The Opportunity
Join a gold operation at a pivotal stage of growth, with active open pit production, underground development underway and an approximate 8-year mine life.
Located within the highly prospective Tennant Creek Mineral Field, this opportunity sits with one of Australia's growing gold producers, focused on developing and operating high-quality gold assets in the Northern Territory.
With underground operations continuing to ramp up, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership of underground mine planning and scheduling activities while influencing production outcomes, mine design and future development.
Reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent, you will lead underground mine planning activities to support the safe, efficient and sustainable delivery of production objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Lead underground mine design, planning and scheduling activities
Develop production forecasts, budgets and performance reports
Support stope optimisation and production improvement initiatives
Provide technical leadership across underground mining operations
Incorporate ventilation and operational requirements into mine plans




Monitor plan compliance and identify opportunities for optimisation
Support drill and blast planning and underground production activities
Work closely with operational teams to achieve production targets.
What's on Offer
Single-room ensuite accommodation
Opportunity to help shape a developing underground operation
Leadership role within the Technical Services team
Long-life mining operation with ongoing growth and long-term mine development
About You
Bachelor of Mining Engineering or equivalent
Minimum 8 years' underground hard rock mining engineering experience
Strong capability in mine design, scheduling, budgeting and production forecasting
Experience with underground mine planning, stope optimisation, ventilation and drill and blast
Advanced proficiency in Deswik and Microsoft Office Suite
Robust technical leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
Requirements
Current Australian C class driver's licence
National police clearance issued within the last six months
Ability to pass a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol screening.
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📌 Senior Underground Mining Engineer (Australia)
🏢 MPI
📍 Australia