Drill & Blast Engineer
Core
Design and oversee drill and blast operations for open pit mining, ensuring safety compliance and optimizing blast performance.
Role type
Senior IC mining engineer (drill & blast)
Builds
Production mining operations (drilling, charging, blasting)
Domain
Mining (open pit gold)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
blast design, drilling performance analysis, QA/QC processes, mine scheduling, vibration monitoring, fragmentation analysis, operational troubleshooting, compliance auditing
Preferred skills
Vulcan, ShotPlus, BlastLogic, open pit operations, production reporting systems
Technologies
Vulcan, ShotPlus, BlastLogic
Responsibilities
Conduct field inspections and audits of drilling and charging activities; Monitor blast performance including fragmentation, vibration, and dig-ability; Provide on-ground blast execution support; Review drilling performance and implement continuous improvement; Liaise with Mine Planning, Survey, Operations, and Blast Crews; Prepare daily reports and post-blast reviews
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC