Project Engineer - EIC

Workplace Type: Onsite

About Newmont

At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

About Cadia

Our Cadia Valley Operation in New South Wales is situated about 25 kilometers from Orange and 250 kilometers west of Sydney. Cadia produces gold doré bars from a gravity circuit and gold-rich copper concentrates from a flotation circuit. The operation includes the Cadia East Mine which is globally renowned for its use of block caving, a large-scale underground mining method. 

We acknowledge the Wiradjuri people, traditional custodians of the land surrounding Cadia, and proudly run an Indigenous Buddy Program to enrich the workplace experience our Indigenous employees. As a residential (drive-in / drive-out) mine, Cadia values community deeply, offering both financial and in-kind support to organizations across Blayney, Cabonne, and Orange townships. The Orange region is often referred to as the gateway to Country New South Wales with acclaimed wineries, fine dining, annual festivals and charming heritage villages making for an unparalleled work-life balance.

About the Role

Reporting to the Project Engineering Lead, the Project Engineer will support the planning and safe delivery of projects within the Newmont Cadia Capital Projects Pipeline. You will provide Electrical, Instrumentation and Control (EIC) expertise across all project phases—from initiation through to close‑out—ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, quality, and budget expectations.

About You

The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge of HV and LV equipment operation, installation and commissioning, including electrical protection and safety‑in‑design principles. You’ll bring experience in electrical infrastructure design and construction, with the ability to develop, interpret and review technical documentation such as single line diagrams, schematics, loop and termination diagrams, cable schedules, power system studies and IO lists.

You’ll also be comfortable working with consultant‑produced design packages, including PFDs, P&IDs, control philosophies, functional descriptions, protection studies and equipment or instrument datasheets. Experience with fixed or transportable substation/switchroom design, installation and commissioning will be highly regarded. You will have an unwavering drive to deliver projects safely as per project scope, budget and schedule.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Support the planning, execution and safe delivery of capital projects
• Ensure project outcomes align with approved scope, quality, schedule and budget
• Work closely with project and operational teams to coordinate activities and minimise production impacts
• Track and report on key project performance indicators (KPIs)
• Prepare project estimates, budgets and Capital Expenditure Request (CER) documentation

Qualifications and experience include:

• Strong project engineering and project management capability, ideally gained across multi‑discipline major or sustaining capital projects.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent
• Experience in resources and/or heavy industry in a project engineering capacity
• Experience leading installation, verification, commissioning and maintenance/operation of EIC systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Exposure to project controls software such as SAP, MS Project or Primavera (preferred but not essential)

Please note this is a 5/2 or 9 day fortnight residential role in Orange NSW. The successful applicant will have unrestricted working rights.

At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion, we believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. 

Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. We know no candidate meets every qualification listed, so if you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply – we’d love to hear from you!