This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with experience in open pit mining and short to medium-term planning who is looking to develop their career within a highly collaborative and technically focused environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Liaise with planning and operational teams to support mine planning outcomes.
- Translate mine plans into infrastructure and energisation requirements.
- Model fleet charging and infrastructure demand requirements across mining operations.
- Maintain and update integrated planning datasets and pit registers.
- Support the integration of infrastructure constraints into mine planning activities.
- Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts affecting operational delivery.
- Assess the cost and schedule impacts of planning changes.
- Support change management processes across planning and infrastructure functions.
- Assist with standardisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Degree qualified in Mining Engineering, Mine Planning or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in open pit mine planning or mining operations.
- Experience with short to medium-term mine planning and mine design.
- Proficient with mining software such as Deswik, Vulcan, Alastri or similar.
- Strong understanding of mine sequencing, fleet deployment and operational planning.
- Exposure to infrastructure or electrical planning concepts will be highly regarded.
- Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and operational teams.
- Practical and solutions-focused approach with strong attention to detail.
- Perth-based Monday to Friday role.
- Opportunity to work on large-scale mining and infrastructure projects.
- Collaborative and technically innovative environment.
- Exposure to strategic planning and integration activities.
- Career development and professional growth opportunities.
- Competitive remuneration package.
For more information about this opportunity, please click APPLY or contact Rod on 08 94374400 or via email on rod.young@drdgroup.com.au
DRD Group is a specialist recruitment provider renowned for recruiting quality project teams on major projects within the Energy, Resources, Defense, Renewables and Infrastructure sectors.
DRD Group embraces a diverse workforce culture and encourages female and Indigenous applicants to apply. All work assignments are subject to successful completion of a medical, drug and alcohol screen plus verification of all original certifications and qualifications.