Planning Engineer

About Black Cat Syndicate

This is an exciting time to join Black Cat Syndicate Limited. With production underway at Paulsens and Kal East, a robust project pipeline, and rapid exploration across our tenements, the Company has a clear vision of sustainable multi-operation gold production.

With the recent acquisition of the Lakewood Processing Facility (Lakewood), we plan to mine new open pits and head underground within the third quarter of 2025.

With a number of exciting projects in the pipeline, it's a great time to come on board, with plenty of opportunity to grow your career and be part of our exciting journey and future success.

If this sounds like something you want to be involved in, we are seeking an UG Planning Engineer, who wants to be developed into a Senior position Being a smaller and close-knit site, you will get exposure to many aspects of the operation including narrow vein mining and have the chance to design and implement your own systems as we ramp up.  With upcoming projects such as Kalgoorlie East and Coyote, we are seeking someone who is committed to growing their career with us and exploring future career progression opportunities.

The position is FIFO from Perth, Darwin or Broome to site or DIDO from Onslow, Exmouth, Karratha, Dampier or in between. Paulsens is located in the Ashburton Basin of the Eastern Pilbara region, 211kms inland east of Onslow and 180km west of Paraburdoo. Flights are to Onslow or Paraburdoo, then a two-hour transport to site. The roster is day shift on an 8/6 rotation.

Working in collaboration with the Senior Mine Engineer, Alternate and UG Manager, you will be responsible for the mid-term to longer term mine planning activities of the UG mine by developing effective plans, designs, and strategies to optimise mining productivity.

About the Opportunity

Key accountabilities of the position are to:

• Prepare, review and audit mid to longer term mine designs and plans ensuring any risks to plans are identified and mitigated.
• Collaborate with operations, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical, and production engineer teams for safe and practical design and mine plan execution.
• Complete stope designs to maximise economic extraction of ore.
• Undertake mine infrastructure analysis and projects to improve water and de-watering systems.

About You

We are seeking a positive and motivated 'can do' individual with adaptive thinking, who enjoys autonomy in their role with an ability to prioritise, analyse and problem solve who has the following:

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in underground mining, preferably gold, with exposure to various mining methods and engineering.
• Exposure to capital projects and cost estimation across a wide range of mining activities and support services.
• User of mine planning and scheduling software packages preferably Deswik (CAD and UGDB) and user of Ventsim.
• Completed underground time or minimal underground time (desirable).
• Ability to work collaboratively, and with a diverse range of people across all levels who understand we are all in this together.

Working in a collaborative manner, with an expectation to have fun along the way, the UG Mining Team will together, optimize development, grade and productivity

Being part of the initial site team means you will be exposed to many aspects of the Company so as we grow, you grow

Black Cat is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is representative of the wider community and building an organisation which provides equal opportunities for all its employees.

We expect all our Employees to display a clear commitment to safety, the environment and social responsibility and to actively demonstrate values found within our Code of Conduct in day-to-day interactions with employees, contractors, and the communities in which we operate.

Black Cat Syndicate offers a competitive salary along with opportunities for career progression, great working environment and a family friendly lifestyle.

If you are ready for a challenge, and to be part of a motivated and dynamic team, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume by clicking on 'Apply for this job' button. If you have any queries about this pivotal position, please email 

Please note we will only contact shortlisted candidates. Agency referrals are not being accepted at this point in time.