Mine Designer

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role

Make a real difference in a thriving mining environment!

Alcoa's Mining Operations is seeking a motivated and goal-oriented individual to join our Mine Design team during an exciting period of growth.

You'll play a pivotal role in our site's performance by developing detailed mine designs and providing essential technical expertise. Benefit from a Monday to Friday schedule with an attractive leisure day off every four weeks, promoting excellent work-life integration.

While initially based at our Huntly Mine site, this role will involve periodic travel to our various WA Mining locations.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop detailed mine designs for development, production, and rehabilitation, ensuring we meet and exceed our performance targets.

• Leverage your expertise to advise on strategies that maximize the value of our mine resources.

• Create precise pit designs and associated ore/waste extraction plans.

• Develop initial rehabilitation profiles and final landscaping designs, contributing to responsible mining practices.

• Effectively communicate mine plans and schedules to stakeholders across all levels.

• Assist in the development of long-term (Life of Mine), medium-term (36-month rolling), and short-term (up to 12-week) plans.

• Provide detailed performance analysis against the annual plan for the mine site.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• Flexible hybrid working options available.

• Employee growth and development opportunities.

• Parental leave support for all caregivers.

• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.

• Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.

What you can bring to the role

• Ideally you will hold a Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, Mine and Engineering Surveying, or a closely related field, coupled with demonstrated experience working in large open-cut mining environments.

• Exceptional analytical skills with a keen eye for detail and a proactive approach to identifying and driving continuous improvement.

• Proficiency in mine planning software (ideally Deswik or Surpac).

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively within multi-disciplinary technical teams.

• Strong team player with the ability to communicate clearly across all organisational levels and tailor content/reports to the audience.

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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About the Location

Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world’s second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa’s Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa’s Huntly and Willowdale mines helps to produce almost half of Australia’s alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s aluminium. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed. 

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.    

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.