Senior Consultant (Mining Engineering)
SRK Consulting is an international independent employee-owned consulting practice, providing integrated consulting services to the resource sector. The team is highly motivated and focused on sustaining our position as an industry leader. Our expertise and technical capability covers mining, geotechnical engineering, geology, resources, exploration, tailings, heap leach and waste management.
The Role:
We are seeking a talented Senior Mining Engineer with at least 5 years’ experience, with expertise in open pit mine planning, project management and has worked with a diverse range of commodities. Our successful candidate will join an experienced Mining team, collaborating on a wide variety of interesting and challenging projects. You will have opportunities for site visits both domestically and internationally.
The role is ideally suited to a person with mining consultancy experience.
As a Senior Mining Engineer with SRK:
You will be providing specialised consulting services to our clients locally and internationally. You will use your technical knowledge and experience to provide technical solutions, advice, recommendations, and project work to our clients, across a wide range of commodities and projects.
You will have the opportunity to develop your technical skills under the guidance of recognised experts in their field, whilst collaborating with colleagues across a variety of disciplines. SRK is a diverse and passionate organisation where you can drive your own growth and really shape your career.
You will be expected to:
- Apply your knowledge of engineering principles, analysis skills, and problem-solving abilities to develop mine plans from mineral resource models using relevant engineering software to achieve project outcomes.
- Work within multidisciplinary teams to achieve quality outcomes. Good communication and presentation skills are advantageous.
- Mentor more junior employees in developing their technical knowledge.
Our successful candidate will have:
- A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience, preferably in open pit mining
- Demonstrable skills with design and scheduling software
- Experience in mine planning including pit optimisation, mine design and mine production scheduling.
- Experience working as a Consultant
- Demonstrate strong project management capabilities
- Experience working on mine sites in Australia and globally
- High-level verbal and written communication allowing you to easily communicate complex concepts.
- Language fluency in English including the ability to prepare high quality technical reports.
- Be able to work independently, and with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
- Self-motivated with a desire to exceed expectations.
In return for considering a future with us, we offer:
- Professional development, flexible working and educational support, including opportunities to work with colleagues from other SRK practices overseas.
- An excellent remuneration package, including rewarding performance bonus, and an opportunity to purchase shares in the company at both the local and global level; the SRK Group is an independent group, owned by its employees.
- A diversity of projects and clients, and collaboration with other discipline areas to develop your skills and experience, within a non-hierarchical, technically-focused consulting environment.
To find out more about this opportunity please contact SRK on hrperth@srk.com.au. All discussions are strictly confidential.
