AddressAbout us:
BBE Consulting’s vision is to create world-class work environments. This vision has underpinned 35 years in operation to become world leaders specialising in the field of Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration. This vision and our core values of care, respect, professionalism, independence, and honesty enable us to add value to our client projects by offering:
- A global specialist group of engineers with a core focus on underground Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration solutions.
- BBE’s total staff complement is 111 (April 2024), of which some 82% are specialised professionals with a combined unmatched 900+ person- years of experience.
- Multidisciplinary team including ventilation engineers, mining engineers, mechanical engineers, fan engineers, civil engineers, E&I engineers, electrical engineers, ventilation consultants and chemical/process engineers, as well as designers and laboratory analysts, specialising in dust.
- A breadth of support from concept to feasibility studies and detailed engineering and EPCM phases of projects as specialist consultants.
- A highly experienced consulting team with significant combined experience in refrigeration and ventilation system design worldwide.
- Complete independence from equipment vendors, positioning us to develop designs that are in the owner’s best interest. We are familiar with all relevant refrigeration machine equipment vendors, including their capabilities and limitations.
- Current projects in which BBE is engaged to undertake similar projects for numerous clients across Australia and globally.
From extensive consulting and construction experience gained from the world’s deepest and hottest underground mines, and operations across all continents, BBE Group has become a global specialist in ventilation, refrigeration, heating, cooling, and energy management. Our capabilities span from staged design to turn-key system delivery, including the upfront initial conceptual design and modelling to final detailed design and execution engineering, finalised by project execution and system commissioning. The BBE team comprises ventilation, refrigeration and thermo-flow engineers specialising in the design, installation, and operation of all respective elements of Mine Ventilation, refrigeration, heating and cooling systems, along with the supporting engineering and associated safety and health expertise.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Engineer – Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration to join our growing consulting team in Perth. The role will allow the successful applicant to grow their experience in both hard rock and coal Mine Ventilation studies, including concept studies, through to the front-end engineering design (FEED) phases. The role requires competence in ventilation network simulation software (such as Ventsim™ or VUMA) as well as good communication skills, requiring interaction with clients on a daily basis. The role reports to the Engineering Manager in the organisation and will be required to mentor both engineers and designers.
The main tasks of the role include but are not limited to:
- Engineering and Design
- Develop sustainable and regulatory compliant ventilation designs.
- Produce underground Mine Ventilation concepts, layouts, designs, trade-offs, scenario planning, cost estimates and execution plans.
- Identify, assess and manage risks in order to improve reliability and performance of underground ventilation systems.
- Construct life-of-Mine Ventilation network models and perform airflow, heat, contaminant, blast fume and radon simulations for different mining scenarios.
- Conducting Ventilation and heat simulations using industry ventilation network modelling software (Ventsim or VUMA).
- Identify and select appropriate ventilation equipment including fans, refrigeration plant, ducting and scrubbing/filtration systems.
- Provide advice and guidance regarding ventilation requirements to assist mines with meeting their statutory and health and safety obligations.
- Provide detailed CAPEX and OPEX estimates.
- Travel to site to conduct ventilation surveys as well as support the team with on-site training.
- Take part in business development endeavours.
- Project management
- Review peer's and project team’s analysis and design
- Managing overall study/project schedule
- Efficiently managing overall study/project hours, costs and resources
- Writing proposals for winning work
- Check and issue monthly study/project invoicing.
- Internal and client meetings and presentations, report writing, technical reviews, report edits and progress reviews.
- Participate in relevant client engagement and networking and internal development initiatives.
- Stakeholder engagement
- Build and maintain client and partner relationships.
About you:
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Degree in Mechanical/Mining/Chemical Engineering
- 5-10 years post-graduate experience in underground Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration
- Experience in a consulting role will be advantageous
- Software skills/abilities
- Mine Ventilation Software (e.g. VUMA or Ventsim™)
- 3D Design CAD
- Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel; PowerPoint)
- Good communication skills
- Valid current work rights for Australia
- Valid Driver's License
- Valid Passport
- Willingness to travel to mine sites and overseas
The following are not essential but will be highly regarded:
- Graduate Diploma in Mine Ventilation
- Postgraduate Mine Ventilation coursework or qualification
- Mine Planning and Scheduling Software (Surpac, EPS, Deswik, Mine CAD)
How to apply:
- Please apply via the seek portal submitting covering letter and comprehensive CV.
- Recruitment Agency referrals will not be accepted for this role.
- Please note – only candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be contacted.
