Senior Mining Engineer

2 months ago


Gunnedah, Australia Whitehaven Coal Full time

About the Role

The Senior Mining Engineer position at Whitehaven Coal is a critical role ensuring that the mining operations are well-managed, cost-effective, and compliant with safety and environmental regulations.

This is a site-based role working a 9-day fortnight. The successful candidate must live local to the Gunnedah region or be willing to relocate (assistance provided).

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support to mine operations, enabling the site to provide an increasingly safe and reliable operation
  • Supervise and provide mentoring to mining engineers, ensuring their outputs align with business goals
  • Lead the analysis and reporting of mining production data across the site
  • Identify areas of technical and business improvement to increase productivity and reduce mining costs
  • Ensure production budget is met by effective planning, scheduling and coordination of activities relating to the mining fleet

Requirements

  • Tertiary qualifications and extensive experience in Mining Engineering
  • Highly developed skills in mine design and scheduling
  • Highly developed skills pertaining to mining software packages and engineering practices
  • Excellent communication and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Why Whitehaven Coal?

  • Permanent role | Attractive Salary & Bonus Scheme | 9-day Fortnight
  • Career development, mentorship and coaching
  • Employee referral scheme - $4000 for successful referrals
  • 5 weeks annual leave, 15 days personal leave & 26 weeks parental leave
  • Full relocation package or temporary accommodation provided
  • Access to salary packaging including novated leasing
  • Employee Discounts: groceries, petrol, fashion, entertainment plus more

Whitehaven Coal is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace. We are striving for an inclusive workplace that brings people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes applicants of diversity of gender, culture and experience.

Whitehaven Coal is working with the RSL Employment Program to support veterans and partners of current or former Defence members in finding meaningful and sustainable employment.



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