Mine Engineer - Drill and Blast

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Newmont has recently acquired Newcrest Mining creating the world’s leading gold mining company.

With operations around the world, our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities where we operate. We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported to bring their whole unique self to work. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance, and a shared belief that what we do matters.

Our Brucejack operation is now recruiting for a Mine Engineer - Drill and Blast with a competitive base salary between $85,000-$100,000 dependent on experience, skills, and qualifications with an additional short-term incentive of 10%. The offered base salary will be determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies with consideration to internal equity.

The purpose of the position is to support the Technical Services group with short term drill and blast plans that complement the issued 3 month forecast. The successful candidate will be able to work with supervision and produce required timelines, designs, and operational decisions. The role will require multi-disciplinary cooperation and understanding across the different mining groups.

Perform the following duties with safety being the number one priority:

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of short term (1 week to 1 month ) drill and blast plans based on 3 month plan
• Designing and issuing of long hole Drill Packages, Blast Packages, and other drill designs as required for maintaining the ore production for the week plan as allocated from the Senior Engineer.
• Underground inspections of current, future and completed drill locations
• Underground inspections of blasts, reviewing cleaning prints, loading logs, timing sheets.
• Underground inspections and documentation of underground infrastructure including air, water, paste and electrical.
• Data collection for drill and blast activities, including but not limited to borehole survey monitoring, CMS scans, blast accelerometer (dyno shot+) installs and collection.
• Complete reconciliation reports for stopes, outlining recovery, dilution and underbreak. Communicating these results with engineering team and making recommendations for design changes
• Reviewing stope CMS scans with contractor, and reconciling ore and waste haulage numbers as per the contractor agreement.
• Communicate project updates, recommendations, concerns, and expenses to senior staff.
• Monitor and communicate operational issues/concerns with mining contractors.
• Independently host short term production meetings that incorporate stope design requirements into short range needs
• Help maintain, and improve current Deswik MDM database
• Participate in safety improvement process via Newmont’s Fatality Risk Management policies

What we offer:

We are committed to ensuring that our team members are kept healthy and safe. To achieve this, we provide comfortable on-site accommodations with private washrooms, including excellent balanced meals prepared by our culinary team. Team members can expect access to TV and Wi-Fi, our on-site gym and a variety of recreational activities including a golf simulator, high-intensity fitness classes, yoga classes, seasonal snowshoeing, and hiking groups. You will also have access to a fully equipped music room while on site.

All our team members are also rewarded with a host of great benefits, including:

• Travel allowance and arrangements made for transportation to and from site.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications
• Competitive Benefits and Registered Retirement Savings Plan matching program.
• Ongoing training with continuous growth and development opportunities

It is important to note that the safety and wellbeing of our team is our top priority. As such, we promote a drug and alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

About You:

Position requirements include but are not limited to:

• BSc. Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or equivalent education. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working in underground mines.
• Registration or eligible for registration as a GIT/EIT or P.Geo/P.Eng with EGBC is a requirement.
• Advanced computer skills (i.e. AutoCAD, Deswik, Vulcan, Microsoft Office etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills and team player to work with coworkers and contractors.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (English)
• Ability to liaise effectively with management teams and deal with complex problems
• Strong knowledge of Federal and Provincial mining & safety legislation and regulations.

Additional Information

• Work at remote location (Brucejack Site) on a 13 days on/13 days off rotation
• Able to pass a pre-employment medical screening.
• Must be able to lift/move up to 50lbs throughout a work shift.
• Be able to maintain high levels of performance over 12-hour shifts.
• Able to work in areas of extreme weather conditions.
• Able to work in close quarters with the team.

Our Commitment to You

Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Underpinned by our values of Safety, Sustainability, Integrity, Responsibility and Inclusion, our commitment is to respect the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.

If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, submit your application through our website before the advertised closing date.