Stanmore Resources is an Australian resources company with world-class operations and exploration projects in the Bowen and Surat basins. Our high-quality mining practices and strong safety and health culture drives our focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence. Creating value for our stakeholders through sustainable development, we have a strong track record of performance in developing, operating and rehabilitating coal resources to produce predominantly export metallurgical coal for steel making. Come and be part of our strong and thriving team.

Reporting directly to the Mine Planning Superintendent, the Principal Mining Engineer will play an integral role in the operations short to medium term success. The role will have responsibility for managing contractor deliverables for our major contractor on site, as well as manage integration between principal and contractor planning teams. The role will have responsibility and involvement in the development, implementation and governance of mine reserves for short and medium term scheduling horizons, and be responsible for technical deliverables and technical integration of our major contractor outputs. As a technical expert in scheduling and reserving, the role will work closely with site operations and technical teams and work to align with long term planning at the corporate office.

In this role you will:





- Develop, audit and govern single reserve database for excavation and dumps
- Develop, audit, integrate and govern technical mine planning outputs and deliverables between the major contractor and principal.
- Develop and maintain site scheduling cost model for margin ranking and option analysis
- Identify and mitigate plan risks, minimising production disruption
- Ensure short term alignment to long term strategy
- Have the opportunity to grow professionally and step or across into leadership positions

As the successful applicant you will have:

- Strong capability in Spry and Deswik CAD
- Experience in working in large open pit mining operations
- A commitment to safety and continuous improvement, including process improvement
- A Bachelor of Engineering degree (Mining or Civil) or equivalent
- Understanding of value drivers in large open pit mining operations
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in working with contractors from a technical perspective is not essential but desirable.

What's on offer:

- Residential options or FIFO are available for the right candidate on a Monday to Friday roster (9 day fortnight optional)
- Excellent remuneration package

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📌 Principal Mining Engineer (Mackay)
🏢 Stanmore Resources
📍 Mackay