Mine Engineering Planner

2 weeks ago


Fort Smith Region, Canada De Beers Group Full time
Job Description:

De Beers Group has an exciting opportunity for a Mine Engineering Planner to join the Mine Engineering Department on contract until December 31, 2025 , that will include vacation entitlement, benefits and bonus opportunity. Reporting to the Mine Engineering Superintendent and working a 14 days in/14 days out rotation, this is a key role to provide direct technical input into driving operational decisions at Gahcho Kue. The ideal candidate is one who is committed to safe working practices and strives for zero harm.

Rewards & Benefits

Quarterly operational bonus program; Remote Living Allowance; Travel Allowance to offset the costs of getting to the nearest point of pick up; MyShare program; Immediate participation in our 100% employer paid extended health and dental benefit program (no waiting period); The Gahcho Kué Mine camp features a full-service dining room, individual private bedrooms equipped with satellite cable television, telephones and WiFi internet. There’s also a full-sized gymnasium, squash courts and state of the art fitness equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

Optimize the open pit mine planning and mine designs to improve ore extraction and balance waste stripping ratio with long-term mine planning requirements; Responsible for collating and making sense of field data to support inputs required for operational mine planning and scheduling; Responsible for the development of short-range mine planning & scheduling operational packages; Actively support development and implementation of projects across areas of the mining engineering function; Assist with the optimization of the short-range scheduling and design, through application of sound engineering design scheduling methods; Proactively support mine engineering to solve problems through development of mine plans and schedules; Conduct project planning, producing project schedules, analyzing project progress and reporting on the project planning indicators; Data analysis and trade-off studies to improve short & mid-term dewatering planning; Actively reconcile demonstrated performance data with the mine plan(s) to identify and recommend improvement opportunities where applicable; Assist production staff in the completion of projects where necessary according to agreed plans; Actively contribute to the design and implementation of dewatering execution plans; and Drive a continuous improvement culture within the Mine Engineering department through leadership and coordination of projects and activities. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Mine Engineering or equivalent; Three plus (3+) years’ experience in open pit mine planning and drill and blast planning; Eligible for Professional Engineering registration in the Northwest Territories; Strong focus on systems and processes improvement; Strong background in open pit optimization and data driven analysis; Strong safety record and ability to implement established safety systems; Ability to drive accountability and achieve results; Ability to communicate, share information and seek input from different teams; Planning, time management, and problem-solving skills; and Experience producing, developing and presenting reports.

Beneficial if you have:

Advanced skills with Deswik mine planning/scheduling or other software; Experience in Geotech and/or dewatering planning; and Ability to manage and lead a team to be a high performing team.
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