Job Info

  • Industry: Mining
  • Job Type: Full-Time Regular
  • Location: Pegassus Corporate Centre, Guyana

Requirements

  • Degree: P Eng/Geological/Geotechn
  • Experience: 3 - Yrs

Mine Planning Engineer

Company Profile

Our client is widely recognized for its exceptional performance in the mining and civil infrastructure sectors. They are dedicated to becoming the leading provider of high quality, tailored and downstream integrated mineral solutions for essential industries worldwide. They prioritize safety, environmental stewardship, employee empowerment and community wellbeing to create lasting prosperity for our stakeholders.

Overview

The Mine Planning Engineer will display a strong drive for continuous improvement in a developing mining operation and show a desire to take ownership for their work. The role of a Mine Planning Engineer carries a significant requirement for professionalism, responsibility and accountability which should be displayed in the workplace and as a representative of the company. The Mine Planning Engineer:
  • Provides technical direction for, and undertakes, Mine Engineering and Mine Planning activities including Life of Mine Plans.
  • Ensures all mine engineering and mine planning activities comply with and are in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, standards, and operating procedures.
  • Develop mine plans and mine development strategies to improve and optimize mine productivities and maximize the operations profitability.
  • Establish systems to achieve the above objectives.
Responsibilities

Health and safety
  • Actively promote safety awareness amongst Company and contract personnel and participate in safety initiatives.
  • Report to your Supervisor or Manager immediately any actual or potential unsafe conditions or activities, mishaps, incidents, accidents, injuries, or illnesses in the workplace.
  • Use personal protective clothing or equipment as provided.
  • Report any defective or damaged personal protective clothing, equipment, or gear, and returning the item to the Supervisor for replacement or repair.
  • Comply with instructions given pertaining to the use of personal protective clothing, equipment or gear or any matter in relation to health and safety.
  • Do not tamper with anything that has been provided in the interest of health and safety in the workplace.
  • Do not engage in any duties that require a certificate or written authorisation unless the relevant certificate or permit is held.
  • Do not attempt any task unless you are trained, capable and competent to safely perform.
  • Cooperate fully with any rehabilitation program to assist recovery from injury or illness for yourselves or any other person.
Environment
  • Adhering to environmental procedures to ensure good housekeeping, resource conservation, spill prevention and the appropriate disposal of wastes.
  • Report all environmental incidents to your Supervisor/Manager and implement immediate corrective action.
  • Promote environmentally sound work practices in peers and contractors. Inform individuals in your work area (employees, contractors, and visitors) of Company Environmental Policy and notifying your Supervisor/Manager if persons refuse to comply.
Key Responsibilities
  • Establish systems, procedures, and workflows to develop mine plans and schedules to guide mine development and control.
  • Ensures operations staff are engaged in mine planning, optimisation and productivity processes and improvements and are provided with Life of Mine plans including ultimate stage development plans, to allow efficient and effective execution of the plan(s).
  • Manage the overall collection, analysis and reporting of mine information to assess performance statistics, statutory requirements, systems efficiencies, and business improvement initiatives. Recommend systems improvements.
  • Assist with implementation of change management initiatives and other business improvement projects.
  • Monitor, measure and develop continuous improvement strategies for an efficient Mine Operations.
  • Provide training and coaching to all team members, with specific attention to local employees as part of Company’s Policy.
  • Perform any other tasks as assigned by your Manager.
  • Ensure effective communication with your direct reports prior to departure from site.
Required Education and Training
  • A recognized Mining Engineering degree or equivalent
  • Geological Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Professional Engineer designation, P.Eng. or equivalent is an asset
  • 4 years' experience working in an open pit mining environment
  • Minimum 3 years operational mining experience is required
  • Driving licence and ability to drive manual gearbox vehicles is required
  • Expertise with open pit mine design, planning, and evaluation
  • Proficiency in mine design, planning, and scheduling software, experience using Surpac, MineSched and Whittle software will be an asset
  • Experience with geotechnical considerations in open pit is considered an asset
  • Exposure to geological and geostatistical modelling concepts is considered an asset
  • Experience in performing mining studies is considered an asset
  • Experience working in the bauxite industry is preferred
Competencies
  • Demonstrated application of continuous improvement ideas.
  • Highly motivated and organised with attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication / interpersonal skills.
  • Must be able to create positive synergy within department and other departments.
  • Ability to work with a range of functional areas.
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a multi-disciplinary project team.
  • Ability to manage time effectively.
  • Must be able to employ conflict resolution skills.