Make your mark with Thiess  

Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.  

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

What you’ll do

This role provides engineering support and technical advice to operating sites, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements while driving innovation in mining equipment, fixed assets, and infrastructure. You will play a key role in improving asset strategies, supporting statutory compliance, and mentoring graduate engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and technical advice to operational sites and asset management teams.
• Assist with statutory compliance, regulated inspections, and risk assessments for plant and equipment.
• Support improvement projects and ensure successful implementation across operations.
• Identify technical improvements and contribute to innovation in asset strategies.
• Mentor graduate and student engineers within the team.
• Promote safety leadership and ensure compliance with Thiess Safety Essentials.
• Contribute to environmental initiatives and innovative solutions to reduce operational impact.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Your clear communication, both spoken and written, enhances the flow of ideas and information. You'll enhance stakeholder experiences with exceptional service and drive innovation within a collaborative, diverse team setting. Upholding integrity, you'll contribute to a culture built on trust.

• Engineering Degree in a relevant discipline, or Associate Degree in Engineering with relevant trade qualification. 
• Technical knowledge of mining assets, particularly heavy mobile equipment. 
• Understanding of legislative requirements and international standards in a mining environment. 
• Proficiency in MS Office and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems. 
• Contract management skills. 
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and think laterally to solve operational issues. 

What we offer

• Flexible, hybrid work model
• Supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to work with an amazing team on a high impact project 
• Collaborative, values-led culture with a global reach.
• Access to leading-edge technology and systems.
• Competitive salary and employee benefits package

About us 

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. 

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change. 

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining. 

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining. 

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers. 

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of better together. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered. 

Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark

Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at hiring@thiess.com

How to Apply

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.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

Please click the “apply” button to apply for this role.

Applications close: Wednesday 10 December 2025