Senior Mining Engineer

• 4D / 3R FIFO ex. Darwin | Relocation Assistance Available
• Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
• Join an exciting and varied team of mine professionals

Senior Mining Engineer

McArthur River Mine | Northern Territory

Ref. No. MRM0240 

Glencore’s McArthur River Mine (MRM) is a world-class zinc-lead mine with a long future. You’ll find our mine in the Gulf of Carpentaria 900 km southeast of Darwin and 64 km from Borroloola. We produce and process zinc, lead and silver from our open cut mine. It is then stored and transported to our Bing Bong loading facility and is shipped to our customers all over the world. Our customers use our essential commodities in everyday products for mobility, infrastructure and communications.   

About the role:

At MRM, we’re looking for a Senior Mining Engineer to join our Mine Technical Services team, taking a lead in the development and delivery of accurate weekly, monthly and yearly schedules in-line with the budget and targets.  As a senior, you will also provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and others across the Technical Services department.

Apply what you know to engage with a number of stakeholders throughout the business to achieve various targets and support the Mine Standard. On a day-to-day basis, your responsibilities will include;

• Development of accurate short- and medium-term plans in line with monthly estimates and annual budgets
• Identify improvement and business opportunities through planning process
• Delivery of timely and accurate reports/data, including weekly & monthly production performance reports.
• Drive Life of Mine studies and initiatives, Annual Plans and Budget models
• Review of pit and dump designs to ensure effective and efficient equipment use
• Analyse and provide feedback on Weekly Production plans, Monthly estimates and budget schedules to stakeholders across Production department

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor of Engineering majoring in Mining or similar relevant tertiary qualification from a recognised tertiary institution
• Demonstrated knowledge of mining engineering systems in open pit metalliferous mines that includes a minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Previous experience of STP/MTP planning
• Experience and understanding of Drill & Blast Practice in an Open Cut operation
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Passionate about the growth and development of the Technical Services team
• Previous experience with mine design and scheduling software (Vulcan, Deswik) 

Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration package with 13% superannuation;
• Paid relocation;
• Benefits program including discounts with Health Insurance providers, salary sacrificing vehicles and flights;
• Professional development opportunities with external education assistance, leadership development programs, ambassador and mentoring programs;
• Unrivalled career opportunities. 

This role will work on a 4 days on, 3 days off roster, fly in and fly out from Darwin.  Interstate candidates are encouraged to apply or if relocation is an option to Darwin the company will assist.

Living in the Territory presents a fantastic opportunity to explore a truly unique part of Australia. At MRM we support the Northern Territory first and Territorian applicants or those prepared to relocate with our assistance will be highly regarded for this role.  

For further information please contact:

Sharryn Salkilld, Recruitment Advisor, +61 447 029 444