Engineer - Mining
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
As a Mine Engineer you will turn near-term plans into safe, reliable production at Ernest Henry. You will own the weekly plan and rolling 3-month plan, keep designs practical through regular underground checks, and work shoulder-to-shoulder with operators and leaders to remove roadblocks fast.
Key responsibilities include
- Leading with safety: applying our health, safety and security standards in every task and decision.
- Validating the plan in the field: completing regular underground inspections to confirm status, progress and quality.
- Building and presenting plans: coordinating inputs and communicating the weekly and 3-month plans.
- Designing for delivery: preparing drill and charge designs to meet targets, including service holes, vent rises and ore-passes.
- Managing cave performance: direct drill/charge/fire locations to maintain broken stock.
- Improving what matters: run short-term projects and investigations to lift performance.
- Keeping everyone aligned: update progress and reporting so decisions stay data driven.
About you
You are a pragmatic mine engineer who turns plans into safe, executable work. You bring underground engineering experience, work confidently in modern mine design tools (ideally Deswik), and communicate clearly with crews and leaders to keep everyone aligned.
- Tertiary engineering qualification - Mining preferred.
- Underground mine engineering experience.
- Clear communicator - verbal, written, numerical and graphical.
- Builds strong working relationships with peers and leaders.
- Self-directed; delivers individual, team and organisational goals.
- Leads with safety; upholds health, safety and security standards.
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.
We thank you for taking the time to submit your application.