisions, and implementing best practice in both technical and operational areas. Applicants on the cusp of transition to higher duties are encouraged to apply. 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Mine Engineering or equivalent. Post graduate qualifications and membership with the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, or similar professional affiliation, would be well regarded. 

• A working knowledge of environmental and site safety best practice. 

• The ability to perform the role of Competent Person for the styles of mineralisation and mining methods relevant to Evolution, and in accordance with JORC, is desirable. 

• Commitment to living and supporting the Evolution values of Safety, Excellence, Accountability, Respect driving positive and engaging cultural change through direct engagement with our people. 

This is a significant opportunity to further develop your professional career and attracts a sizeable remuneration package including short and long-term incentives (related to personal and share price performance).  

This role is ideally Sydney or Brisbane based however other Australian locations may be considered.  This is a corporate based role, however, the successful candidate must be prepared to travel to our sites, when required. 

Closing date: 15 March 24 

At Evolution, as our name suggests, change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter. 

To find out more about us and our Group Office, click here https://joinus.evolutionmining.com/   

We thank you for taking the time to submit your application. For more information, please contact **********@evolutionmining.com