Mining Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX: NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with three Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the largest Australian gold producer and among the top 10 gold miners globally. Northern Star continues to invest in building a strong asset base through strategic acquisitions and aggressive exploration to extend the mine lives across its world-class operations and generate earning accretive value for its Shareholders through operational effectiveness.

What do we offer?
- Vibrant hub of activity on site, with the ability to be part of successful and productive team 
- Permanent position and extended mine-life offering job security.
- Excellent remuneration package with bonuses, insurances, 401k and paid leave.
- Ongoing development opportunities and growth within a company that continuously invest in their people.

What’s the role?
The Mining Engineer reports to the Senior Mining Engineer, and is primarily accountable for providing, communicating, and implementing underground mine designs and schedules for Pogo Mine consistent with safe practices, government regulations, and production targets.

The specifics:

 

• Generating and implementing underground drift and fill stope designs 
• Generating short- and medium-term production schedules 
• Presenting weekly production schedules to mine operations and geology departments 
• Establishing and monitoring mine ventilation network designs 
• Establishing and implementing paste backfill designs 
• Establishing and implementing ground control and support designs 
• Performing financial evaluations and cost analyses for operating and capital project justification 
• Identifying, communicating and assisting to resolve safety hazards 
• Performing other duties and projects as assigned 
• Other duties as required. 

Qualifications Required  

• Bachelor's degree in mining engineering or another related field 
• Current Driver's License.
• Must pass a post offer physical and drug test, as well as a background check. 

Desired Experience & Competencies

• Prefer two years of technical experience in underground mining or tunneling. 
• Prefer experience and/or training in VentSim