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You’ll be encouraged to explore new ideas, expand your technical capabilities and shape a career that reflects your experience and ambitions.\nWSP 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.\nIf you’ve built your career in underground mining but areready for a change from the FIFO lifestyle, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for. This is a predominantly office-based consulting role that allows you to apply your operational knowledge and technical mining experience across a diverse portfolio of projects, without the ongoing demands of a site-based roster. You’ll remain closely connected to the mining industry, with occasional travel to client sites and projects as required.\nYou’ll work on complex mining studies and advisory assignments, helping clients develop practical, technically sound and commercially considered solutions. Depending on your experience, you may lead technical workstreams, manage projects, build client relationships and support the development of other mining professionals.\nThe role offers an opportunity to take the experience you’ve developed in underground operations and apply it more broadly across mine design, planning, scheduling, optimisation, technical studies and advisory work, while working alongside specialists from across WSP’s Mine Advisory business.\nThis position can be based in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne.\nWhat you’ll do\nDeliver underground mine design, planning, scheduling and optimisation across a diverse range of mining projects.\nApply your operational experience to mining studies from concept through to feasibility, helping shape practical solutions.\nAssess mining methods, production strategies, equipment requirements and project economics to support better client decisions.\nWork directly with clients on technical advisory, project evaluation and due diligence assignments.\nCollaborate with geologists, mining engineers and multidisciplinary specialists across WSP’s Australian and global network.\nTake ownership of technical workstreams and, depending on your experience, lead projects, mentor others and build client relationships.\nAbout you\nA Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.\nAt least five years’ mining engineering experience, with a solid background in underground mining.\nDemonstrated experience in mine design, planning, scheduling and optimisation.\nSound knowledge of mining methods, equipment selection, production planning and cost estimation.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop practical technical solutions.\nConsulting experience is valued, along with strong communication, report writing and client-facing skills.\nIf you’re ready to take your underground mining experience in a new direction, this is an opportunity to stay connected to the industry while moving away from the demands of a FIFO roster. 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