Associate Mining Engineer (West Perth, Australia)

• Career advancement opportunity
• Top 300 ASX Company
• Coffey Mining (West Perth)

Make a difference by working on exciting & challenging projects across Coffey’s global reach

The organisation

Coffey International Limited is a specialist professional services consultancy with expertise in geosciences, international development, and project management. With more than 50 years of experience, we are well known in our markets for deep technical skills and market-leading solutions to complex tasks. We are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:COF).

At Coffey Mining, we partner with clients through all stages of the mining lifecycle to understand their challenges and deliver practical, innovative and cost-effective solutions. We provide ‘turn-key’ consulting, operational support and optimisation services, independent reports and a range of technical audits and studies. Our products range from advanced spatial data management solutions through to leading geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring systems and analytical quality control applications. Our team is professionally accredited in all mining jurisdictions globally and supported by a network of mining offices throughout the Americas, Africa and Australia.

The role

Reporting to the Principal Mining Engineer, the main objective of the Associate is to perform professional work involving considerable independence in approach, demanding a considerable degree of originality, ingenuity and judgement, and knowledge of more than one field of, or area of expertise.

The Associate initiates or participates in short-range or long-range planning and makes independent decisions on policies and procedures relevant to their discipline within an overall program.

It is critical that the Associate makes responsible decisions not usually subject to technical review, decides on courses of action necessary to expedite the successful accomplishment of assigned projects, and may make recommendations involving large sums or long range objectives.

Key responsibilities of this role will include but are not limited to:

• Developing and maintaining relationships with clients;
• Planning and managing large scale projects. This will include coordinating the preparation of: cost estimates, tender submissions, technical documentation, client report and monitoring project progress, project scheduling/resourcing, and meeting deadlines and budgets;
• Independently identifying programs and problems to be investigated;
• Assisting in the establishment of discipline-related policies and procedures as directed by overall organisational controls;
• Managing and training staff including selection and remuneration of staff;
• Assisting in managing the work financially, technically and contractually;
• Maintaining an industry awareness;
• Effectively managing resources, including staff.

The person

To ensure your success in this critical role, you will have tertiary qualifications in Mining. Post graduate study would be advantageous.

Contributing to a culture of technical excellence, you will have strong extensive experience in the mining sector including mine planning and design, mine management, and both open pit and underground mining operations.

You will also have significant experience in feasibility study management, equipment evaluation, contract preparation and administration, due diligence and auditing, financial modelling, business planning, valuations (cash flow, market and cost approaches).

Joining a regionally dispersed team of technical professionals, you will enjoy a high performance culture of service excellence and innovation and a variety of cross border projects and opportunities. As a multi-specialist consultancy, a career with Coffey exposes you to world class expertise, both in-house and in partnership with our acclaimed joint venture and alliance partners.

For more information contact: Jeff Sims, Recruitment Consultant on +61 8 9324 8800

Coffey International Limited is an equal opportunity employer; men and women are encouraged to apply to this opportunity. We also welcome applications from indigenous Australians.

For more information on Coffey Mining, please visit coffey.com