Whitehaven Coal is the dominant player in Australia’s only emerging high-quality coal basin. With a culture based on our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Value and Excellence, our reputation for excellence in project delivery and safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operations continues to grow.

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced residential Drill and Blast Engineer to join our new Vickery Mine Team as part of early mining activities.

Reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent the Drill & Blast Engineer will support operations by owning all technical aspects of the Drill and Blast activities on site.

What You’ll Do

• Provide technical guidance for all drill and blast activities on site
• Develop and maintain plans, designs and blast packs for all blasts.
• Provide direction to Technical Services and Operations with regards to shot locations, timing and blasting requirements.
• Ensure drill patterns are available for drilling in a timely manner so as to minimise operational delays
• Maintain 2 week Drill and Blast schedule and communicate sequence and requirements to Operations and Technical Services.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum two years of mining experience in a Drill and Blast engineering role.
• Experience with Blastlogic and Vulcan (or similar mine planning software)
• High level written and oral communication skills
• High level computer literacy
• Strong data analysis skills

Why Whitehaven Coal?

• Full Relocation Packages
• 9 Day Fortnight Roster (5:2 | 4:3)
• 5 weeks Annual Leave | 26 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Competitive salary packages, with salary sacrificing options (local living & novated leases)

Whitehaven Coal is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace. We are striving for an inclusive workplace that brings people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes applicants of diversity of gender, culture and experience.
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To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.
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