Senior Mechanical Designer
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Job Summary
As a Senior Mechanical Designer you will play a leading role in the delivery of mechanical engineering design packages for underground copper and gold hard rock mining projects. Operating with a high degree of autonomy you will apply deep technical expertise across the full project lifecycle; from concept through to detailed design and construction support with minimal supervision.
You will be a key technical contributor within a multidisciplinary consulting team taking ownership of complex mechanical design scope including surface and underground material handling ventilation systems fixed plant and associated infrastructure typical of hard rock metalliferous mining environments.
In the role of Senior Mechanical Designer you will:
- Produce and lead the delivery of detailed mechanical designs equipment layouts and engineering drawings using AutoCAD and Advance Steel ensuring compliance with Australian Standards client specifications and applicable mining regulations
- Develop and manage 3D plant models and coordinate discipline clash detection using Navisworks or equivalent federated modelling tools
- Apply a thorough understanding of underground hard rock mining systems including ore handling (crushers conveyor systems ore passes winders/hoists) dewatering ventilation on demand (VOD) systems workshops and fixed plant
- Independently interpret geotechnical civil and structural interfaces to produce fully coordinated mechanical designs appropriate for underground environments
- Liaise directly with project engineers project managers and client representatives to manage design deliverables resolve technical queries and ensure on-time delivery
Qualifications :
- Minimum 812 years of mechanical drafting and design experience with at least 5 years focused on hard rock underground mining (copper/gold preferred)
- Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering highly regarded
- Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Advance Steel and Navisworks experience is essential. Revit and Plant 3D would be highly regarded
- Demonstrated experience producing deliverables across all design stages (Pre-Feasibility Feasibility Detailed Design and Construction)
Additional Information :
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AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.
Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.
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