Technical Responsibilities, challenges and Role Accountabilities
- Design underground mine infrastructure
- Follow up on the monthly targets compliance to plan progress and advise stakeholders.
- Review, design and schedule the Monthly and Annual to 36-month rolling forecasts
- Ensure the annual budget goals are achieved in Short Range rolling forecasts
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Identify strategies to optimize mining process to increase mine production
- Professionally, coach and train junior engineering staff
- Coordinate with the Long-Range and Short-Range planners to ensure the operational plans align with long term objectives.
- Promote innovation and continuous improvement in safety by reviewing existing engineering designs and new designs.
- Promote and adhere to Company environment and sustainability policies.
- Support the yearly budget and company business planning exercise.
- Optimize grade control and minimize dilution through effective incorporation of geologic data and tasks in mine plan.
- Liaise with Geotechnical team and incorporate guidance into mine plan.
- Provide guidance to operating departments to maximize production, plan their activities and accurately measure key mining parameters.
- Conduct regular and thorough inspections of all work areas to ensure compliance to engineered plan.
- Manage consultants and contractors on engineering projects.
- Contribute to the preparation of engineering studies.
- Mentor and coach Engineers in Training and Junior Engineers.
Experience, qualifications, and essential skills required
- A Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering or equivalent engineering degree.
- Must have experience in scheduling using Deswik.Sched
- Strong working knowledge of Deswik.CAD
- Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario and in good standing order with PEO and or eligible for membership with the PEO,
- A minimum of 4 years of mine operation and engineering experience in underground mine,
- Underground mine design, mining engineering, mine scheduling, and high level of understanding of underground mining activities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications, particularly Excel & PowerPoint.
- Strong communication (written, listening, oral) and Presentation skills
- Ability to be creative (not just use past practices) and promote new ways of doing things to maximize the value of the mineral resource.
- Ability to provide guidance to support the skills development of junior technical personnel
- Knowledge and understanding of short range mine planning and scheduling, underground mine operations, maintenance engineering, project management, and mine design preferred.
- Ability to form relationships and collaborate – practices teamwork and collaboration within and between areas.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and is realistically persistent when facing obstacles and overcomes challenges.
- Adaptable and flexible and can quickly understand the context of change and proactively adjust when necessary.
- Strong team and leadership skills
- Strong leadership ability is essential
