Mine Engineer - Design

Minara Resources is Australia’s largest cobalt producer and a major world producer of nickel. Our Murrin Murrin site in WA’s northern Goldfields is an integrated nickel and cobalt mining and processing operation employing over 1,000 people. We are a diverse, dedicated and driven workforce, building a sustainable business today with a focus on tomorrow.

Minara Resources is wholly owned by Glencore, one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resources companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Glencore employs over 145,000 people operates around 150 operating mining and processing sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities in over 35 countries.

The Role
The successful candidate will join a committed technical team, delivering mine design and planning analysis that supports safe, efficient and optimised mining operations.

You will be responsible for:

• Translate life-of-mine and optimum pit designs into production-ready pit and infrastructure designs
• Ensure all pit designs comply with approved design standards, tools, conventions and engineering documentation
• Design and review supporting infrastructure including waste dumps, stockpiles, ROM pads, haul roads and pit stages
• Communicate engineering designs and execution plans clearly to operational and technical stakeholders
• Support the safe and efficient operation of the mine through short to medium term planning and design input
• Conduct safety inspections and ensure design activities align with site safety requirements
• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategies that improve mine safety, productivity and operational performance
• Support the wider engineering team with technical design work and ad-hoc projects as required

About You
This role is suited to a detail-oriented engineer responsible for delivering accurate mine designs that support safe and efficient mining operations.

You will also have:

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Western Australian C Class Driver’s Licence
• Strong experience using mining design software such as Vulcan, MineSight, Surpac or Deswik
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis
• Strong computer literacy with the ability to use integrated management systems and business software
• Solid understanding of mine design principles and engineering documentation standards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information clearly
• Ability to work effectively with operational and technical stakeholders across the mining operation

What We Offer
We offer a diverse range of opportunities across our multi-pit mining operations through to our complex and technically challenging hydrometallurgical process plant.

Also on offer:

• A permanent position working directly for Minara Resources
• The opportunity to work for a progressive industry leader in nickel mining and processing
• A work environment that prides itself on high safety standards
• A range of health and lifestyle benefits including our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• An excellent team culture with recognition and reward programs
• An attractive variable compensation program that creates a link between individual performance and company success
• The opportunity to take advantage of our impressive 100 kilometres of cycling and running tracks, premium on-site gym facilities with weekly fitness and sport programs 
• An above industry standard superannuation contribution of 15%
• A generous private health insurance allowance
• Well established on-the-job training opportunities and development programs to further your technical and leadership skills
• The ability to salary sacrifice flights, parking, super and novated leasing etc.

  Apply now at www.glencore.com/careers