Principal Mining Engineer

About Us

Founded 36 years ago, Micromine is a leading provider of next-generation technology for the mineral resources industry. With 22 offices globally, we are one of the world's premier mining software companies, and our solutions - such as Micromine Origin, Alastri, Spry, and Pitram - are used in more than 90 countries.

What We Offer

An established multinational business, that is growing fast, with great benefits:

• A generous salary with opportunities for professional development
• Work from home (WFH) and flexibility options to balance work and home life
• Free gym membership
• Discounted private health insurance
• Novated leasing
• An engaging team culture and the opportunity to work across both the Mining and Technology sectors

About The Opportunity

Our Precision Consulting Team leverage their deep industry experience to enable clients to optimise their operations and reduce costs. As the company continues to thrive, we are expanding our team to establish a new underground consulting business, which has created a vacancy for a Principal Mining Engineer at our Fortitude Valley office in Brisbane.

Reporting to the Head of Business Unit (Precision Consulting), you will help build the underground consulting team from the ground up, whilst providing engineering and technical consulting services for clients in the mining sector. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Building client relationships and identifying new opportunities for consulting work.
• Reviewing project and services proposals and overseeing the delivery of consulting projects.
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting for the business unit, including the utilisation of resources.
• Long-term and short-term mine scheduling and design for underground metalliferous mining operations
• Leading mining studies, encompassing trade-offs, concept, pre-feasibility, feasibility, and life of mine, including cost modelling and financial evaluations.
• Providing input into the ongoing enhancement and development of Micromine products and services, including our brand-new underground mine scheduling solution that is at the proof of concept stage.
• Taking on leadership responsibilities for the recruitment, mentoring, and upskilling of junior engineers.

About You

Our preferred candidate will have a strong mining engineering background, including extensive onsite experience across a variety of underground metalliferous mining operations.

Other key skills, experience, and qualifications:

• A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience in mine studies, design, scheduling, and optimisation for different mining methods and commodities.
• Advanced proficiency with mining software packages such as Spry, Deswik, Datamine, Vulcan, etc.
• Prior experience with, or a willingness to seek out, new clients for consulting work.

Next Steps

If you are looking to make a meaningful impact on our clients whilst helping mentor junior engineers, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

To learn more or apply, visit our website at www.micromine.com.