Mine Planning Engineer

What This Role Offers

• Work across mines at various life stages, from greenfield to expansion to remnant operations, including diverse mining conditions from shallow to deep (up to 1.8 km).
• Gain exposure to a range of mining methods, including open stoping, transverse and longitudinal stoping, and remnant stoping.
• Benefit from significant recent investment in technology to improve planning productivity.
• Access opportunities to progress into medium-term scheduling or project engineering roles.
• Receive ongoing training and development, including seminars, conferences, and further education.

About the Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a Mine Planning Engineer to join our Golden Grove operation in Western Australia. This site-based role reports to the Senior Mine Planning Engineer and operates on an 8:6 roster, with the flexibility to work part of each swing from our Perth office once you are familiar with the mine and design standards.

Your focus will be on developing and optimising mine plans that support safe, efficient, and value-focused production outcomes.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Producing detailed stope and development designs aligned to the mine plan and production targets.
• Reviewing and optimising short and medium-term schedules to maintain critical path delivery.
• Coordinating design documentation through to approval and stakeholder sign-off.
• Planning backfill, infrastructure, and other enabling projects for safe, efficient execution.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to planning processes and resource conversion.
• Coaching junior planners while demonstrating strong safety leadership and HSEC compliance.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have operational experience as a Mining Engineer, including underground mine design capability across short and medium-term planning horizons.

Other key skills, experience, and qualifications:

• A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.
• An understanding of underground mining methods, equipment, and backfill systems.
• Proficiency in mine planning software (Deswik preferred but not essential).
• A current C-class manual driver’s licence.

About 29Metals and Golden Grove

29Metals is an ASX-listed mining company producing copper and other base and precious metals critical to the global energy transition. Headquartered in Melbourne, we also have support offices in Perth and Brisbane.

We operate two long-life assets: Golden Grove in Western Australia and Capricorn Copper in Queensland, along with a portfolio of exploration interests, including a strategic tenement package and project in Redhill, Chile.

Golden Grove is a high-grade underground mining operation producing copper, zinc, and precious metals. With a mine life exceeding 10 years, it has strong potential for further extension. The site is currently undergoing an expansion, including the development of a new mine, the extension of existing operations, and major infrastructure upgrades.

Next Steps

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Candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment testing, which may include a medical assessment, respiratory mask fit testing, drug and alcohol screening, national police clearance, working rights verification, reference checks, and qualification / licence checks.