Senior Mining Consultant- Surface Mining

Use your mining experience in a new way, this is an opportunity for a Senior Mining Engineer with surface metals expertise to act as a trusted expert across surface mining operations, supporting customers across Brisbane or Adelaide, APAC and beyond.

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Senior Mining Consultant – Surface Mining

Department | Consulting

Location | Brisbane or Adelaide

Use your mining experience in a new way, this is an opportunity for a Senior Mining Engineer with surface metals expertise to act as a trusted expert across surface mining operations, supporting customers across Brisbane or Adelaide, APAC and beyond.

What You’ll Do 

This is your chance to join Deswik’s Asia Pacific (APAC) Consulting team as a Senior Mining Consultant, working from either ourBrisbaneor Adelaide office, you will be the trusted expert helping customers succeed across Eastern Australia, APAC and beyond.

  • Work with Deswik’s highly regarded mine planning software products across multiple customers, commodities, mine types and operations

  • Provide extensive consulting services including mine design, production planning, scheduling, optimisation, and mine closure planning

  • Support our customers in implementing Deswik’s software solutions, providing technical expertise and training solutions across pre-sales, implementation, and post-sales support.

  • Act as a trusted advisor to customers, identifying needs and architecting effective solutions.

  • Deliver advanced technology to the mining industry with our enterprise and optimisation products

  • Work alongside highly experienced engineers, geologists and software professionals

  • Provide input into software improvements and assist with scoping and testing new features.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for a mining professional with extensive experience in surface metals projects, ideally with exposure to Deswik software. You will have significant experience in mine planning, including design and scheduling, or other related technical services including haulage, drill & blast or environmental planning, with additional exposure to general mine projects and studies.

  • Degree in Mining Engineering

  • 5-10+ years’ experience in surface metals mining in mine planning or mining consultancy roles

  • Excellent mine planning software skills (Deswik software a distinct advantage)

  • Demonstrated experience in mine design and planning across multiple planning horizons

  • Evidence of delivering high value projects

  • A flair for consulting and managing customer relationships

  • Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal

  • A passion for innovation and a desire to grow and learn

  • Open to travel to sites across Australia and potentially internationally

Why You’ll Love It Here

Your work matters. You will help shape the future of mining while working in a culture built on trust, collaboration and technical excellence.

  • The opportunity to become an expert Deswik user

  • Work closely with our software developers to scope, build, test and use innovative mine planning solutions

  • A dynamic role that will continuously build and broaden your technical and consulting skillset

  • The autonomy to own your work, with support when you need it

Benefits and support

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus

  • Hybrid working (3 days in office + 2 days work from home)

  • Mentorship from experienced mining professionals

  • Peer recognition program

  • Access to counselling services for you and your family


Deswik, a Sandvik Company, is a global leader in mine planning software and consulting, with over 500 professionals in 21 offices globally. Our tools are used at 1,000+ operations worldwide, and we invest heavily in R&D to stay ahead. We’re proud to be part of the mining industry's digital transformation.

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