What this Role Offers Mentorship from a large, multidisciplinary engineering team Role rotations to gain well-rounded mining engineer exposure Practical experience to obtain UG Shift Supervisors Certificate of Competency About the Opportunity An opportunity has arisen for an Underground Graduate Mining Engineer to join our Golden Grove operation in Western Australia. In this role, you will report to the Senior Mine Production Engineer and work on an 8:6 roster. Your focus will be transforming your knowledge gained at university into real-world mining applications, ensuring asset reliability, safety, and alignment with business goals. This is a 24-month contract position with the potential to become a permanent role Your primary responsibilities will include: First 12-months will be underground on rotating crews, including trucking, service crew, charge-up, production drilling, nippering and jumbos. Second 12-months will be rotating around the site and office, working with and learning from experienced tech services, production, ventilation, planning, backfill and geotechs. NO OTHER GRADUATE PROGRAM OFFERS THIS FULL SPECTRUM OF EXPERIENCE! About You Our ideal candidate will have a passion to apply their learned engineering knowledge at university and apply that to an active underground mine operation. Other key skills, experience, and qualifications: Tertiary Mining Engineering degree. Strong commitment to health, safety and environment standards (HSEC). Well-developed strategic thinking, analytical and planning skills as well as proven problem-solving skills. Sound and practicable time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to forward plan and prioritise multiple tasks. Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships. Current C-class manual driver’s licence. About 29Metals and Golden Grove 29Metals is an ASX-listed mining company producing copper and other base and precious metals critical to the global energy transition. Headquartered in Melbourne, we also have support offices in Perth and Brisbane. We operate two long-life assets: Golden Grove in Western Australia and Capricorn Copper in Queensland, along with a portfolio of exploration interests, including a strategic tenement package and a project in Redhill, Chile. Golden Grove is a high-grade underground mining operation producing copper, zinc, and precious metals. With a mine life exceeding 10 years, it has strong potential for further extension. The site is currently undergoing an expansion, including the development of a new mine, the extension of existing operations, and major infrastructure upgrades. Next Steps Empower your future with us; apply now. Candidates may be required to undergo pre-employment testing, including medical, respiratory mask fit testing, drug and alcohol screening, national police clearance, reference checks, and qualifications / licences checks.
