Underground Manager

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Who we are  

We’re a bold team with a bright future; and we’re looking for people who want to be part of it.   

Evolution Mining is a premier global gold company operating five  mines across Australia and Canada. We’re transforming mines and uplifting careers. We’ve extended the mine life of our Ernest Henry Operations to 2040 and doubled its ore reserves. We took our Cowal Gold Operations underground in just seven years. We’re transforming our Red Lake Operations, restoring it as a premier Canadian gold mine. That kind of ambition creates careers, not just jobs.   

When we asked our people what they enjoy most about working at Evolution, two things came up across every site: career growth and the quality of the people. Here, you’ll work alongside people who care, who push one another to be better, with leaders who are there to support you. 

About the role 

Flexible location options — residential from Kalgoorlie or FIFO from Perth. 

Mungari is strengthening its underground leadership team with three senior opportunities across the operation. Each role offers a different level of leadership and accountability, from operational leadership through to broader whole-of-underground responsibility. 

As one of three senior underground leadership opportunities at Mungari, this is an opportunity to provide strong operational leadership across an assigned underground mining area while developing capable leaders and high-performing teams. 

As the nominated Alternate Underground Manager, you will step into broader operational and statutory leadership when the Manager – Underground Mining is unavailable, ensuring continuity of leadership, decision making and compliance across the underground operation. 

The role combines strong operational leadership with the opportunity to influence whole-of-underground performance, decision making and compliance. You will work closely with operational and technical teams to resolve challenges, maintain standards and deliver safe, reliable production outcomes. 

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to: 

• Coordinate resources and resolve operational constraints affecting performance. 
• Coach, mentor and develop Supervisors through performance and leadership conversations. 
• Coordinate and drive outcomes with Technical Services, Maintenance, Geology, whilst leading Paste Fill and Contract partners at your mine 
• Lead operational improvement initiatives and champion ALOs Act Like and Owner program across crews. 
• Ensure statutory obligations, inspections and compliance activities are completed. 
• Manage significant operational risks, incidents and escalation requirements when acting as Alternate Underground Manager. 

About you 

You are an experienced underground mining leader who combines strong operational judgement with a genuine focus on safety, people and performance. 

You are confident leading teams through operational challenges, developing frontline leaders and making sound decisions under pressure. You can build accountability and engagement within your teams while working effectively across multiple operational and technical functions. 

You will bring: 

• Strong underground mining operational leadership experience. 
• A proven ability to deliver safe, reliable production outcomes. 
• Experience developing Supervisors and building high-performing operational teams. 
• Strong safety, risk management and statutory compliance capability. 
• The ability to coordinate effectively across multiple operational and technical functions. 
• Demonstrated ability to step into whole-of-underground leadership when required. 
• A background or passion for driving business improvement in the mine. 
• Engineering or Mining Engineering qualifications with appropriate statutory competencies. 
• First Class Mine Managers Ticket essential 

Why Mungari Operations?  

Mungari is a cornerstone asset in our portfolio, with a mine life to at least 2038. It’s operationally diverse, with opportunities to work on the surface or underground and a great team of people who care. Our recent expansion of the processing plant has more than doubled processing capacity from 2 million to 4.2 million tonnes per year. With open pit and processing all on one site, the operational diversity is ideal for uplifting careers. 

What we offer you   

• We support, develop and reward you to ensure you have a bright future. Here’s how we back that up:  
• Relocation support when moving to Kalgoorlie or FIFO flights from Perth airport 
• Salary packaging (e.g. novated car leasing, remote area housing)  
• Life insurance and income protection  
• Employee share scheme – have a real stake in the company’s success  
• Short and long-term incentives  
• Attractive parental leave benefits (18 weeks)  
• Recognition program  
• Discounted health insurance  

Ready to broaden your leadership impact? 

This is an opportunity to lead an underground mining area, develop the next generation of operational leaders and step into broader whole-of-underground leadership when required. 

If you’re ready to broaden your operational leadership and make a greater impact across Mungari’s underground operations, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now. 

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