Principal Mining Engineer
Core
Lead mine planning, scheduling, and technical integration for a major open-cut mining operation.
Role type
Principal Mining Engineer (Open-cut)
Builds
Short to medium-term mine plans, scheduling scenarios, and haulage strategies.
Domain
Mining (Open-cut)
Required skills
Mine planning, mine scheduling, reserve database management, haulage optimization, cost modeling, risk mitigation, contractor planning integration, long-term strategy alignment
Preferred skills
Experience with mining contractors, advanced CAD proficiency
Technologies
Spry, Deswik CAD
Responsibilities
Develop and audit the site's reserve database; integrate technical mine planning outputs between principal and major contractor; run short to medium-term mine planning and scheduling scenarios; optimize haulage strategies for advancing strips; develop and maintain scheduling cost models; identify and mitigate planning risks; ensure short-term mine plans align with long-term mining strategy
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC