Job Description
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Statutory Ventilation Officer role with technical leadership responsibilities
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Lead and mentor a team while influencing mine-wide safety outcomes
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Residential or FIFO from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns - 8/6 Roster
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Who we are
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We're a bold team with a bright future; and we're looking for people who want to be part of it.
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Evolution Mining is a premier global gold company operating six mines across Australia and Canada. We're transforming mines and uplifting careers. We've extended the mine life of our Ernest Henry Operations to **** and doubled its ore reserves. We took our Cowal Gold Operations underground in just seven years. We're transforming our Red Lake Operations, restoring it as a premier Canadian gold mine. That kind of ambition creates careers, not just jobs.
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When we asked our people what they enjoy most about working at Evolution, two things came up across every site: career growth and the quality of the people. Here, you'll work alongside people who care, who push one another to be better, with leaders who arethere to support you.
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What's the opportunity?
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As our Senior Ventilation Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role in the safe and efficient operation of Ernest Henry and Bert Mines. Reporting to the Superintendent - Short Term Planning, you will be appointed as the Statutory Ventilation Officer and be responsible for the management, optimisation and compliance of underground ventilation systems across the operation.
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Leading a small technical team, you'll provide specialist ventilation expertise, mentor developing engineers and work closely with operational and technical stakeholders to support safe production and continuous improvement.
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In this role you'll:
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Fulfil the statutory responsibilities of Ventilation Officer for Ernest Henry and Bert Mines, ensuring compliance with Queensland mining legislation and site requirements
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Monitor, analyse and optimise underground ventilation systems to support safe and efficient mining activities
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Manage ventilation data, modelling, inspections and surveys to ensure systems remain effective and aligned with operational requirements
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Provide ventilation advice and recommendations to operational and technical stakeholders across site.
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Why Ernest Henry Operations?
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Ernest Henry is a cornerstone asset in our portfolio. It has high-quality equipment, high standards and great management team. With a mine life to **** and doubled ore reserves, there are countless opportunities for people to evolve and give their career an uplift.
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Choose what suits your lifestyle best. Live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry, It's a great place for families, and you can enjoy our competitive live-local incentives and allowances. Or choose fly-in, fly-out (FIFO), with attractive rosters. Being away from home is easier when you get to stay in a high-quality camp with top-class facilities. Our FIFO people openly refer to the close-knit community as their second family.
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The future here is bright; you could be part of it.
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What we offer you
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We support, develop and reward you to ensure you have a bright future. Here's how we back that up:
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Attractive parental leave benefits (18 weeks)




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Recognition program
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Study assistance
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Discounted health insurance
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Flexible work options - we know flexibility looks different for everyone
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Attractive rosters
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Competitive live-local incentives and allowances for employees who choose to live in Cloncurry.
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Does this sound like you?
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You're a technically strong ventilation qualified who enjoys solving complex challenges, working collaboratively with stakeholders and developing technical capability within your team. You combine sound engineering judgement with a proactive approach to safety, operational improvement and leadership. Ideally, you'll also have:
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Ventilation Officer Underground Metalliferous Competency (RIIUND601E & RIIUND603D), with a tertiary qualification in Mine Engineering or a related discipline highly regarded
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Significant underground mining experience, including ventilation engineering and associated mine technical functions
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Experience as a practising Ventilation Officer within an underground metalliferous operation
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Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across operational and technical teams
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Experience using mine ventilation and design software, ideally Ventsim, VOD and Deswik
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Demonstrated leadership capability with experience mentoring and developing technical professionals.
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Ready to create your career highlight with us?
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As our name suggests, change and evolution are in our DNA. If you'd like to work with a team that turns challenges into opportunities and delivers on its bold ambitions, we want to hear from you.
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Find out more about us at our Careers site.
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Bold team. Bright future.

📌 Senior - Ventilation Engineer (Queensland)
🏢 Evolution Mining
📍 Queensland