Specialist Mining Engineer | Mt Arthur Coal

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About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Mining Engineer who can contribute to mine planning in a large, complex, open-cut truck and shovel operation at our Mt Arthur Mine Site in the Hunter Valley Region.
The Specialist Mining Engineer role is a pivotal position within the Mine Planning team at Mt Arthur as you provide safe and efficient designs, schedules and project management to support the operational and functional teams through execution of the mine plan.

This is a full-time role located in the beautiful Hunter Valley. This is your opportunity to have a rewarding career based in a sought after lifestyle location.

Your main responsibilities:

• Design safe and efficient excavation and dump designs.
• Develop efficient mine schedules.
• Manage different projects related to mine planning and interacting with different stakeholders
• Establish and maintain relationships with different teams throughout Mt Arthur to deliver key schedule and planning objectives.
• Effectively communicate mine planning and project outputs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Pursue continuous improvement opportunities throughout your day-to-day work.
• Complete reconciliations to ensure accuracy in your work.
• Manage risk through the application of geotechnical controls in both design and scheduling.

About You

You will have a tertiary qualification in Mining/Civil Engineering or Geology with the relevant experience in an open cut mining operation, preferably coal.
Working knowledge of Vulcan, Deswik and/or Spry software is essential.
Due to the nature of this role your people and communication skills are of the upmost. You will be required to liaise, negotiate and influence a range of internal and external stakeholders.

On offer to you:

You will benefit from a rewarding career path, an excellent remuneration package inclusive of competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, performance bonus, employee share options and a relocation package to take up a residential role in the Hunter Valley.

How to Apply

Please apply before 28th April 2024

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The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. 

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