Long Planning Engineer - Remote

Long Term Planning Engineer

Engineering  – Red Lake

Be a part of the initial team to grow and operate a regionally significant new underground mine development that is rapidly becoming the future of the iconic Red Lake gold mining district in Ontario, Canada.

Reporting to the Senior Strategic Planning Lead, the successful candidate will work mostly remote 5:2 4:3 roaster with few travels to site whenever needed. The role is responsible for generating long term planning work packages for the engineering team to support the safe development of the mine to achieve and surpass production targets while adding value to the Red Lake Madsen mine.
 

The Focus of this role will include:

Generate the annual Reserves and Resource estimation, annual MRMR reporting, annual cut-off grade guidance, Strategic Planning of LOM and LoAP

Complete trade-off and cost analysis studies for varying mining methods, infrastructure options, mining sequence, capital spend timelines etc

Collaborate with Geology to plan definition infill drilling programs based on geological confidence of material and mining sequence depletion strategy to support a steady production profile for the Life of Mine Plan

Maintain essential link between the strategic planning horizon to the short term planning horizon to promote operational budget execution compliance to plan

Generate and maintain the onsite reconciliation process

Develop underground mine infrastructure design and support their timely construction

Generate and update all needed Planning Standard Procedures within the strategic planning of the engineering department.

Support the mid range designs for both CAPEX and OPEX for upcoming mining blocks through detailed conceptual approvals of developments and stopes

Generate the annual Business Plan for the mine

Laise with Geology and Geotech to apply all design criteria and approved design parameters to the LOM and mid range designs

Foster strong stakeholder engagement across site departments including Geology, Geotechnical, Ventilation, Mine Operation, Processing and Maintenance to ensure long term and mid range designs are operationally feasible to develop

Skills and Experience:

A B.Sc Mining Engineering or equivalent is essential and a P.Eng. qualification is a must have or ability to gain P.Eng.

Experience in a range of mine planning horizons including long term, medium term and short term planning as well as exposure to operational roles such as production coordinator, mine dispatcher and crew supervision are desirable

Self-starter, strong collaboration skills and effective presentation skills

Ability to maintain strong communication network between engineering and other department heads

6-8 years of experience with significant conventional and mechanized underground mining methods know how with exposure to paste fills, consolidated rock fill and unconsolidated rock fill

Advanced competence in the use of Deswik mine planning software to generate optimized mine designs and schedules

Strong knowledge of exploration methods and resource estimation

Smart problem-solving techniques and 3D visualization skills are essential

Benefits:

●      Annual operation bonus program

●      Travel allowance, accommodations and meals

●      100% employer paid extended health and dental program

●      RRSP matching program

***Must be willing to produce a criminal background check and pre-employment drug and alcohol test***

Red Lake Madsen Mine is an equal opportunity employer who appreciates all those interested in working on this exciting project.