Life at SRT Mining Group

What it's actually like to work here — the roster, the village, the technical environment, and what we offer the people who build this operation every day.

Performance-led. People-built.

SRT Mining Group's culture is defined by one simple truth: we hire engineers who want to solve hard problems, and we give them the environment to do it properly. That means adequate resources, experienced technical mentorship, and a leadership team that measures success by the quality of your engineering outputs — not your desk hours.

We are a subsidiary of SRT Group, which means we operate with the financial backing and long-term capital horizon of a significant private group, without the short-termism that shapes decision-making at publicly listed operators. When we commit to a project, we fund it properly. When we hire someone, we invest in their development over years, not months.

That said, we are not a relaxed environment. Twenty-four consecutive above-guidance quarters does not happen without people who hold each other to a high standard, who speak up when something is wrong, and who take personal ownership of their work. If that sounds like the kind of team you want to be part of, you will fit in here.

Our site workforce operates under an 8/6 FIFO roster — eight days on site, six days off. Perth-based flights are operated from Perth Airport. Engineers based outside Perth are supported with equivalent travel allowances, and a drive-in, drive-out (DIDO) option is available for employees residing in the Port Hedland area.

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Fly-in fly-out from Perth Airport. Site-based roles include 12-hour day shifts with a rotating shift handover day. All flights and transfers are company-paid.

SRT Mining Group crew at Turner River

Turner River Village

Our 850-person single-occupancy accommodation village is one of the better facilities in the WA Pilbara. All rooms are single occupancy with private bathroom, air conditioning, wifi, and a dedicated study desk — important for engineers who do technical reading and report preparation in the evenings.

The village has been progressively upgraded since 2019. The dining facility operates on an all-inclusive catering arrangement with three hot meal services per day, plus a 24-hour dry goods and snacks facility for shift workers. Dietary requirements including vegetarian, vegan, halal, and allergy-specific options are fully accommodated.

We take the village environment seriously because we know that quality of time off site directly affects quality of time on site. Our HR team conducts quarterly village satisfaction surveys, and the results genuinely inform facility investment decisions.

Village facilities

Single-occupancy rooms (all)
Private ensuite bathrooms
Gymnasium & weights room
25m outdoor swimming pool
Full-service dining, 3 sittings
24-hour dry goods facility
On-site medical clinic
Mental health support room
High-speed wifi (all rooms)
TV and streaming in all rooms
Recreation and games room
Laundry (coin-free, included)
Outdoor basketball & tennis
Library and quiet study rooms
"I joined SRT two years out of uni on the graduate program. By the end of my first rotation I was running arc flash studies on the 33kV distribution system. That's not something you'd be doing at a consultancy at the same stage."
Electrical Engineer · Turner River Complex · 4 years at SRT

What we offer

Competitive base salaries benchmarked annually to the WA resources sector market, plus a package of benefits reflecting the FIFO nature of our work and our investment in long-term employee development.

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FIFO flights & transfers

All Perth–Port Hedland return flights and site transfers are company-paid. No employee out-of-pocket travel costs.

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Accommodation & meals

Full village accommodation and all meals are provided on-site at no cost to the employee during roster days.

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Performance bonus

All permanent employees are eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 15% of base salary, tied to site production and individual performance outcomes.

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Training & development

A$14.2M invested in training in FY2025. All engineers receive a personal development plan and budget. Study assistance available for post-graduate qualifications.

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Health & wellbeing

Comprehensive private health insurance subsidy, EAP (24/7), mental health first aid on site, on-site medical clinic, and an annual health screening for all employees.

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Parental leave

18 weeks paid primary carer leave and 6 weeks paid secondary carer leave, regardless of gender. Flexible return-to-work arrangements for FIFO employees after parental leave.

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Chartership support

Funded Engineers Australia chartership pathway for all graduate and early-career engineers, including mentorship, CPD support, and time allowance for CPD activities.

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Superannuation

11.5% superannuation on all earnings including allowances. Salary sacrifice options available. Access to SRT Group's corporate super fund with institutional pricing.

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DIDO option

Employees residing within 50km of Port Hedland are eligible for the DIDO allowance in lieu of FIFO entitlements, covering accommodation and transport costs.

A clear path from graduate to chartered

Our engineering career framework has four tiers, each with defined technical competency benchmarks and salary ranges. Progression is performance-based — not tenure-based.

G1–2
Graduate Engineer

0–2 years. Graduate program rotations. Technical mentorship. CPD framework. EA graduate membership.

G3
Engineer

2–5 years. Independent project delivery. Technical scoping authority. EA professional membership pathway.

G4
Senior Engineer

5–10 years. Technical lead on capital projects. Mentors graduate staff. EA Chartered Engineer (CPEng).

G5+
Principal / Chief Engineer

10+ years. Discipline technical authority. Board-level reporting. Strategic input to expansion programmes.

The most diverse engineering team in the Pilbara

We have been actively building a diverse engineering workforce since 2016. These are not aspirational targets — they are current outcomes that continue to improve each year.

38%
Female workforce — highest of any Pilbara copper operation
34%
Women in senior leadership (senior manager+)
12%
First Nations employees — above industry average
19
Nationalities represented in our engineering team

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