Principal Mine Engineer

Join to apply for the Principal Mine Engineer role at Teck Resources Limited . Location: Vancouver or Santiago, Chile. Employment Type: Regular Full Time, Hybrid workplace. About Our Vancouver Office Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountains, Teck’s Corporate Office sits in one of Canada’s most culturally diverse cities. About Our Santiago Office Teck's Corporate Office in Santiago is the administrative center for our mining operations in Chile, providing support to Quebrada Blanca (QB) in the Tarapacá Region and Carmen de Andacollo in Coquimbo. Role Overview Reporting to the Director, Mine Engineering, the Principal Mine Engineer plays a critical technical role within Teck’s Mine Engineering team. With a primary focus on mine planning, the Principal Mine Engineer is responsible for the development and sustainment of the assurance processes related to mine optimization, design, and scheduling across Teck’s assets portfolio, including both long‑term and short‑term planning activities. The role ensures the quality and consistency of mine planning practices that directly support operational efficiency, project value, and long‑term business performance. The Principal Engineer also provides targeted technical support during peak workloads or high‑priority initiatives, applying in‑depth mine planning expertise and strong analytical skills to advance Teck’s financial performance and technical credibility. Key Responsibilities Be a courageous safety leader, adhering to and sponsoring safety and environmental rules and procedures. Support the Director in the creation, implementation and sustainment of mine engineering standards, guidelines, and assurance practices across the enterprise. Provide technical support and subject‑matter expertise to operations, strategic planning and project teams in areas such as mine optimization, design and production planning. Collaborate with sites and cross‑functional teams in Geoscience, Reserves, Processing, Tailings and Geotechnical, Water, and Strategic Planning to ensure aligned and integrated technical planning. Provide targeted technical support during peak workloads or high‑priority initiatives, including the creation of mine planning deliverables required by site teams (e.g., designs, schedules, layouts or other planning outputs). Conduct peer reviews, technical checks, and validation of mine plans to ensure quality, consistency and compliance with standards. Keep up with industry trends, technologies and best practices in mine planning; contribute to innovation strategies and evaluate design, optimization and scheduling software. Mentor and support less experienced engineers within the team or across operations; participate actively in development and succession planning. Identify knowledge gaps to spot opportunities or risks, and apply solutions to improve mine engineering. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Mine Engineering, with P.Eng. designation (or eligibility) required. +15 years of progressive mine engineering experience, with significant time spent in operational short‑term planning environments and additional exposure to medium‑ and long‑term planning functions. Deep technical proficiency in short‑term planning, including production design, bench/shift sequencing, compliance tracking, integration with drill & blast and interfaces with production geology and operations. Advanced expertise in long‑term planning (pit design, strategic scheduling, optimization), with the ability to connect tactical and strategic plans seamlessly. Highly proficient with mine planning software such as Deswik, MineSight, Vulcan, COMET, or equivalent platforms. Strong understanding of plan operationalization, ensuring designs and schedules translate into safe, efficient and executable field activities. Experience or strong interest in technical assurance and governance, with the ability to bring perspective on reviews, standards or planning quality. Exceptional communication skills—writing, editing, presenting and facilitating. Highly organized and self‑directed, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Commitment to health, safety, sustainability and responsible resource development. Collaborative and effective in multi‑disciplinary teams, including operations, technical services and centralized planning groups. Results‑oriented, with strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to develop practical, actionable solutions. Spanish language proficiency is considered an asset. Ability to travel up to 15% of the time. Pay Range: CAD $147,000 - $182,000 per year. The actual amount offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity. Why Teck At Teck, your work matters—to the world, to our communities and to your future. As a leading Canadian resource company, we focus on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love. We do this guided by our values that, together, form The Teck Way. At Teck, you’ll find purpose‑driven work, a culture of respect and inclusion, and the opportunity to grow your career while helping build a better world. Apply with us Take the next step in your career by applying for the Principal Mine Engineer role. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn’t match every requirement. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, barrier‑free hiring process. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Requisition ID: 53102 | Job Category: Engineering | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Location: Vancouver | Workplace Type: Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr