Engineer - Mine Planning

About us

From humble beginnings in 2011, 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.

At Ernest Henry

At Ernest Henry, our mine life extension to 2040 and a doubling of ore reserves offers more operational diversity on site, and a bright future for our people and the community.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), quarterly bonuses, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance, and allowances for DIDO and local employees.

At Ernest Henry, you can choose what suits your priorities. Work an attractive fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) roster from Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns or a drive-in/drive-out (DIDO) roster and take advantage of our top-class camp, or live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry and be home every night.

This roster is 8/6 (dayshift only) and a 12 hour shift.

We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior – Medium Term Planning Engineer (Scheduling), you’ll own the 1-3 year budget mining scheduling, whilst maintaining delivery of the monthly short-range forecast. You’ll collaborate with Long-Term Planning, Operations and other Technical Service teams to ensure that mine plans are practical, achievable and aligned with our broader business objectives.

In this role you will:

• Own, manage and deliver the rolling 12-month schedule, delivery monthly short-range forecast schedules.
• Review operational performance and engage with associated stakeholders to ensure alignment on schedule inputs, whilst working closely with short-term planning and production engineers.
• Integrate optimised mine designs and ensure alignment with the Life-of-Mine (LOM) plan.
• Identify and communicate key schedule risks, updating and maintaining critical path packs.
• Continuously improve mine planning systems, guidelines and processes, embracing best practice and innovation.
• Collaborate on project work with Long-Term Planning and Group teams, including alternate ore source studies.

This role is key to ensuring that Ernest Henry’s operations run to plan and stay on track to deliver our production and safety goals.

About you

You’re a technically capable and forward-thinking mining engineer who enjoys solving complex challenges and turning plans into practical outcomes. You thrive in a collaborative team and are motivated by the opportunity to make a lasting impact on one of Australia’s leading underground operations.

You’ll bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline with a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Strong technical and operational mining experience (preferably in sub-level caving or similar).
• Proven skills in mine planning, scheduling and design, with high proficiency in Deswik and related software.
• A structured approach to critical path management and schedule optimisation.
• Clear communication skills – verbal, written and graphical – with the ability to engage effectively across teams.
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset and commitment to mentoring and developing others.

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 Ernest Henry Operation, click here: https://joinus.evolutionmining.com/

We thank you for taking the time to submit your application.