What role you will play in our teamJoin our team as a Junior or Intermediate Mining Engineer as a Shovel Planner and support the Kearl team in executing our daily mining objectives. This opening exists in our Short Range Mine Planning Team.
Step into an essential operations support role that enables you to impact safe, innovative and environmentally responsible mine operations.
As a Shovel Planner in the Short Range Mine Planning Team, you will be responsible for being a key team member in the development of our Mine Execution Plans and optimizing the delivery of the plan to Mine Operations. The position requires collaborating closely with Operations, Geology, Geotech and Environmental teams to ensure alignment of the execution plans with the business objectives, regulatory compliance and optimized, safe and environmentally responsible mine execution.
If you are energized by solving immediate problems at the mine face, influencing production performance, and contributing to a world class oil sands operations, this is the opportunity to make a real impact.
What you will doKey Responsibilities:
- Be a safety leader - support Mine Operations and adhere to all standards, procedures and operate with safety as a value.
- Support the development of the 3-day mine plans and weekly mine plans, providing technical guidance and recommendations on sequencing, mining rates, and equipment deployment.
- Develop bench designs, create shovel strategies, and monitor performance to production objectives.
- Develop and issue shovel dig limits and shovel dig blocks to be imported into Minestar dispatch system.
- Prepare plans and visualizations for Mine and Technical Leadership Teams.
- Identify opportunities and develop innovative ways that we can do work better, both at the mine face and in your daily work.
- Use your data analytics to gather insights and improvement opportunities within Mining.
About youSkills and Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Mining, Civil or Geological Engineering
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility with APEGA is required (Member in Training).
• 2+ years of experience in mine engineering, planning, or operations
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and coordination skills
• Highly motivated individual with ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams
• Willingness to work a 14:14 fly in/fly out rotation in a remote worksite and camp location
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience
• Oil sands mine planning experience
• Experience with Deswik, AutoCAD and any commercial mine planning software package would be an asset
- Experience with Power BI, or other data analysis tools would be an asset
Your benefits- A company committed to career growth - we recruit those who are interested in a career with Imperial and prefer to develop and promote people from within. Our career management process means that you will likely perform a number of unique, challenging roles during your career.
- Successful networking and mentoring programs - enables you to spend time with managers from across the organization to learn about other departments and opportunities. Also allows you to connect with peers at a similar experience level.
- Commitment to safety, ethics & continuous improvement - these standards are the reason Imperial is an industry leader. You will work for a company that upholds safety and ethics ideals and continues to seek out ways to improve.
- Exceptional benefits program - includes competitive savings, retirement, and healthcare plans that you can customize to meet your individual needs. A comprehensive relocation package is provided, if required. Educational and physical fitness financial assistance programs round out our benefits package.
- Continuous learning environment - encourages you to augment your skills and capabilities.
- If you are talented, driven, and want to make meaningful contributions that really impact environmental, safety and bottom line objectives, then you owe it to yourself to apply with Imperial.
- Competitive vacation package - provides you with three weeks of vacation (the first year is pro-rated based on your hiring date) and one scheduled Friday off per month and five floating days annually for use at your discretion with approval.
Eligibility to work in CanadaApplicants must be permanently eligible to work in Canada. Proof of eligibility must be in the form of a copy of your Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate or Canadian certificate of permanent residence. Document must be current and valid (not expired, cancelled or voided). Proof of eligibility is required if an offer is made.
Functional SkillsTailings Planning, Scheduling, Design, & Surveillance
Geotechnical Engineering for Mining
Mine Management Systems
Mine Reclamation & Closure
Tailings Fines Treatment & Processing
Mineral Extraction
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