Make your mark with Thiess
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We are looking for an experienced and independent-thinking Senior Mining Engineer to join our New Work & Technical Services team, based in our Brisbane Head Office in Southbank. With a primary focus supporting operations across Eastern Australia, you will also be someone who likes to engage and assist site teams implement your practical medium and long-term schedules.
Each of our projects is different, and the opportunity to support multiple operations and complete new work tenders will provide a diverse workload, allowing a driven engineer to thrive. Thiess is growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and your career with us will begin planning the startup of a greenfield copper mining project in support of this vision. This challenge will leverage your leadership and collaboration skills with internal and client stakeholders, allowing you to set a firm technical foundation for this long-life open pit mine.
Underpinning everything, your dependability, analytical skills and pride in attention to detail will enable you become a respected technical voice for your projects, allowing you to Make Your Mark and guide our strategy at current and future operations.
Additionally, you will:
- Work with client technical & operational teams to coordinate and optimise mine plans
- Develop safe and productive medium and long-term pit and dump designs
- Take ownership of quarterly forecasting processes including stakeholder engagement to set strategy and input assumptions, running accurate mine schedules including haulage, then summarising and communicating outcomes
- Analyse operations (regardless of complexity) to define the critical value drivers and devise strategies to maximise return for both Thiess and our clients
- Assist with project or contract management activities
- Provide learning and coaching, and foster open communication with junior site engineers, virtually and through routine site visits
- Maintain accurate data in relevant systems, follow company procedures and file management expectations
To excel in this role you will be a well rounded mining engineer who has gained exposure to multiple commodities, with the ability and enthusiasm to influence stakeholders and drive business outcomes:
- 6 – 10 years’ experience in the mining industry, primarily open pit focused
- Ability to engage others to justify and support technical output, and guide the decisions they make
- Varied technical services exposure that could include Short Term Planning, Drill & Blast, Operational roles, Medium/Long Term or Strategic Planning
- Strong capabilities in at least one mine scheduling package (e.g. Deswik or Spry) and CAD design package (e.g. Deswik or Vulcan)
- Excellent behavioural, time management, analytical, verbal and written communication skills
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Mining/Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
- Previous exposure to tendering, contract management, or linking technical work to financial outcomes will be highly regarded.
Please note that this role will be a permanent position and applications for this role will close at midnight on Friday 10 January 2025.
What Thiess Can Do for You
- Accelerate your career by providing varied scope and challenges across multiple projects in different phases; from tendering or mobilisation to close out
- Exposure to different commercial models and commodities
- Modern corporate office located in South Bank, Brisbane, with on-site gymnasium and coached fitness programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- Health & wellbeing programs
- A range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products, and salary sacrifice options.
At Thiess, we partner with our clients to deliver excellence in open cut and underground mining in Australia, Asia and the Americas. For more than 85 years, we have operated in diverse commodities, geologies, environments and cultures. Our team uses global insight to optimise solutions and create value for each project, positioning them for optimal efficiency, productivity and cost performance, backed by how we meet our commitments. Thiess is committed to being at the forefront of sustainable mining, leveraging the power of our people and technology to support clients in their journey to more sustainable enterprises.
We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to allow our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.
Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us @ hiring@thiess.com
This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.
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