Mid Range Planning Engineer

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.; Red Lake; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO Camp

Operation Bonus

Extended health & dental

Health Spending Account

Disability Coverage

RRSP match

Referral bonus

Job summary

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. is advancing the historic Madsen Gold Mine and nearby deposits in Northwestern Ontario. We seek a Mid-Range Planner to develop and maintain underground mine plans, collaborating with operations, geology, and site leadership to meet production targets while adding value to the project.

You will drive rolling 3-month plans, quarterly forecasts, and annual budgets, with strong Deswik and 3D visualization skills, and ensure safe, compliant execution across teams.

Qualifications

• B.Sc Mining Engineering is required; P.Eng or eligibility to obtain P.Eng is essential.
• 2–5 years in underground mining planning with exposure to long hole open stoping and backfill strategies.
• Strong Deswik mine planning experience and solid 3D visualization skills is essential.
• Good communication, collaboration across departments, and cross-functional teamwork.
• Ontario Underground core modules training is an asset; valid driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain underground mine plans to meet production targets.
• Align plans with operations, technical services, and site leadership; identify risks and opportunities.
• Generate rolling 3-month plans, quarterly forecasts, and annual budgets.
• Coordinate with Geology for infill drilling and depletion strategy.
• Bridge strategic and short-term planning horizons to ensure budget adherence.
• Lead conceptual stopes design and drive timely approvals for efficient extraction.
• Update planning standards and procedures within mid-range planning.
• Support long-hole planners to ensure compliant, feasible designs.

Skills

Mine planning

Deswik software

3D visualization

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Safety awareness

Education

B.Sc Mining Engineering

P.Eng certification

Tools

Deswik

Job description

MID RANGE PLANNER

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. is a Canadian gold exploration and development company focused on restarting and expanding the historic Madsen Gold Mine in the Red Lake District of Northwestern Ontario. In addition to advancing the Madsen Mine toward sustainable production, the company is developing nearby high-grade gold deposits to support future growth. Backed by modern infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and a strong technical team, West Red Lake Gold is committed to operational excellence, responsible mining practices, and creating long-term value as it progresses toward steady commercial production

Reporting to the Senior Mine Engineer, the successful candidate will work 14:14 rotation to provide supervisory leadership for mid range and short term planning deliverables within the engineering team to support the safe development of the mine to achieve and surpass production targets while adding value to West Red Lake Gold mine.

The Benefits

• Build your future with us. We support, develop, and reward our people every step of the way.
• Operation Bonus Program
• Fly in / Fly out & Camp Accommodations
• 100% employer paid extended health and dental program
• Health Care Spending Account
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• RRSP matching program
• Employee referral bonus

About The Candidate

• A B.Sc Mining Engineering and a certified P.Eng. or ability to gain P.Eng.
• Experience in short range planning executing tasks such as long hole designs, blasting letters generation, generation of weekly forecast
• Self-starter, strong collaboration skills and effective presentation skills
• Ability to maintain strong communication network between engineering and other department heads
• 2 to 5 years of experience with demonstrated experience on conventional and mechanized underground mining methods such as long hole open stoping, conventional and modified Avoca, underhand and overhand cut and fill with exposure to paste fills, consolidated rock fill and unconsolidated rock fill backfilling strategies
• Advanced competence in the use of Deswik mine planning software to generate optimized mine designs and schedules
• Strong knowledge of exploration methods and resource estimation
• Smart problem-solving techniques and 3D visualization skills are essential
• Ontario Underground common core modules training and certification is an asset
• Valid driving license

About The Role

The Mid-Range Planner for an underground mining operation is responsible for developing and maintaining mine plans that support production objectives. The Mid-Range Planner works closely with operations, technical services, and site leadership to identify risks, evaluate opportunities, and adjust plans to meet changing business needs. Success in this role requires strong mine planning software skills, analytical problem-solving abilities, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

• Adhere to safe working practices and contribute to the safety culture of the engineering team and the general mine site
• Support the generation of rolling 3 months plans, Quarterly Forecasts and Annual Budgets
• Collaborate with Geology to plan definition infill drilling programs based on geological confidence of material and mining sequence depletion strategy to support a steady production profile for the annual budget and Life of Mine Plan
• Maintain essential link between the strategic planning horizon to the short term planning horizon to promote budget execution compliance to plan
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to generate block mining conceptual and ensure the timely approval to guide efficient stope extraction on the mine
• Design mining block capital development and capital infrastructures needed and ensure their timely approval through conceptual presentations to guide the development of the mine
• Generate Stope reconciliation analysis and present to stakeholders to inform improvement initiatives and actions with respect to long hole designs and blasting designs to continuously improve these processes and reduce cost
• Provide timely support to the long hole planners to ensure designs are generated on the short term in compliance to approved stope depletion conceptual
• Generate and update all needed Planning Standards and Procedures within the mid range planning of the engineering department
• Support the generation of stope mucking and stope backfilling prints, ensures their timely approval and issue to the operations team to guide the safe and efficient mucking and backfilling of stopes
• Update the water management plan of the mine annually to support the efficient management of water on the mine
• Generate historical mining KPI trend analysis and present to the engineering and operations teams to inform the teams of the installed resources capacities and recommend mitigations to improve performance
• Participate in the weekly engineering team underground tours and presite inspections for all ongoing engineering tasks
• Perform all other tasks as required and assigned by the Chief Mine Engineer
• The Company is committed to provide the training for the right candidate(s) for skills and competency development.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, diverse workforce and responsible mining practices that create lasting value for our people, communities, and stakeholders.

At West Red Lake Gold, we foster a culture where people speak up with courage, take action, challenge unsafe conditions, and care for one another because safety is not just a set of rules, it is who we are and what we stand for. The health, safety, and well-being of our employees remain our highest priorities. We are committed to creating sustainable value through responsible environmental stewardship, strong social responsibility, and operational excellence.

*Must be willing to complete a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug and alcohol test*