Principal Mining Engineer (Perth, Australia)

• Technical leadership role
• Influence and achieve
• Coffey Mining (West Perth office)

Prestigious specialist role, career advancement, global mining consultancy

The organisation

Coffey International Limited is a specialist professional services consultancy with expertise in geosciences, international development, and project management. Operating for more than 52 years, we are well known in our markets for deep technical skills and market-leading solutions to complex tasks. Coffey is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: COF).

At Coffey Mining, we understand our clients’ challenges and deliver practical, innovative and cost-effective solutions across all commodities.  We provide specialist mining consulting services, independent reports, technical audits and studies, and operational support and optimisation services to the global resource sector. Our products range from innovative spatial data management solutions through to leading geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring systems, analytical quality control and hydraulic transport applications. We have over 52 years of experience supplying specialist services to the mining industry, completing projects in more than 70 countries. Our team is professionally accredited in all major mining jurisdictions globally and our operations are based in Australia, the Americas, and Africa.

At Coffey, all of our people are dedicated to sharing our clients’ challenges - providing value by pushing the boundaries of technical excellence to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

The role

Reporting to the Mining Manager WA, the objective of the Principal Mining Engineer is to carry out effective mine engineering work including audits, due diligence studies, feasibility studies and technical reports. This specialist role will be primarily responsible for mine engineering and technical reviews, audits, due diligence and feasibility studies.

Under the direction of the Mining Manager, responsibilities of this role will include:

• Managing peers including conducting performance reviews, training and technical development and maintaining internal quality control
• Training and technical development of mining group personnel
• Assisting the Mining Manager WA with business development and preparation of proposals
• Ensuring personnel utilisation and revenue meets or exceeds budgeted targets
• Ensuring that proposals are submitted proactively and in accordance with established policies

The person

To ensure your success in this critical role, you will have tertiary qualifications in Mining and preferably be a member of AusIMM.

You must have extensive practical mine planning experience, preferably in both open pit and underground. You will have broad financial management skills and demonstrated management and production experience. An experienced professional with strong written and verbal communication, you will be team orientated with exceptional interpretative and analytical skills.

Applicants skilled in mining software (preferably Vulcan, Surpac or Minesight) and familiar with the various international reporting standards will be highly regarded.

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 Manager - Mining on +61 8 9324 8800

Coffey International Limited is an equal opportunity employer.

 

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