# Senior/Principal Mining Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Perth, Western Australia
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

At WSP, you can draw on our global scale, contribute to significant projects and collaborate with talented professionals across a broad range of disciplines.

WSP Australia's Mine Advisory team is growing, and we are seeking a Senior or Principal Mining Engineer with strong underground mining experience to join our team.

If you've built your career in underground mining but are ready for a change from the FIFO lifestyle, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

**Responsibilities**

- Deliver underground mine design, planning, scheduling and optimisation across a diverse range of mining projects.

- Apply your operational experience to mining studies from concept through to feasibility, helping shape practical solutions.

- Assess mining methods, production strategies, equipment requirements and project economics to support better client decisions.

- Work directly with clients on technical advisory, project evaluation and due diligence assignments.

- Collaborate with geologists, mining engineers and multidisciplinary specialists across WSP's Australian and global network.

- Take ownership of technical workstreams and, depending on your experience, lead projects, mentor others and build client relationships.

**Requirements**

- A Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.

- At least five years' mining engineering experience, with a solid background in underground mining.

- Demonstrated experience in mine design, planning, scheduling and optimisation.

- Sound knowledge of mining methods, equipment selection, production planning and cost estimation.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop practical technical solutions.

- Consulting experience is valued, along with strong communication, report writing and client-facing skills.

**Benefits**

Learn more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and the programs designed to help you thrive on our Employee Benefits page.

## Skills

### Required
- Mining Engineering
- underground mining
- mine design
- planning
- scheduling
- optimisation
- technical advisory

### Nice to have
- consulting
- communication
- report writing
- client-facing

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