Title:  Graduate Mining Engineer

Requisition ID:  3535
Department:  Estimating

Start your mining career with BUMA as a Graduate Mining Engineer at Blackwater Mine. Gain hands-on exposure to mine planning, production reporting and open cut mining operations through a structured graduate development program.

 

About Us:

BUMA's vision is to build a modern mining and rehabilitation company that drives growth. BUMA Australia adopts a relationship-focused, long-term strategy for project success. We consistently deliver value to clients throughout all mining stages, leveraging expertise and equipment for comprehensive surface operation services.

 

Blackwater Mine 

Located in Central Queensland, Blackwater Mine is one of the state’s largest coal mines, just 21 km from Blackwater. BUMA Australia has been handling truck and excavator pre-strip operations here since 2012, moving over 40 million BCM of material annually. 

Our fleet includes Komatsu 930E and Caterpillar 789C haul trucks, paired with Hitachi EX8000, Caterpillar 6060, and Hitachi EX3600 excavators. 

 

About the Role

Our Blackwater team have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Mining Engineer to come and join the team on a full-time basis.  

This is a developmental role aimed at providing a recently graduated engineer the opportunity to develop their skills and abilities through the assignment of specific work tasks over a graduate development program. At the completion of the graduate development program, the Graduate is expected to have demonstrated their abilities and developed sufficient skills to allow them to be employed elsewhere within the Company.


Key responsibilities include: 

  • Developing improvements to the survey, mine planning and open cut mining processes 

  • Provision of mine plans and drawings to allow the workings to be planned to the contract specifications 

  • Preparation and presentation of daily and weekly production reports and summaries 

  • Preparation of accurate records on the performance of the project and workings 

  • Developing an understanding of all statutory requirements in the survey, planning and reporting of the project 

  • Developing specific skills in the areas of mine planning and plant operation 

  • Gaining familiarity with the preparation processes of budget, forecast, actual data and other project management documentation determined to be necessary by the Project Manager 

  • Provision of monthly report and production statistics to enable accurate claims to be made with the client 

  • Preparing periodical reports as required to review project performance 

  • Ensuring compliance with HR policies, standards and procedures as per PMP 

  • Identifying workplace issues and resolving them in a timely manner 

  • Fostering productive relationships both internally and with the Client 

  • Presenting BUMA services, culture, and philosophy to the Client  

  • Actively contributing to team meetings providing thought leadership on technical mining issues 

 
About You:  

  • Bachelor of Engineering or Degree/Diploma in Surveying, Mining Engineering or a relevant field 

  • High standard of written and oral communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills 

  • Advanced level of computer literacy and the ability to analyse data 

 

Working at BUMA:

BUMA Australia is a people focused business, with a strong emphasis on safety, training, development and continuous improvement. As a BUMA employee you will have access to: 

  • A competitive salary package.  

  • Rotations across all of our projects throughout the program to ensure you gain exposure to all aspects of our mining operations. 

  • Career progression opportunities through a number of training and mentoring programs such as trainer and assessor course. 

  • Discounted employee benefits on health insurance, groceries, fuel and set retail outlets with BUMA LAB. 

To be considered for this opportunity please click "Apply Now" to submit your application! 

 
All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a police check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
 

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