Senior Engineer - Mining

Macmahon

Posted on:  18th Sep 2026

Job Responsibilities

Health, Safety and Risk

  • Identify risks and hazards within work area and notify supervisor
  • Actively advocate and motivate others to demand high standards of safety performance
  • Stop the job if an unsafe act or condition is observed and empower subordinates to do the same
  • Comply with Macmahon incident management procedures especially ensuring notification, reporting and investigation timeframes are achieved
  • Undertake field safety interactions (SAO and PTO), demonstrating a safety leadership culture

Technical/Operational

  • Perform applications to determine methods, equipment selection, facilities, costs, and staff requirements
  • Ensure maximum productivity
  • Provision of all aspects of engineering work (e.g. Drill & Blast, design, scheduling, equipment selection and the like) as required
  • Provision of technical engineering support and analysis to site staff as required
  • Daily Reporting collation, analysis, distribution and review with production team
  • Assist with the management of survey data and checks, including formulation and finalisation of the Monthly Progress Claim (incl variations & dayworks)
  • Analysis of empirical fiscal returns, and the drivers impacting those returns
  • Assist in the development of, and ongoing engagement in, commercial based efficiency improvement projects.
  • Monitor, control and ensure that all work is conducted in a manner that ensures that the required quality is achieved within budget and timeframe
  • Interpret blast designs, mining schedules and other technical data

Commercial/Financial

  • Review and liaise with site technical teams on client schedules, equipment allocation and expected costs and revenue
  • Identify and advise on all contractual and commercial claims related to works
  • Assist the Project Manager to develop and mon

Team Contribution

  • Provide engineering, technical and contract support and assistance to the Commercial & Engineering Manager and mining team as required
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