Senior Mining Engineer - Short Term Planning

• Lead a team delivering critical short-term planning and drill & blast activities
• Influence production outcomes across a world-class underground operation
• Residential or FIFO from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns - 8/6 Roster

Who we are 

We’re a bold team with a bright future; and we’re looking for people who want to be part of it.  

Evolution Mining is a premier global gold company operating six mines across Australia and Canada. We’re transforming mines and uplifting careers. We’ve extended the mine life of our Ernest Henry Operations to 2040 and doubled its ore reserves. We took our Cowal Gold Operations underground in just seven years. We’re transforming our Red Lake Operations, restoring it as a premier Canadian gold mine. That kind of ambition creates careers, not just jobs.  

When we asked our people what they enjoy most about working at Evolution, two things came up across every site: career growth and the quality of the people. Here, you’ll work alongside people who care, who push one another to be better, with leaders who are there to support you. 

What’s the opportunity? 

This is more than a planning role. It's an opportunity to influence the future direction of one of Australia's premier underground mining operations.

As our Senior Short Term Planning Engineer, you'll lead a team responsible for turning strategy into execution, ensuring the mine plan is translated into safe, achievable and value-driven outcomes across the operation. Reporting to the Superintendent - Short Term Planning, you'll play a pivotal leadership role, driving performance, developing capability and providing technical direction across the short-term planning function.

From production drill and blast through to scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects, you'll work at the heart of the operation, collaborating with key stakeholders to optimise mine performance and deliver results.

Based at our Ernest Henry Operations and reporting to the Superintendent - Short Term Planning, you’ll:

• Lead and develop a team of mining engineers responsible for short-term planning activities across the operation
• Drive delivery of the Short Term Mine Plan, covering a planning horizon from shiftly execution through to three months
• Oversee critical planning functions including drill and blast design, scheduling, cave planning and short-term projects
• Partner with operational and technical teams to ensure alignment with budget and quarterly plan objectives
• Identify operational risks and opportunities within the planning horizon and implement practical solutions.

Why Ernest Henry Operations? 

Ernest Henry is a cornerstone asset in our portfolio. It has high-quality equipment, high standards and great management team. With a mine life to 2040 and doubled ore reserves, there are countless opportunities for people to evolve and give their career an uplift.  

Choose what suits your lifestyle best. Live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry, It’s a great place for families, and you can enjoy our competitive live-local incentives and allowances. Or choose fly-in, fly-out (FIFO), with attractive rosters. Being away from home is easier when you get to stay in a high-quality camp with top-class facilities. Our FIFO people openly refer to the close-knit community as their second family.   

The future here is bright; you could be part of it.  

What we offer you  

We support, develop and reward you to ensure you have a bright future. Here’s how we back that up: 

• Referral bonuses 
• Attractive parental leave benefits (18 weeks) 
• Recognition program 
• Study assistance 
• Discounted health insurance 
• Flexible work options – we know flexibility looks different for everyone 
• Attractive rosters 
• Competitive live-local incentives and allowances for employees who choose to live in Cloncurry.

Does this sound like you?  

You're a technically capable mining engineer and an emerging leader who enjoys influencing outcomes, solving complex mining challenges and developing high-performing teams.  deally, you’ll also have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering
• Extensive underground mining experience across short-term planning, production engineering and drill and blast
• Experience in Sub Level Caving operations, or a strong understanding of cave mining methods
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing technical teams
• Experience using Deswik CAD, Deswik Scheduler and Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Ready to create your career highlight with us? 

As our name suggests, change and evolution are in our DNA. If you’d like to work with a team that turns challenges into opportunities and delivers on its bold ambitions, we want to hear from you.  

Find out more about us at our Careers site. 

Bold team. Bright future.