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Survey Leader

Employer
Newmont
Location
Sipaliwini, Suriname
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Apr 21, 2021

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Category
Surveying
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
Newmont Suriname was established in 2004 as an entity of Newmont Mining Corporation and is headquartered in Paramaribo, Suriname. Located in South America, Suriname was originally settled as a Dutch colony, is very culturally diverse and enjoys a tropical climate. The Merian Project is located approximately 60 km south of Moengo in a largely undeveloped part of the country with the nearest permanent settlement, Langa Tabiki, approximately 17 km east from the Project site. Strong support from host communities and the government of Suriname strengthen Merian's ability to deliver safe, profitable production with significant upside potential and opportunity for employees, host communities and shareholders.

Purpose

Lead the Short Term Planning (STP) group to provide mine engineering support to Mine Operations by performing a variety of engineering duties in the areas of Pit, Waste dump, Stockpiles and projects. Generate weekly, monthly and quarterly mine plans and efficiently communicate with management and stakeholders. Reconcile and analyze actual performance and come up with improvement opportunities.

Essential Duties

Health & Safety

Deliver own prescribed outcomes and / or provide support services, by applying Newmont's Health, Safety and Environment systems, policies and protocols.
Comply with all HSLP, Environment and Social Responsibility requirements under Newmont's Integrated Management System.
Accept personal responsibility for the health and safety of every employee under or assigned to his/her supervision.
Assure that safety standards are adhered to.
Attend monthly safety inspections and meetings.

Operational Excellence & Growth

Manage weekly and monthly plan processes and present plans to stakeholders.
Reconcile and analyze plan assumptions with actual performance and come up with improvement opportunities.
Strong computer skills including but not limited to MS Office suite
Competency to operate standard business software and application specialized software with a high level of skill and accuracy.
Have a clear understanding in open pit mining engineering principles such as ore body description, block model, geometrical considerations, geotechnical engineering, surveying, drill and blast, pit limit analysis, pit and phase designs, waste dump designs, road construction, production scheduling and engineering economic analysis.
Detail knowledge of mine design and planning software such as Maptek Vulcan
Ability to produce pit and phase designs
Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities
Ability to generate and present daily and weekly mine plans
Detail knowledge of equipment requirements calculation and related software such as Talpac
Detail knowledge of costing
Detail knowledge of cutoff grade calculations and be able to apply them in mine planning
Ability to generate and present monthly mine plans
Detail knowledge of mining economy for applications in mine planning and project
Detail knowledge of Investment System and ability to manage processes
Ability to coordinate with D&B Engineers, Mine Ops, Geotech groups and lead daily and monthly planning and reconciliation
Lead and manage forecast and budget processes
Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities using the Full Potential (FP) model

Environment, Social, Governance

Follow procedures related to environmental sustainability
Report environmental incidents and support investigations
Collaborate with business partners in the best interest of the company

People

Treat all colleagues, business partners and other stakeholders with respect
Display Newmont's values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Inclusion and Responsibility in all actions
Professionally bi-lingual, with demonstrated ability to read, write and converse in both Dutch and English at a very high standard
A high level of interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to coach and mentor junior engineers

Training & Experience

Knowledge:
 B.S. degree in Mine Engineering or in related filed from accredited university

Experience:
 Minimum 6-8 years of practical experience in Open Pit Mining or related field

Skills and Abilities:
 Able to clearly explain tasks and inspire others with varying backgrounds and perspectives
 Continuous improvement mindset
 Notable professionalism
 Demonstrated problem solving ability
 Excellent motivator
 Excellent comprehension of role, tasks and situational awareness
 Critical thinking

Working Conditions

  • The position is located on the Merian mine site in Suriname, working in the open mine maintenance workshop and performing maintenance in the mine operations area outdoors. The administrative part of the work will be performed in a shared office.
  • Merian is a remote site located in a warm, humid tropical rainforest environment;
  • Accommodation is in a man camp/village environment near the workplace


Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.

Newmont seeks to recruit, hire, place and promote qualified applicants, meaning applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnic, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

NOTE: Newmont does not ask for or require job applicants to pay money to apply or be considered for employment with the Company. In addition, Newmont does not ask potential job candidates to provide sensitive personal data without first submitting a job application through our secure, online portal, and only as requested for legitimate business purposes. If you are asked to provide money or sensitive personal data through any other means, do not respond and please report this immediately to .

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