Senior Mining Engineer

Senior Mining Engineer – Mine Design, Planning & Drill & Blast

We are seeking a proactive and strategic Senior Mining Engineer to join our clients Technical Services team. The ideal candidate will be both hands-on and forward-thinking, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.

About the Role

As a senior member of the Technical Services team, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining mine design, planning, and drill & blast standards and procedures for our clients underground operations.
• Preparing and delivering short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans that support production targets and life-of-mine objectives.
• Creating and reviewing drill & blast designs, stope layouts, and development plans to ensure compliance with safety, production, and design requirements.
• Completing stope reconciliations, analysing performance data, and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure mine plans are practical, achievable, and executed safely.
• Contributing to weekly, monthly, and quarterly scheduling to ensure alignment with broader strategic planning.
• Demonstrating strong safety leadership and promoting continuous improvement across technical disciplines.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ underground mining experience in a technical services role.
• Extensive experience in mine design, planning, and drill & blast within a mechanized underground environment.
• Proficiency in Deswik software and strong general computer literacy.
• Current manual driver’s licence.
• First Aid certificate and Dangerous Goods Security Card (DGSC).
• Experience working within contractor or owner-operator mining environments.
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced development and production teams.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build productive cross-department relationships.

Apply today or reach out to Sara Gunzburg at Scotford Fennessy for a confidential chat.

sgunzburg@sfrecruit.com.au