Job Description

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Reliability Engineer, the Reliability Engineer – Electrical is responsible for improving, optimising and maintaining the electrical reliability of Ernest Henry’s processing plant and underground infrastructure. You will focus on DCS/PLC systems, control networks and electrical assets across the concentrator, SCADA systems and key fixed plant equipment. The role is critical in ensuring safe, efficient and reliable operations by delivering engineering support, implementing reliability initiatives and managing improvement projects.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Developing and implementing reliability improvement programs for electrical and control systems
• Leading optimisation of PLC, DCS, SCADA and HMI systems to minimise downtime
• Supporting maintenance teams with troubleshooting, breakdown analysis and predictive maintenance
• Managing improvement projects from scoping to commissioning and documentation
• Ensuring electrical systems comply with safety, statutory and operational standards
• Working with operations, maintenance and external specialists to resolve control system issues
• Providing coaching and technical support to maintenance personnel
• Preparing reports, reliability insights and monthly asset performance summaries

About you

We are looking for people who have the following attributes, skills and experience:

• Degree-qualified Electrical Engineer
• Previous experience in mining, heavy industry or industrial electrical systems
• Experience with ABB / Siemens / Allen Bradley PLCs and SCADA systems
• Yokogawa DCS experience highly regarded
• Strong analytical and fault-finding skills across fixed plant electrical systems
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement capability

About us

From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within one company.

At Ernest Henry

At Ernest Henry, our mine life extension to 2040 and a doubling of ore reserves offers more operational diversity on site and a bright future for our people and the community.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), STIP, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition programs, study assistance, discounted health insurance, and allowances for DIDO and local employees.

At Ernest Henry, you can choose what suits your priorities. Work an attractive fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) roster from Townsville and Cairns and Brisbane or a drive-in/drive-out (DIDO) roster and take advantage of our top-class camp, or live local in the close-knit community of Cloncurry and be home every night.

This roster is 8/6 - 12-hour days.   

We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available

To find out more about us and our Ernest Henry Operation, click here.