Senior Engineer - Mining

The Senior Mining Engineer is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for delivering key mine planning outputs and managing a small team of engineers. Approximately 60% of the role involves completing planning activities directly, including development designs, production planning (stope authorities, drill & blast designs), and short‑term scheduling. The remaining 40% focuses on overseeing team deliverables, ensuring alignment with monthly objectives, mentoring a team of 3–4 engineers across short‑term planning, development, and production. The role requires close collaboration with Geotechnical, survey, and operations teams to ensure safe, efficient execution of weekly and monthly mine plans.

• Oversee the development of short‑term mine plans, ensuring alignment with production targets and monthly plans.
• Ensure the preparation and review of stope designs, drill and blast plans, and other technical documents to deliver monthly plans.
• Monitor compliance to plan and adapt schedules as needed in response to operational conditions.
• Apply Deswik skills (CAD and OPS) to create and review mine designs and schedules.
• Actively support delivery of the weekly and monthly plans by working closely with operations to identify and resolve execution challenges.
• Bring work forward or implement contingencies to maintain production when planned activities are delayed or impacted.
• Timely review historic working interactions to ensure mine schedule is maintained.
• Coach, support, and develop the team to build knowledge and skills to provide coverage and succession plans.
• Ensure appropriate professional development or training plans are in place to meet safety and process requirements and harness the skills, competencies and potential within the team.

• A recognised degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent.
• Full and current driver licence; ability to drive manual vehicles is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years post‑graduate experience in an underground mining environment.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in NewZealand.

• Southern Cross Health Insurance
• Gym Membership

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