Job description

Reporting to senior leadership, you will take ownership of underground development and production scopes across multiple sites. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical knowledge and the ability to manage small, high-performing crews delivering specialised mining outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing underground development projects from planning through to execution and completion

• Leading and coordinating supervisors, crews, and subcontractors on site

• Ensuring all work is delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget

• Overseeing drilling, development, rising, and stoping activities in narrow-vein environments

• Driving production performance, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency

• Maintaining strong client relationships with site stakeholders and mining companies

• Managing cost control, forecasting, and reporting against project KPIs

• Ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and statutory requirements
  
  What you’ll need to succeed:

• Proven experience in underground mining, ideally within development

• Previous experience in a Project Manager or Senior Underground Supervisor role

• Strong technical understanding of underground mining methods and planning

• Demonstrated ability to manage small specialist crews and complex scopes

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Strong safety leadership and commitment to best practice

• Relevant mining qualifications (e.g. Shift Boss / First Class Mine Manager highly regarded)
  
  What you’ll get in return

• Opportunity to join a growing, specialist contractor with strong industry demand

• Exposure to technically challenging and rewarding underground projects

• Competitive salary package with performance incentives

• Supportive leadership team and autonomy to drive results

• Career progression as the business continues to expand
  
  

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