Senior Mining Engineer

About the Role

As the Senior Mining Engineer (Open Pit) at Cowal, you will play a central role in delivering medium and long-term mine plans that maximise the value of the open pit operation. You will develop and optimise rolling forecasts, annual budgets, Life of Mine plans and mine designs while ensuring safe, practical and value adding outcomes.

You’ll work closely with engineers, geologists, operations and leaders to align planning inputs with operational performance and future mining scenarios. This includes monthly performance reviews, variance analysis and the preparation of high quality technical inputs within Deswik, Scheduler and HaulSim. 

This role offers autonomy, leadership exposure, flexible roster options and access to significant technical development, including the potential for bespoke Dewick coaching options.

About You

You will bring strong technical capability, an improvement mindset and the ability to collaborate confidently across diverse teams.

You have:

• A Mining Engineering qualification.
• 5+ years’ experience in open pit mine planning or mining studies
• Demonstrated capability in mine design, scheduling, cost evaluation and optimisation.
• Strong Deswik skills, ideally able to build projects from scratch.
• Ability to analyse data, run scenarios and produce executable mine plans.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A proactive, organised and adaptable work style.
• The desire to develop toward senior technical or superintendent level roles.

About Us

From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision of inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us.

At Cowal

At Cowal, our substantial investment has led to a longer mine life as we have boldly reimagined our future to 2043. Located near West Wyalong in central New South Wales, Cowal is a residential site where we encourage our people to live nearby and enjoy the close-knit communities and lifestyles of the surrounding areas.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), life insurance and income protection, quarterly performance bonuses, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance, discounted gym membership. Bus transportation is provided to and from West Wyalong at the beginning and end of your shift.

This roster is 5:2/4:3, however flexible roster options available, including work from home.

We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available.

To find out more about us and our Cowal, click here Careers - Evolution Mining