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Underground Mining Engineer/Manager

Employer
MRC Corp
Location
Central East Coast US
Salary
$120-175k annually plus bonus and benefits
Closing date
May 17, 2021

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Job Details

Provide the overall direction for the planning, design and construction of a brand-new underground portal and decline within an existing open pit mine. It is essential that the best safety and mining standards not just be adhered to but become a way of life. This role will be directly responsible for delivering an operationally ready underground mine within budget and on-time. 

Key Tasks include, but are not limited to:

  • Liaise with internal stakeholders and clients to ensure business needs are catered for during the scoping, planning, execution and close-out of projects.
  • Prepare Project Execution Plans and present them to the relevant Stakeholder group.
  • Manage the underground project coordinating with the operations mining team.
  • Maintaining a strong line of communication & reporting on progress to the Project Director.
  • Ensure compliance to statutory requirements and integrate applicable industry best practices.
  • Ensure maintenance activities and outputs allow for effective utilization of equipment.
  • Manage strategic sourcing, tender scoping, contract selection and contract award.
  • Deliver successful project outcomes measured in terms of time, cost and quality.
  • Direct and lead consultants, contractors and suppliers to achieve project deliverables.
  • Liaise with regulatory authorities as appropriate.
  • Perform scope development and rationalization within the economic constraints of project budgets to ensure fitness for purpose.
  • Exercise budgetary and variation control to ensure costs are not exceeded without proper authority.
  • In collaboration with the Project Director identify and define selected underground mining methods and design concepts to be used for life of mine and then ensure these systems and concepts are applied into the project execution activities.

Core Competencies

  • Develops, communicates and gains commitment to objectives in support of operational goals.
  • Takes responsibility for and improves their own and their team’s work practices and performance to achieve desired results.
  • Delegates responsibility and communicates standards, as well as coaches and gives constructive feedback on tasks.
  • Manages people talent, anticipates situations, takes action and is prepared to handle possible contingencies.
  • Utilizes influence to foster a respectful workplace and to guide opinion and solve problems.
  • Makes exceptional choices in day-to-day decision making by recognizing and minimizing risk.

    Desired Experience:

  • 10+ years’ relevant experience of which 5+ in a senior underground role
  • Experienced with both start-up and operating environments.
  • Degree in Engineering or related discipline (Mining/Civil, Mechanical, Electrical).
  • Experience in remote operations involving seismically active environments.
  • Recognized formal project management qualifications will be highly regarded.
  • Experience with risk management and mitigation.
  • Mine Manager’s certificate of competency or equivalent is desired.
  • Management and Supervisory experience are mandatory.
  • Experience with rapid development of tunnels utilizing a twin boom jumbo.

Company

MRC Recruiting was founded to provide resource companies with experienced and leading high-potential candidates to build a sustainable workforce. We are a family run corporation with a global network of experienced recruiters. We bring our expertise directly to hiring managers in a collaborative effort to achieve their immediate recruitment goals. We specialize in clear and specific communications, a fee structure that works with our client’s budget and a hiring process that has been proven with years of successfully building quality, high-performance teams. We know the resource/mining space and work to provide you with the right candidates for every position. Our expertise in human capital development and organizational development ensures you receive only top, qualified candidates. Our goal is to help you achieve your goals. Contact us at connect@MRCRecruiting.com

Company info
Website
Telephone
14806595847
Location
6660 Delmonico Dr
Suite D184
Colorado Springs
CO
80919
United States

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