Make your mark with Thiess 

Every day, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones, take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration, and empowerment.

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

About the role

Thiess is currently seeking a Mining Engineer to join our Curragh North project on a 8/6 roster. The Curragh North Project is situated 30km North of Blackwater, in Central Queensland.  

As our next Mining Engineer reporting to the Technical Services Manager, you will work collaboratively towards delivering high-quality solutions and results. 

• Use your skills to design and develop rolling weekly excavator plans and schedules for the mining operation. 
• Provide designs and any required design amendments to suit operational requirements. 
• Coordinate plans and schedules and monitoring of actual progress with benchmarks. 
• Assist in the management of the weekly dig/dump plans in consultation with the Mining Superintendents and Supervisors. 
• Ensure implementation and compliance of the Weekly Plan and site Safety Health and Environmental standards to ensure safe and sustainable mine standards 
• Provide information to relevant staff to assist in the End of Month reporting requirements. 
• Utilise in house software and data capture software to run reports as required 
• Utilise your skills to continually aim for innovative solutions. 

About you

• Prior experience working as a mining engineer on an operational open-cut mine
• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering
• Proficient in MS Office and mine design, planning and scheduling packages;  
•  Planning, design and scheduling skills 

What Thiess can do for you

• 8/6 Roster 
• Thiess’ commitment to ongoing training & development
• FIFO (flights paid) Or DIDO with travel allowance, site uplift and full camp facilities provided
• Health & wellbeing rewards program through AIA Vitality
• Salary sacrifice options - novated leasing  
• Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products.

About us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers and their families is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark

Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at jldenton@thiess.com

How to apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

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