Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Strategic Planning Engineer, the Medium-Term Planning Engineer plays a critical role in driving and influencing the mine plan to achieve the operations medium to long term targets. You will play an integral part in ensuring the medium-long range forecasts are effectively derisked and stabilised resulting in improved production and safety.

Roster

This role will be based onsite in Cobar, NSW working an 8/6 days FIFO roster from Brisbane or Sydney with local candidates highly regarded.

Responsibilities

- Manage and produce the 3 monthly rolling schedules & 12-month forecasts in line with the annual budget requirements and elevate appropriately where risks to the plan arise.
- Effectively communicate the 3MRS & 12-month rolling forecasts to key site stakeholders and leadership team on a fortnightly basis
- Work within a 3-36-month timeframe to develop considered, optimised and practical medium-term designs for development (Operational and Capital) and stopes.
- Provide guidance to the short-term scheduling team where required, to ensure that the weekly plan is aligned to the 3MRS and moreover, the yearly budget.
- Liaise with required stakeholders to deliver achievable and practical plans & designs.

Qualifications

About You

- Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years’ underground hard rock experience in mine design/planning and scheduling essential (Experience in ventilation well regarded)
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively with operational and contractor teams.
- Experience using mine planning software - Deswik, Sched & CAD.
- Flexible and capable of adapting to a dynamic work environment.





Benefits

- Competitive salary including eligibility to participate in quarterly bonus.
- Opportunity to grow your career within a energetic international organisation.
- Health and wellbeing initiatives, including access to gym and pool facilities to our employees and their dependants in Cobar.
- Join a business that is growing in Australia and exposed to the high growth commodities of copper and gold.

Please note: All candidates must have the right to live and work in Australia and will be required to undertake a comprehensive pre-employment medical screen, including drug and alcohol testing.

To learn more about Harmony and CSA Mine, please visit:

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. In Australia, Harmony owns the high-grade CSA copper mine in Cobar, NSW and is constructing the Eva Copper Mine in Cloncurry, QLD with first production targeted for the second half of the 2028 calendar year. These assets are supported by the Harmony Australasia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.

CSA, one of Australia's longest operating copper mines, has a history dating back almost 150 years. The mine is 1.9km deep and has a reserve grade of 3.4% Cu. Located near the vibrant regional town of Cobar, CSA Mine is a long-standing underground copper operation with a strong connection to its local community. Our people enjoy a supportive team environment, meaningful careers and the lifestyle benefits that come with regional NSW

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📌 Medium Term Mine Planning Engineer (Cobar)
🏢 Harmony Australasia
📍 Cobar