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Senior Mining Engineer (Surface Mining)
Mining Resources Energy
💰 Salary Not shared
📊 Market A$12,500–A$16,666/mo (A$150,000–A$199,992/yr)
About the Company
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time Job Category: Mining (Surface) Regis has delivered consistent operational performance, driving record cash generation and strong profitability in recent years. This performance and the strength of the portfolio underpin the Company's purpose of growing long-term value for shareholders, our people, and our communities by mining safely and responsibly.
About the Role
We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Mining Engineer (Surface Mining) to join our Open Pit Technical Services team. Reporting to the Mine Planning Superintendent, you will play a key role in leading mine planning and optimisation activities across our open pit operations, ensuring plans are practical, achievable and aligned with production objectives. You will work closely with operational and contractor teams to deliver safe, efficient and cost-effective mining outcomes while driving continuous improvement initiatives across the operation. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and technically capable mining professional looking to take the next step in their career and influence both short and medium-term planning, operational performance and strategic mine development. This is a FIFO role (8:6 roster) from Perth.
Responsibilities
- ● Leading the development and delivery of short and medium-term mine plans to support safe and efficient production outcomes
- ● Managing and optimising rolling mine plans, schedules and forecasts to maximise value and support business objectives
- ● Providing technical leadership and guidance to Mining Engineers and Graduate Engineers
- ● Monitoring mining contractor performance and ensuring alignment with mine plans, budgets and production targets
- ● Reviewing and optimising drill and blast designs, performance and fragmentation outcomes
- ● Overseeing pit, waste dump, haul road and dewatering designs to support operational requirements and achieve best practice outcomes
- ● Identifying opportunities to improve productivity, reduce costs and enhance mine performance through innovative mining practices and technology
- ● Leading continuous improvement, mining optimisation and business improvement projects across the operation
- ● Contributing to annual budgets, life of mine planning, forecasts and end-of-month reporting processes
- ● Working collaboratively with geology, survey, processing and operational teams to achieve site objectives
- ● Ensuring compliance with site safety systems, statutory requirements and company standards
Requirements
- ● Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or similar discipline
- ● Previous experience in a Senior Mining Engineer or similar technical leadership position
- ● Significant open pit mining experience, preferably within hard rock gold operations
- ● Strong proficiency with mine planning software, particularly Deswik and related mining applications
- ● Demonstrated experience in mine scheduling, drill and blast optimisation and operational planning
- ● A sound understanding of open pit mine design, haul road design, waste dump design, geotechnical considerations and dewatering requirements
- ● Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and mentoring capabilities
- ● Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
- ● A practical and collaborative approach with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence
- ● Sound knowledge of WHS legislation and mining industry best practice
- ● Career development opportunities
- ● Collaborative work environment where your input matters
- ● Employee service awards and employee referral incentive
- ● Supportive and highly experienced leadership team
- ● Wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters (EAP)
- ● Competitive salary with annual incentives
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