Chief Mine Engineer

JOB TITLE: Chief Mine Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Technical Services

LOCATION: Robinson Nevada Mining Company - Ruth, NV

PAY GRADE: 9

POSITION REPORTS TO: Manager, Technical Services

ROTATING SHIFT: Yes ☐ No ☒

EXEMPT ☒ NONEXEMPT ☐

Purpose & Scope of The Position:

Reporting to the Manager, Technical Services, the Chief Mine Engineer, manages a staff of 10 salaried and hourly engineers, geotechnical engineers, and technicians. The Chief Mine Engineer is responsible for day-to-day operational engineering, short, medium, and long term mine planning, slope stability analysis, Drill and Blast, Reserve Estimations, resource model updates, and economic evaluation for an open pit copper mine. The Chief Mine Engineer ensures the safe execution of day-to-day engineering team.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee the short range engineers weekly mine planning team.
• Oversee the three month mine planning
• Oversee the mid-range forecast.
• Oversee and facilitate the Life-of-Mine planning schedule.
• Oversee Open Pit designs, for reserve estimations including geotechnical evaluations.
• Oversee Tails Dumps designs, including geotechnical evaluations.
• Generates the annual resource/reserve statement.
• Manages the geotechnical department and oversees the slope stability program.
• Coordinate with the processing department on the generation of metal production schedules, both long, mid, and short term.
• Coordinate with the Environmental group on the permit requirements to match LOM and potential expansion.
• Prepare, review, and monitor annual operating and capital budgets.
• Write Authorization For Expenditures, including associates business cases.
• Effectively communicate project progress to management via weekly and monthly reports.
• Prepare presentations to communicate engineering information to site management, Corporate Technical Services, and executive levels.
• Conduct formal performance reviews for direct reports.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support the success of Robinson Nevada Mining Company and KGHM.
• Follow safe work procedures and best practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Mine Engineering or a similar field.

• Experience:

• A minimum of 10+ years' mine planning experience, strong supervisory experience, communication skills, and a exposure in a processing environment.

• Demonstrated team supervisory skills at an operating mine of up to at least 6 people.

• Effective safety performance.

• Experience with resource development including bringing exploration targets from raw prospects to a NI 43-101-compliant resource classification.

• Budget preparation and cost controls.

• Licenses: Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Master of Science Degree in Mine Engineering or related field.
• Experience:
• A minimum of 10+ years' mining experience in open pit copper porphyry operations, strong supervisory experience, and a background in exploration and processing.
• Study of copper skarn and porphyry districts and deposits.
• Qualify Person in Reserve estimations.
• Exposure to flotation mineral processing.
• 5 years managing drilling programs.
• Experience with engineering and economic criteria used for mining/processing of copper porphyry / skarn deposits via open pit methods.

Technical Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to meet deadlines and work with minimum supervision.
• Functional knowledge of multiple resource calculation methods, exploration programs, and Robinson District type geology are all preferred.
• Significant experience working with mine planning software (preferably MinePlan).
• Significant experience working with databases (preferably AcQuire).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and power BI.
• Significant experience working with presentation software (preferably Power Point).
• Ability to operate light vehicles.

Travel Requirements:

• Travel may be required depending on special projects or training, no more than a week at a time.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• The Chief Mine Engineer, manages a staff of 10 salaried and hourly engineers, geotechnical engineers, and technicians.
• Management of staff to ensure work is performed on-time and within budget.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of a pre-employment physical, including drug and alcohol testing.
• Ability to meet the required physical demands, exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 15 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly.