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About The Role
Located five kilometres south of Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Mt Arthur Coal is an open cut mine, producing thermal coal.
The Senior Mining Engineer will be responsible for development and rollout of efficient mining plans, schedules and drill and blast designs. As the facilitator of the planning process, the role requires strong collaboration with key stakeholders. This role will also work with the client mine planning team to provide designs, reserves and schedules to support the execution of the mine plan. Key duties also include:
- Optimisation of designs, schedules and fleet mix across the planning horizon to deliver for the business and client,
- Drill and Blast systems,
- Work closely with client mine planning team to coordinate the Thiess plan,
- Work with key stakeholders on short term planning & operational issues,
- Communicate any changing plans across the wider team,
- Develop strong working relationships with the operations team,
- Coal reconciliation analysis,
- Mine rehabilitation design, planning and execution,
- Weekly and Monthly production reporting
- Flexible work arrangements may be considered for the role.
About You
- Demonstrated commitment to Thiess principles of Discover, Accountable, Respectful & Empowered.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Mining or Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
- Minimum 3 years’ operational mining engineering experience (open cut preferred).
- Experience with Vulcan, Deswik, or similar software
- Ability to work collaboratively within a small team environment.
- A commitment to the best practice of health and safety at all time
- Experience with Spry Software will be highly regarded
- Excellent behavioural, time management, analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
What Thiess Can Do for You
- Thiess' commitment to ongoing training & development
- 5/2 Roster Monday to Friday with a Monthly RDO
- World-class health & wellbeing programs through AIA Vitality
- Competitive Salary
- Salary sacrifice options - novated leasing
- A 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 – 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.
Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at
hiring@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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