Senior Specialist Mine Planning Engineer

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Belong at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and make gold a part of your story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s most sought-after precious metals. What we do goes beyond mining. We support communities in which we operate, championing environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future. Be known. Be valued. Be recognised.

About us

At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so.

AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world's largest gold producers with operations and projects spanning across four continents. Our globally diverse, world-class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. We offer a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.

In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site.

The Opportunity

At AGA we celebrate diversity – diversity of thought and experience is important to us. We look for people that have an abundance of willingness and are up to the challenge of making a difference. If you feel that you may not tick all the boxes below but believe you have something unique to contribute to our team, we strongly encourage you to apply – let’s have the conversation.

We are currently seeking a  Senior Specialist Mine Planning (Underground) join the Australian Business Unit Technical Services Team.   Accountable to the Manager : Mining; this role is responsible for providing technical expertise and analysis primarily for the Underground Operations while ensuring integration with the whole of operations.

Here you will develop, review, and support implementation of mine planning, and deliver key planning components of the long-term plan, reserves, mine planning components for projects and studies, ensuring adherence to mining standards and regulatory requirements.

This role is predominantly based in the Perth corporate office on a 5 days on, 2 days off roster however regular site travel to both Australian mines will be required.

Role Purpose :

Conduct life-of-mine and strategic planning and provide mining technical support for all mining activities, mine panning and projects in the Australia Business Unit.

Accountabilities

Promote a strong safety culture, supporting the AGA safety vision and values, identify and mitigate risks within the mining operations

Carry out annual reserve reporting requirements, ability to act as Qualified Person for reporting of reserves

Use highly developed mine design, planning and scheduling skills to develop the life of mine plans and strategic mine plans, considering all relevant planning inputs, corporate guidance, and planning standards, and support the execution of costed Life-of-Mine plans.

Support Full Potential initiatives, identifying opportunities, and follow up with assisting with implementation, tracking and reporting, helping to drive value creation

Carry out detailed cost modelling for assessing mining projects and budget analysis

Support the mine engineering and planning teams on each site and help identify and deliver training needs.

Act in accordance with the AngloGold Ashanti values, and develop and maintain constructive relationships with colleagues, business partners and other stakeholders.

About You

People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo.  To be considered, we would like to see you have :

A Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related discipline.

Extensive experience in hard rock Underground mining, including demonstrated mine planning, and operations experience, with an understanding of the interaction between Open pit and Underground mining.

Capable of acting as the Qualified Person for Mineral Reserve declaration

An understanding of mining cost estimation and analysis.

Advanced skills using general mining software packages is essential, familiarity with Deswik, Stope Optimiser, Ventsim and Pumpsim.

Strong analytical skills, combined with high attention to detail and the ability to proactively identify and assess issues and opportunities.

Solid communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to juggle competing demands and work as a team player

Have a passion for coaching and mentoring others, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Culture and Benefits

Our workplace demonstrates dignity and respect for each other, we offer challenging work, highly competitive remuneration that is regularly adjusted to market conditions and career development opportunities.   At AGAA we consider learning as a shared responsibility and your personal development is important to us.  Your new benefits will include :

Flexible work arrangements – hybrid roster

Opportunity to work for an endorsed WORK180 employer

Access to our industry-leading Wellness Program

Active committees driving Diversity & Inclusion

Top Tier Gold Cover Private Health Insurance for you and your family

Attractive Annual Bonus

Salary sacrifice and Novated Lease options

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website.

AGAA recognises that standard recruitment processes are not accessible to everyone. If there are any accommodations or supports that would assist you in participating in the recruitment process for this role, please reach out to our Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity team at