Planning Engineer - Rehabilitation

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At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

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This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies.

Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies.

Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role

Are you looking to utilise your expertise to drive our mine’s performance and support us in maximising the value of our resource? Then read on! 

We are seeking a Mine Engineer to join our team and support our WA Mining Operations.

This exciting opportunity offers the unique advantage of working on a Monday to Friday roster, allowing you to enjoy site-based work without the typical FIFO lifestyle.

Our sites are conveniently located near Mandurah, providing a great work-life balance.

You will provide plans and technical input to the technical services department supporting the site to meet performance targets and utilising your initiative to seek out ways of ensuring continuous improvements are made.

Your focus will be on carrying out detailed analysis and ensuring alignment for development, production, and rehabilitation schedules.

What you’ll be doing:


* Develop and manage a medium-term (3–12 month) rehabilitation plan aligned with overall strategy, targets, and completion criteria


* Sequence rehabilitation activities to minimise movement, maximise productivity, and ensure efficient execution


* Monitor schedules to identify gaps or risks and implement corrective actions proactively


* Collaborate with production and development teams to identify opportunities, constraints, and integration points


* Review rehabilitation designs and deliver supporting designs for haul roads, ramps, dumps, and dig locations


* Maintain effective stakeholder communication and stay current with industry trends, technologies, and regulatory requirements


* Monthly review of contractor performance and conformance to plan, including identification of any shortfalls in the rehabilitation schedule and escalation of concerns

What’s on offer


* Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.


* 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.


* One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.


* Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.


* Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.


* Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role


* Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or a related field, or equivalent industry experience


* Proven experience in mine operations, medium term planning and design


* Strong understanding of mi...