Senior Specialist Engineer - Prestrip | Peak Downs | BMA
Core
Lead a team of truck and shovel engineers to develop and deliver safe, efficient prestrip execution plans (dig & dump) for an open cut coal operation, integrating critical path activities into weekly mine plans.
Role type
Senior Specialist Engineer - Prestrip (Mine Planning)
Builds
Operational execution plans, short-to-medium term mine plans, and 90-day rolling activity schedules for open cut coal mining.
Domain
Mining (Open Cut Coal)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (Note: This is a mining role, so the deliverable is physical/operational plans and execution support)
Required skills
Open cut coal mine planning, truck and shovel design, scheduling, operational management, critical path management, team leadership, mining software proficiency (Deswik, Vulcan, SPRY)
Preferred skills
Drill and blast experience, contract management
Technologies
Deswik, Vulcan, SPRY
Responsibilities
Develop and deliver safe, efficient prestrip execution plans; Work with scheduling teams to create short and medium term mine plans; Implement 90-day rolling activity schedules; Develop pit execution strategies; Monitor and report schedule compliance; Coach and lead a team of Prestrip engineers; Manage contractor prestrip fleets
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership