Mine Engineer

Reporting directly to the Senior Mining Engineer, the core purpose of this role is to provide site-based (Fly-in/Fly-out) mine engineering functional support to Open Pit operations in the areas of short-range planning, drill and blast, safety leadership, compiling mining data and reporting, and any additional requirements of the business plan.

Technical

Demonstrates technical and conceptual excellence with open pit mining, supports the team and plans to deliver departmental and business goals to ensure the value of the business is maintained or improved:

• Participate in the Mine Engineer team cross training and progression plan, rotating between short range planning and drill blast engineering or other opportunities as required.
• Responsible for development and delivery of the short-range mine plan (two week rolling mine plan).
• Responsible for timely delivery of blast pattern and timing designs, accessories inventory tracking and ordering.
• Fragmentation analysis, data capture, processing, and communication.
• Proficient in mine design, waste rock facility design.
• Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reporting as required.
• Work collaboratively and proactively with the Operations, Technical teams, and business partners to ensure efficient use of shared field resources, and personnel.
• Conduct daily field checks, ensuring mine and drill plans are followed, and optimized.
• Participate and provide input into optimization initiatives.
• Review and update relevant procedures.

Health & Safety

Demonstrates absolute commitment and leadership in providing a safe and healthy working environment:

• Must have past demonstrated experience in helping build a strong safety culture, as well as awareness of, and adherence to, all required health and safety best practices.
• Support and participate in the Fatality Risk Management System ensuring a safety-first work culture.
• Follows standards, frameworks and ensures personal behaviors are aligned to a culture of recognizing hazards and minimizing risk and consequential harm to fellow employees.
• Ensures compliance to all regulations, laws, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Maintains functional safety and awareness of emerging safety standards, ensuring alignment with industry.

Leadership, People & Development:

Demonstrates leadership with the highest professional and ethical standards ensuring all actions are transparent and in accordance with company policies, standards, and values.

• Monitors, directs, and manages mining contractors to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations as required.
• Communicates positively, effectively and collaborates with team members to ensure all personnel understand relevant deliverables.
• Upholds and follows the Newmont values at all times ensuring a positive team-based culture between employees, departments and contractors is maintained.
• Leads and develops team members through mentoring, coaching, training and development of team members to continuously improve their knowledge, skills and relationship interactions.
• Provides effective and timely communication.
• Participates in risk management processes, e.g. JSEA and Fatality Risk Management, daily Pre start meetings.
• Openly supports Company policy regardless of personal views.
• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Newmont’s values, Code of Conduct, and relevant Legislation.
• Monitors own work performance against role requirement and receives and implements feedback to improve processes.
• Inspires and influences peers and team members to assume ownership of goals and actions.
• Initiates, develops, coordinates, and evaluates inclusive change strategies.
• Establishes, communicates, and monitors quality standards and embeds a philosophy of continuous improvement.

Required and Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience with open pit mining operations, underground considered an asset but is not required.
• Bachelor of Science or Engineering/Applied Science degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent.
• Registered P.Eng. with EGBC or able to register in B.C.
• Familiarity with relevant BC and federal legislation and regulations (e.g., WorksafeBC guidelines, Mines Act, Occupational Health and Safety Legislation) is desired.
• BC Mine Supervisor Certification considered an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Project Management considered an asset.
• Demonstrates people leadership skills, as well as critical and strategic thinking.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite of Products, Microsoft Teams, and One View reports.
• Experience with MineSight, ShotPlus, Wipfrag is desired.
• Experience with Vulcan, Deswik, and/or other software considered a strong asset.
• Experience with MS Excel, MS Teams, Sharepoint and SAP considered an asset.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to excel in a team oriented environment.
• Strong multi-tasking and proven ability to manage competing priorities based on business demands.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Self-motivated and takes initiative; proactively looks for ways to add value.
• Safety record - demonstrated safety leadership - Newmont values.

We are committed to ensuring that our team members are kept healthy and safe. To achieve this, we provide comfortable on-site accommodations, 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.

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.