Senior Open Pit Mining Engineer
At our core, we’re a community. Together, we exercise creative thought, developing engineering and designs as individual as the people and projects we touch. From approval and permitting to design and construction management services, we put the goals of our clients and their communities at the center of everything we create. Join us as we assist mining companies in getting mined materials to communities around the globe. We are leaders in open pit mining engineering and related technology, serving the largest, deepest, and most technically challenging mines in the world. This is where great ideas and rewarding careers are built.
Your Opportunity
Stantec’s Mining, Minerals and Metals Practice is seeking a Senior Open Pit Mining Engineer interested in joining an established team of industry leaders in Vancouver, B.C. The successful candidate will support global mining projects and help our clients unlock potential by engineering safe, innovative, and sustainable solutions to complex challenges. We’re a group of forward-thinking professionals defined by our entrepreneurial spirit and unwavering pursuit of not only what’s next, but also what’s best. Join a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make a big impact.
A Career with Stantec Offers You:
- Support and mentorship from an experienced team of industry leaders.
- Growth opportunities and training customized to match your ambitions.
- Internal focus groups with like-minded individuals helping you pursue what motivates you.
- A collaborative environment working with multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Exposure to marquee projects of varying size and complexity across the globe
- Flexible working arrangements promoting work-life balance.
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Opportunities to connect with your community and join other Stantec employees in charitable and social events.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead and/or support the development of open pit mining studies ranging in level of detail (conceptual to feasibility level studies)
- Mentor intermediate to junior level mining engineers on technical aspects of the project and project management.
- Provide technical mine planning support and direction to Junior/Intermediate Engineers and Technologists
- Support due diligence and technical audits
- Author technical reports
- Act as senior reviewer of drawings, specifications, mine planning, and technical reports
- Provide support to business development pursuits and authoring of proposals as required
- Support and lead the development of capital and operating cost estimates
- Lead project teams performing trade-off and optimization studies including but not limited to mine access and haulage, material handling, pit designs, mine plans and fleet electrification
- Domestic and International travel with the possibility of extended stays may be required
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Ability to act as a Qualified Person for NI 43-101 compliant studies
- Strong understanding of metal open pit deposits and project optimization
- Experience with implementation of new technologies
- Proficiency in CAD based mine design applications
- Proficiency in compiling and presenting data to the clients
- Strong communication and critical thinking skills
- Experience in directing junior/intermediate level engineering support
- Be a driver of a safety and promote a positive work culture
Education and Experience
- 20+ years of relevant industry experience
- Degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent from a recognized post-secondary institution
- Professional Engineer designation in good standing
- Operations experience in Open Pit mining considered an asset
- Experience with Hexagon MinePlan mine planning applications and Geovia Whittle Optimization considered an asset
Typical office environment working with computers. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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