Senior Mining Engineer

Our client, a leading engineering firm, is looking for a Senior Mining Engineer to join their Mining and Geology team.

As a Senior Mining Engineer, you will be responsible for mining services, business development, mentoring staff and implementing corporate guidance.

The selected candidate could be working either in their Sudbury or Toronto office.

2-3 days in office - Toronto, Sudbury or Thunder Bay.

Main Responsibilities :

• Provide mining engineering and design services for mine studies, such as scoping, prefeasibility, feasibility, detailed design, and NI 43-101 / SK-1300 technical reports
• Coordinate mining engineering projects with the mining team and other engineering disciplines, such as electrical, mechanical, civil / structural, etc.
• Prepare and oversee preparation of mining engineering drawings
• Prepare mining equipment specifications and assist with mining equipment procurement
• Prepare CAPEX and OPEX cost estimates
• Manage multidisciplinary large projects (technical, people and / or commercial)

The successful candidate will be a mining professional with an interest in both business development and professional practice who has relationships with clients in the base metals / precious metals mining market.

Other Responsibilities :

• Determine mine infrastructures and mining services.
• Collaborate with staff assignments within the department
• Mentor mining engineering staff
• Promote cross selling through new and existing Clientele
• Actively supporting business development activities through participation in conferences, direct business development activities and strategic client relationship management
• Develop business relationships that will favour continued repeat business
• Support promotion of the company's Mining and Metals services, internally and externally.
• Prepare and contribute to proposals and assist with business development process
• Author and contribute to study reports
• Ensure quality service to clientele aiming to preserve the company's professional image
• Participate in developing and implementing standard work methods.
• Plan, manage and control technical and commercial risks.
• Ensure effective inter-team and inter-departmental and inter-office coordination.

Qualifications :

• Minimum of 15 years of mining experience in operations, engineering and / or project evaluation
• Member of PEO or the possibility to become a member of a professional association for engineers
• High level of proficiency with mining design and planning software packages such as Deswik, MineSight, Datamine, Vulcan or Surpac
• Operational and engineering experience with either open pit or underground mining such as cut & fill, bulk mining (VRM), sub-level block caving and block caving.
• Experience in mine equipment selection, capital cost and operating cost estimates.
• Knowledge of budgeting, scheduling and financial modeling.
• Understanding of the various components required to make a mine a successful operation (processing, tailings, infrastructure).
• Passion and aptitude for mentoring, training and sharing experiences with other engineers
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, written and oral
• Technical and project management skills
• Proactive and client oriented
• Enthusiasm for prospection and growth of the firm
• Fluent in the English language with excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Asset : Functionable in a second language (French or Spanish).
• Ability to communicate with colleagues and clients in a professional and technical manner;
• A willingness to travel both domestically and internationally, for varying durations and at times to remote locations

Skills :

• Proactive and client-oriented in order to promote the company and attract new business.
• Assisting in the identification and recruitment of high-quality staff
• Self-reliant and easily adaptable to change
• Passion and aptitude for mentoring, and sharing experiences with other team members
• Creative and innovative in providing solutions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to make quality decisions
• Autonomous and organized
20 days ago