Mining Engineering Jobs In Australia
Mining Engineers
Mining Engineer Jobs Australia - Locations include: Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast
Mining Engineers plan and direct the engineering aspects of locating and extracting minerals, petroleum and natural gas from the earth. They conduct preliminary surveys of mineral, petroleum and natural gas deposits with prospectors, Geologists, Geophysicists, other mineral scientists and other engineers to determine the resources present, the feasibility of extracting the reserves, and the design and development of the extraction process.
Job titles for this role include Mining Engineer and Petroleum Engineer. While there are jobs in many parts of Australia, Western Australia has a large share of Mining Engineers. They mainly work in: Mining; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; and Construction.
* This is a small occupation employing 11,000 workers. The number of workers has grown moderately over the past 5 years. Over the next 5 years (to May 2022) the number of workers is expected to grow strongly to 11,900. Around 5,000 job openings are likely over this time from workers leaving and new jobs being created.
Essential requirements to be considered:
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A Bachelor’s Degree or higher is usually required. Relevant experience or on-the-job training is also needed. Registration or licensing may also be required.
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Knowledge of Engineering and Technology, Design, Mathematics, Law and Government, Production and Processing rate as the most important areas.
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The Skills workers rate as most important are in Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Judgement and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, and speaking
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The physical and social abilities workers rate as the most important are in Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Witten Comprehension, and Written Expression
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