Job Summary:Reporting to the Chief Engineer, the Senior Mining Engineer plays a vital part in leading and supporting the engineering and survey teams. The successful candidate will drive the development, planning and execution of the mine, and be a key factor between the long-term and short-term planning functions.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:Health and Safety
- Knows responsibilities related to the Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
- Learns and administers all company and legislated policies and procedures
- Contributes to the department's health and safety goals and objectives
- Responds to safety concerns and/or unsafe conditions, and takes corrective action, or seeks assistance in doing so
Environment
- Knows responsibilities related to the Environmental Management System (EMS)
- Contributes to the department's environmental goals and objectives
- Ensures department activities prevent or mitigate the effects of pollution
- Responds to environmental concerns and takes corrective action, or seeks assistance in doing so
- Follows company standards and guidelines for spill reporting and response
Departmental
- Utilizes planning software for mine design, mine planning, dump and leach pad design.
- Utilizes planning software to estimate economic pit shells for design and reporting reserves/resources.
- Identify planning and operational constraints during the business planning cycle.
- Create, review and evaluate life of mine plans during the yearly business planning cycle.
- Review and understand yearly cost variances for the business planning cycle.
- Leads engineering projects related to the mine/company.
- Reviews and reports end of month production statistics and reconcile actual vs budget variations.
- Assist with daily reporting and production communication to ensure mine plans are being followed.
- Assist and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
- Keeps up with current trends related to mine design software and integrates this information into work assignments and methodology.
- Maintains effective communication between departments.
- Knowledge of block model coding to assist with model manipulation for engineering variables.
- Assist in reclamation planning as needed.
- Assist with daily reporting and production communication to ensure mine plans are being followed.
- Assist and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
- Keeps up with current trends related to mine design software and integrates this information into work assignments and methodology.
- Maintains effective communication between departments.
- Knowledge of block model coding to assist with model manipulation for engineering variables.
- Assist in reclamation planning as needed.
Cost Control & Communication
- Manages spending within approved budget
- Maintains effective information exchange with relevant departments
Knowledge, Skill and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in mining engineering or Relevant Experience
- 7+ years of mining experience, preferably in conventional truck/shovel open pit operation
- Working knowledge of Mine Plan preferred
- Working knowledge of survey equipment
- Attention to detail with excellent organizational skills
- Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems
- Ability to prepare accurate records and reports
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with internal and external contacts
- MS Office Suite
