Principal Mine Planning Engineer
Core
Lead long-term mine planning, project development, and operational strategy for open-cut hardrock mining assets, specifically supporting mine restarts and growth initiatives.
Role type
Principal Mine Planning Engineer (Strategic IC)
Builds
Long-term mine plans, production schedules, and project development studies for Gold and Copper operations.
Domain
Mining (Open-cut hardrock)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> production mine plans and strategic schedules
Required skills
Long-term mine planning, open-cut hardrock mining, mine restart project leadership, mine design, scheduling, optimisation, life-of-mine planning, Deswik, Spry, Vulcan software
Preferred skills
Gold and Copper operations experience, feasibility studies, project evaluations
Technologies
Deswik, Spry, Vulcan
Responsibilities
Lead long-term mine planning activities, develop and optimise strategic mine plans and schedules, provide technical input into mine restart studies, assess mine design and sequencing, contribute to feasibility studies and life-of-mine planning, support project transition to execution
Seniority
Principal, strategic leadership & mentorship