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

Reporting to the Group Manager – Operations Improvement and Drill & Blast, you will be the recognised subject matter expert for Drill & Blast across Thiess. You will work collaboratively with project teams, senior operational leaders, pre‑contracts, clients, and external partners to deliver technically robust, safe and cost‑effective drilling and blasting solutions.

You will also provide functional leadership and mentoring to senior engineers, specialists, graduates and our India Hub engineering team, raising technical capability across the business.

Regular domestic travel is required, with occasional international travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical and operational leadership across Thiess projects, delivering safe, efficient and optimised drill and blast design and execution.
• Act as the technical authority for drill and blast, leading governance, standards, guidelines, and technical assurance activities including OSE audits and risk mitigation strategies.
• Embed health, safety and environmental leadership into all drill and blast solutions, ensuring compliance with Thiess HSE policies and site‑specific requirements.
• Analyse mining operations as integrated systems to identify critical value drivers and maximise outcomes for both Thiess and our clients.
• Support tendering and pre‑contracts activities through technical input on drill and blast design assumptions, risk, performance and cost drivers.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives in drill and blast practices, leveraging data, benchmarking, technology and structured improvement methodologies.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and capability development to drill and blast engineers, specialists and graduates, strengthening technical depth across the business.
• Manage drill and blast supplier and contractor relationships, ensuring safe, compliant and cost‑effective service delivery aligned with commercial agreements.

What you’ll bring

You will bring deep technical expertise and extensive operational experience in drill and blast, underpinned by strong leadership capability and a commercial mindset. With a proven track record of delivering high‑impact drill and blast solutions across complex mining operations, you will combine technical rigour with the ability to influence, mentor and partner effectively with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver safe, innovative and value‑driven outcomes.

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering or a related discipline, with 12+ years’ experience in mine engineering roles including significant operational and technical drill and blast experience.
• Demonstrated success delivering drill and blast designs, studies and optimisation programs at scale using industry‑standard software, data analysis and reporting tools.
• Deep technical capability across drill and blast design, safety, efficiency and risk management, with strong understanding of mine planning, geology, GIS and mining operations.
• Proven experience in cost estimation, financial analysis and contractor/supplier management, with the ability to link technical decisions to commercial outcomes.
• A strong continuous improvement mindset, with a track record of leading initiatives that deliver measurable safety, productivity and cost benefits.
• Highly effective communicator and relationship builder, able to influence senior leaders, clients, regulators and technical teams through clear, credible and professional engagement.

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.

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Applications close: Friday 27 February 2026