Senior Mechanical Engineer - Bulk Materials Handling & Mineral Processing
Location: Perth, AustraliaContract Type: 1 year contract with high likelihood of extension or renewal
Positions Available: 5
Key Responsibilities
- Provide mechanical engineering expertise across bulk materials handling, mineral processing, and mine infrastructure.
- Support the design and engineering of materials handling equipment and associated mechanical systems.
- Develop and review mechanical engineering designs, specifications, calculations, technical documentation, and equipment requirements.
- Coordinate closely with mechanical designers and other engineering disciplines to ensure integrated project delivery.
- Provide technical input into equipment selection, layouts, and design development.
- Review vendor documentation and provide technical support throughout project execution.
- Identify and resolve engineering and design issues while ensuring compliance with project requirements and applicable standards.
- Work collaboratively with engineering, design, procurement, and project teams to achieve key project deliverables.
- Support the project through applicable study, detailed design, and execution phases.
Requirements
- 10+ years' Mechanical Engineering experience, preferably within mining, minerals processing, or major resources projects.
- Demonstrated experience in the engineering and design of bulk materials handling equipment and systems.
- Strong exposure to mineral processing plants and associated mine infrastructure.
- Previous experience supporting major resource development projects.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering and project delivery teams.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and manage designers and contribute to design development.
- Strong technical, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
- Experience working across engineering studies, design, and project execution phases.
- Previous experience on greenfield processing plant developments will be highly regarded.
Highly Desirable Experience
- Experience with conveyors, transfer stations, crushing and screening facilities, stockyards, chutes, feeders, and other bulk materials handling systems associated with large-scale mining developments.
- Experience delivering major iron ore or similar hard-rock mining projects in Western Australia.
The Opportunity
This role offers the chance to contribute to a significant Australian resources development while working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary engineering team. You will join a collaborative project environment where technical expertise, practical engineering solutions, and effective teamwork are highly valued.
If you are an experienced Mechanical Engineer with strong bulk materials handling and mineral processing experience, apply now with an updated CV detailing your mining, bulk materials handling, and mineral processing project experience.