Compliance Engineer

About the role

We're seeking a contract Compliance Engineer to be the technical owner of classified plant compliance at a Queensland underground hard rock mine.

You'll assess inspection and service findings, determine the real level of risk, and hold contractors accountable for corrective work. You'll work alongside a Compliance Planner: you own the technical decisions, while the Planner looks after scheduling, logistics and administration.

This is a new role with stronger technical governance than before. It suits an engineer who wants to build a compliance program, not just maintain one.

Key responsibilities

Technical review and risk

• Review contractor inspection, service and breakdown reports; validate findings and rate risk and priority
• Make fitness-for-service decisions, including isolation, de-rating and return to service
• Identify repeat failures and root causes, and recommend changes to maintenance strategy

Contractor management

• Act as technical owner for all compliance contractors
• Write technical scopes of work and approve quotes
• Verify completed work against scope and standards, and accept or reject it
• Review and sign Work Authorities, JSEAs and Working at Heights permits for high-risk work

Compliance and corrective actions

• Maintain classified plant registers: inspection status, registration, defects and due dates
• Raise SAP notifications and work orders, and drive closure of overdue and legacy items
• Help design an improved system for tracking faults and corrective actions in SAP
• Ensure compliance with the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999, Regulation 2017 and Australian Standards
• Deliver monthly risk-based compliance reporting to equipment owners and leadership

Asset management

• Update maintenance plans, task lists and inspection frequencies in SAP
• Establish or confirm the pressure vessel compliance program
• Spend regular time in the field, including underground, inspecting equipment and overseeing high-risk work

Your first 90 days

• Report the compliance baseline across all three equipment classes
• Confirm the pressure vessel, fire systems and crane registers, and close any gaps
• Implement the improved fault and corrective action tracking format

Travel Arrangements

• 9 day fortnight roster - 5/2, 4/3 
• Working from home to be agreed once established
• Departure locations: Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns 

About you

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (or equivalent) with mechanical plant experience
• 5–10 years in maintenance, reliability or asset engineering, including at least 5 years in mining or heavy industry
• Underground mining experience
• Experience managing statutory inspection programs for at least two of: fire protection, cranes, pressure equipment
• Working knowledge of AS 2550, AS 1418, AS 1851, AS/NZS 3788 and AS 4343
• Understanding of Queensland mining safety legislation
• Experience managing contractors and holding them to scope
• Proficiency in SAP PM and strong Excel skills
• S1, S2 and S3 and Working at Heights tickets

Desirable

• Underground hard rock mining experience
• Fire suppression on mobile mining equipment (AS 5062)
• Crane inspection experience
• Root cause analysis training (e.g. ICAM, 5 Whys)

Personal attributes

• Confident making technical decisions and explaining risk clearly to operators, supervisors and managers
• Firm but fair with contractors, and comfortable rejecting substandard work
• Works independently, owns outcomes and raises issues early
• A collaborative team player who engages well with maintenance, production and reliability teams
• Active contributor to site safety

How to apply

This is an immediate-start contract with the reliability and engineering team at a Queensland underground hard rock mine. Site travel and accommodation are arranged under standard contractor conditions.

Apply now with your CV and a short cover note outlining your classified plant compliance experience. For a confidential discussion, contact Proactive Projects at chris@proactiveprojects.net.