Senior Mining Engineer / Mining Superintendent

A company with a long history in the mining & minerals sectors is currently looking to hire an up-and-coming Senior Mining Engineer / Mining Superintendent with around 10 years’ experience (give or take) for a residential role in USA.

This role will be based in a headquartered environment allowing you to be home each night.

As mentioned above, this role will involve relocating to or within USA for the family to a small township. USA green cards, residents and citizens are a must for this role due to the COVID restrictions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders
• Support technical reviews, cost forecasting, resource allocation, life of mine/monthly/weekly progress tracking and reporting
• Maintain an active register for mine planning risks and opportunities across the business
• Participate and contribute to safe practice and environmental awareness
• Assist with the development of systems, processes and practices
• Lead or participate in projects including AFE completion and approval, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, budget development and tracking, and project reporting and tracking
• Advise on underground mine design, including drill and blast, sequence and scheduling and operational optimisations
• Review current mining operations and investigate other methods to improve efficiency in mine operations.
• Ensure conduct which is consistent with the company’s values, policies, systems, procedures and statutory requirements
• Ensure all works under area of control are completed to a standard that is fit for purpose and meets the end users’ requirements
• Supervise, mentor and train engineering graduates to become an asset within the business
• Identify productivity and cost reduction opportunities
• Participate in the development of the department annual budget activities and tracking progress 

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering
• 2 or more years recent experience within underground mines
• 5 years experience in Mine Design, Scheduling and Drill and Blast
• Technical report writing skills
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Mine Planning software experience essential
• Experience with capital project management
• Strong understanding of Mineral Economic Analysis

If you feel you could add value to this HQ role with your technical leadership, please click apply now where Jon Taylor will handle your application