Senior Mine Engineer

Summary

The Senior Mine Engineer, under general supervision, supports all facets of mine planning (short- and long-range), design work, scheduling, reserves compliance, optimization, operational implementation, production data capture, and other projects associated with the mine plan.

Essential Functions

• Contributes to site strategic planning, scheduling, design, and budgeting efforts using software such as Minesight, MSSO, Atlas, etc., to meet corporate objectives.
• Technical work may include ultimate pit designs, pit phase designs, dumping designs and schedules, budget mine plans, haulage analysis, and any other tasks as needed.
• Ensures the weekly and monthly plans are compliant with production schedules and plans, as well as reviews or develops 12-month and 3-month rolling plans to meet overall targets.
• Conducts financial, economic, and cost analyses leading to capital funding requests and equipment purchases.
• Actively seeks optimization opportunities from baseline inputs from the reserves team.
• Works with all teams at site to ensure timely and safe implementation of mine plan, including capital projects and development.
• Applies industry best practices and knowledge of industry developments to analyze trends and lead improvements.
• Internal auditing of safe adherence to mine plans and procedures.
• Carries out all tasks independently or under limited supervision.
• Develops, trains, and mentors National employees.
• Perform other duties as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment
Position involves work to be predominantly executed in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Resources can be limited, so the candidate must be a self-starter, and have good personal organization skills for managing activities across multiple sites and in challenging circumstances

Work is in a mine or processing plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, work on elevated platforms, talk, hear and see

Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects up to thirty (30) pounds during the course of the workday

Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required

CMOC Overseas Recruiting Ltd ("CORe") promotes a drug/ alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable Company Standards

CORE has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

• Positions within CORe which are held by employees who receive Safety Training; or
• Positions within CORe which are held by employees who operate equipment or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing their CORe job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose “motor vehicles” includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel).

Physical Demands

• Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk
• Must be able to frequently lift and carry up to ten (10) pounds
• CORe promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable Laws

Position Type
This is a full-time position.

Travel
International travel of up to 5% is expected for this position.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mine Engineering or related Engineering discipline and seven (7) years related experience in Engineering or related field, OR
• Master’s degree in Mine Engineering or related Engineering discipline and five (5) years related experience in engineering or related field. 
• Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles and best practices of Mine Engineering for an open pit metal mine.
• Advanced experience in open-pit mine design, scheduling, optimization, and business improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in mining software packages (Minesight preferred) and MS Office.
• Strong analytical skills and highly detail-oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• French or Swahili is highly advantageous. 
• Work experience in a complex multi-deposit environment.
• Previous experience working in Remote or Developing countries.
• Experience in both an operational environment as well as reserves/consulting.

EEO Statement

CORe is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other protected basis under federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Location

Tenke Fungurume Mining - Fungurume, CD (Primary)

Category

Engineering

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