Mining Engineer

About the role:  We are currently seeing Mining Engineers to be based out of the Brisbane office and provide additional engineering assistance to all of our Australian operations. This role will see you work across both QLD and NSW and would suit an individual who enjoys working on challenges and can quickly learn and adapt to mining scenarios and provide the best possible technical advice.,

Duties will include:

• Develop, implement and uphold safe and efficient work practices at all times;
• Develop and distribute high quality schedules and designs that maximises the efficient use of site resources.
• Maintain and ensure reports are kept up to date whilst identifying opportunities for improvement and cost savings
• Ensuring maximum optimisation is reached whilst abiding by safe work practices and environmental regulations.
• Present weekly plans clearly and concisely to colleges, mid and upper management and communicate critical paths, risks and opportunities.
• Monitor mining performance against short and mid-term schedules to ensure waste movement and coal flow schedules meet budgeted movement.
• Build positive working relationships with both internal and external parties
• Assist in developing budgets and forecasts as required.  

The lifestyle: These position are offered on a Monday to Friday basis with site travel required. These roles will see you travelling to the mine site that requires assistance in addition to working on plans from the Brisbane office. 

About You:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining or Civil Engineering, or comparable degree
• Experience in open cut mining operations within the coal industry preferred
• The ability to develop dig plans whilst considering pit design, ground conditions, environmental constraints and accesses.
• Demonstrated experience with and sound working knowledge of CAD software such as Vulcan, Deswik MS Excel and scheduling software such as Spry or Gantt Scheduler.
• Demonstrate successful application/s of Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives through scheduling, design or innovation in current or previous mining positions.
• Excellent planning and organising skills, the ability coach / mentor junior engineers and to enlist help or resources when required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Uncompromising commitment to safety and the environment.

About Peabody:

Peabody was founded in 1883 and has grown to be a leading pure-play coal company serving power and steel customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products. 

Peabody employs over 4,000 people and have 18 operations in the United States and Australia.  Our employees are guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity and sustainability.

EEO Disclaimer

Peabody Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Peabody is a globally diverse company which offers an inclusive work environment to engage, recognise and develop employees. The company values the power of inclusion and diversity as a competitive advantage and is committed to increasing the number of diverse employees throughout its operations.  We welcome applications from all diversity groups to assist us in honouring our commitment.

Apply to Peabody today and grow your career with us.

For more information, visit https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Work-With-Us or click apply now.

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