Job Description
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Lead high-impact Life of Mine planning, pit optimisation and mine design work that directly influences the future value and direction of major operations.
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Work with operational, project and leadership teams to solve complex strategic challenges, support investment decisions and unlock mine life extension opportunities.
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Develop towards Competent Person capability for JORC reporting while mentoring others and strengthening your expertise across strategic planning, approvals, closure and optimisation.
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The Opportunity n
We are seeking an experienced Strategic Senior Mine Planning Engineer to lead the development of pit optimisations, strategic mine plans and sustaining project studies across our Lithium operations.
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This is a senior technical role with responsibility for shaping Life of Mine planning outcomes, identifying and assessing strategic opportunities and risks, and providing high-quality technical advice to support major business decisions. You will work across resource, operations, processing, approvals and project teams to develop robust, practical and value-driven mine plans.
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You will bring a strong understanding of strategic mine planning and use your technical expertise to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions and support the long-term performance, sustainability and closure readiness of our operations.
Key responsibilities n
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Lead pit optimisation, pit shell selection and Life of Mine planning for Lithium operations.
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Develop strategic mine designs, including ultimate pits, stages,



waste dumps and mine layouts.
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Maintain mining models and planning assumptions using updated resource, operational and performance data.
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Deliver scenario analysis and technical studies to support project approvals, reserve reporting, sustaining projects and mine life extension opportunities.
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Identify and develop solutions for strategic risks, operational constraints and value opportunities.
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Integrate rehabilitation, closure and approvals requirements into mine plans and project designs.
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Partner with operational, technical and project stakeholders to align mine plans with business objectives.
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Provide senior technical guidance, influence decision-making and mentor developing engineers.
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What you will bring n
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Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
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Significant experience in strategic mine planning, Life of Mine planning, pit optimisation and mine design within a large-scale mining environment.
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Strong exposure bulk commodity operations or integrated mine-to-market supply chains.
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Demonstrated experience delivering technical studies, strategic assessments and investment-quality mine planning outcomes.
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Strong commercial acumen and the ability to understand the broader operational and business implications of technical decisions.
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Advanced analytical, problem-solving and scenario-modelling capability.
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The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work to challenging timeframes.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder-engagement skills, including the ability to clearly explain complex technical matters to diverse audiences.
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A practical, improvement-focused mindset with a strong interest in standardisation, systematisation and technology-enabled automation.
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The following will be highly regarded:
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WA Quarry Manager Certificate of Competency.
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Experience across multiple commodities, processing environments or mining methods.
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Experience in production analysis, operational improvement or mine optimisation.
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Exposure to JORC reserve reporting and Competent Person requirements.
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Experience leading technical workstreams, mentoring engineers or influencing multidisciplinary teams.
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About Mineral Resources (MinRes) n
Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) is a leading diversified resources company with operations across lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services in Western Australia.
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Our success is built on our people, innovation and willingness to challenge the way things are done. Since listing on the ASX in ****, MinRes has grown into one of Australia's most dynamic resources companies.
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📌 Senior Mine Planning Engineer - Strategic (Perth)
🏢 Mineral Resources
📍 Perth