Requisition ID: 41806

Job Category: Metals

Location: Brisbane , Queensland , Australia

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we understand that challenges are changing rapidly in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch, a full-service consultancy, is currently seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Engineer to join the Metals group in Brisbane or Perth. The Mechanical Engineer would be the one who can build and contribute to the mining engineering capability across the Australia-Asia (AUA) region.

The Mining Practice is a Hatch global practice providing mining infrastructure engineering design expertise to Hatch's commodity-based business. Our capability spans through the whole project lifecycle comprising, scoping, conceptual design, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, basic and detailed engineering, construction and project management.

The successful candidates will have demonstrated design experience in mining, metals, minerals processing or heavy industry environment.

If you are interested in working with leading experts across various sectors? Join our Metals team today!

Ideal applicants will be self-starters who are able to demonstrate their skills and experience and/or potential in the following areas:

• Excellent safety awareness and experience working to industry standards
• Relevant engineering degree or formal qualifications pertaining to the role
• Experience working as part of or managing integrated teams
• Demonstrated experience working in the Underground Mining Industry. With a focus on mass mining methods e.g., block caving
• Understand and effectively manage customer’s needs; with the ability to develop sustainable, open and honest relationships with Clients and colleagues alike
• Proficient oral and written communication skills
• Team leadership skills and willingness to effectively collaborate with others
• Ability to negotiate and influence others to achieve best for project / business outcomes
• Demonstrated experience in the use of MS Office software suite
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally for business
• Providing specialist advisory support to clients and project teams working on mining operations and projects
• Undertaking underground and/or open pit mining studies, including first principle mining engineering, benchmarking, mine designs, schedules, cost estimates and economic evaluations
• Ensuring that the methodology and tools used to undertake mining studies are appropriate to attain the level of accuracy to meet the client requirements at minimum cost

• Maintaining and improving technical skills in mining engineering to improve the quality of technical solutions and reduce cost and improved client acceptance
• Identifying developments in the “mining practice” and analysis techniques which offer opportunity for improved efficiency and business development

• Undertaking technical and peer reviews to ensure quality outcomes
• Taking on the lead and/or project manager role for nominated projects, leading smaller multi – disciplinary teams

• Performing system analyses, establishing user requirements, analyzing system functional and performance requirements, defining design criteria, and establishing system layouts and designs
• Preparing engineering calculations such as hydraulic modelling, stress analysis, equipment sizing and tank, pressure vessel and bin design and ensuring that all analyses satisfy user and system requirements
• Preparing technical specifications based on input received from other disciplines
• Conducting interface management between related systems
• Preparing data sheets based on input received from other disciplines
• Preparing and contributing to technical memos and reports, within areas of expertise
• Providing input to engineering, operating and capital cost estimates
• Preparing and/or reviewing project standard specifications and design criteria
• Preparing or providing input to 3D models and 2D mechanical drawings
• Participating in and contributing to design reviews

You bring to the role:

Essential

• BSc/BEng in Mechanical Engineering and registration as a professional engineer (RPEQ) or demonstrated progress towards registration
• Established underground mining project and engineering experience
• Ability to complete tasks independently and supervise junior team members as required
• Working knowledge of industry standards, regulations and codes pertinent to the mechanical engineering discipline
• Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team and coordinate mechanical activities between disciplines

Why join us?

• Think globally, act locally
• Engage people who make a difference
• Apply your business and technical expertise to grow a key part of the Hatch business

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment
• Collaborate with leading consultants and technical experts towards a better world through positive change
• The opportunity to drive your career

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace, we offer our employees comprehensive benefits, including up to 12 weeks leave per year as part of our Lifestyle Leave Program. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.

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