Principal Mine Engineer

Teck Resources; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 147,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent Canadian mining company is looking for a Principal Mine Engineer to guide mine planning and optimization, ensuring alignment with operational goals. This role demands 15+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in Mine Engineering, and proficiency in mine planning software. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership communication skills and the ability to manage complex projects. The position is located in Vancouver or Santiago, offering a competitive salary range of CAD $147,000 - $182,000 per year.

Benefits

Health and safety programs

Inclusive work culture

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• 15+ years of mine engineering experience, emphasizing operational short-term planning.
• Deep technical knowledge in production design and compliance tracking.
• Exceptional communication skills for writing, editing, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead mine engineering standards and guidelines implementation.
• Collaborate with teams across Geoscience and Planning for aligned technical planning.
• Conduct peer reviews to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Skills

Mine optimization

Production design

Strategic scheduling

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mine Engineering

Tools

Deswik

MineSight

Vulcan

Job description

Location: Vancouver or Santiago Employment Type: Regular Full Time Workplace Type: Hybrid

About Vancouver Office

Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountains, Teck's Corporate Office sits in one of Canada's most culturally diverse cities.

Surrounded by world-renowned nature and globally inspired cuisine, the office brings together many of Teck's corporate functions - all working toward Teck's purpose of providing the essential resources the world relies on.

About Santiago Office

Teck's Corporate Office in Santiago is the administrative center for our mining operations in Chile, providing support to Quebrada Blanca (QB) in the Tarapacá Region and Carmen de Andacollo in Coquimbo.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Director, Mine Engineering, the Principal Mine Engineer plays a critical technical role within Teck's Mine Engineering team - a specialized unit within the broader Geoscience, Reserves & Mining sub-function of the Technical and Planning enterprise group. This team is composed of professionals focused on Long-Term Mine Planning, Short-Term Mine Planning, Drill and Blast Engineering, and Production Geology.

With a primary focus on mine planning, the Principal Mine Engineer is responsible for the development and sustainment of the assurance processes related to mine optimization, design, and scheduling across Teck's assets portfolio. This includes both long-term and short-term planning activities. The role is central to ensuring the quality and consistency of mine planning practices that directly support operational efficiency, project value, and long-term business performance. The Principal Engineer also provides targeted technical support during peak workloads or for high-priority initiatives, applying in depth mine planning expertise and strong analytical skills.

The position contributes directly to Teck's financial performance and technical credibility through the responsible and fit for purpose application of mine planning principles that underpin safe, sustainable, and economically optimized mine designs. This requires close collaboration with site teams, Technical & Planning, and the Project Development Group to ensure planning outcomes are aligned with broader business objectives.

Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential to success in this role. The Principal Mine Engineer will work closely with both site and corporate teams, including peers across Technical and Planning, to ensure alignment on planning standards, identify improvement opportunities, and help drive value across the enterprise. The position is based in Vancouver or Santiago Chile, and includes occasional travel to operational sites (approximately 15%).

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be part of one of Canada's leading mining companies and join our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures.
• Support the Director in the creation, implementation and sustainment of mine engineering standards, guidelines, and assurance practices across the enterprise.
• Provide technical support and subject matter expertise to operations, strategic planning and project teams in areas such as mine optimization, design and production planning.
• Collaborate with sites and cross-functional teams in Geoscience, Reserves, Processing, Tailings and Geotechnical, Water, and Strategic Planning to ensure aligned and integrated technical planning.
• Provide targeted technical support during peak workloads or high-priority initiatives, including the creation of mine planning deliverables required by site teams (e.g., designs, schedules, layouts, or other planning outputs).
• Conduct peer reviews, technical checks, and validation of mine plans to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with standards.
• Keep up with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in mine planning; contribute to innovation strategies and evaluate design, optimization, and scheduling software.
• Mentor and support less experienced engineers within the team or across operations. Participate actively in development and succession planning.
• Identify knowledge gaps to spot opportunities or risks, and apply solutions to improve mine engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mine Engineering, with P.Eng. designation (or eligibility) required.
• +15 years of progressive mine engineering experience, with significant time spent in operational short-term planning environments and additional exposure to medium- and long-term planning functions.
• Deep technical proficiency in short-term planning, including production design, bench/shift sequencing, compliance tracking, integration with drill & blast, and interfaces with production geology and operations.
• Advanced expertise in long-term planning (pit design, strategic scheduling, optimization), with the ability to connect tactical and strategic plans seamlessly.
• Highly proficient with mine planning software such as Deswik, MineSight, Vulcan, COMET, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong understanding of plan operationalization, ensuring designs and schedules translate into safe, efficient, and executable field activities.
• Experience or strong interest in technical assurance and governance, with the ability to bring perspective on reviews, standards, or planning quality.
• Exceptional communication skills-writing, editing, presenting, and facilitating.
• Highly organized and self-directed, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Commitment to health, safety, sustainability, and responsible resource development.
• Collaborative and effective in multi-disciplinary teams, including operations, technical services, and centralized planning groups.
• Results-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to develop practical, actionable solutions.
• Spanish language proficiency is considered an asset.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Pay Range

CAD $147,000 - $182,000 per year. The actual amount offered is determined based on the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.

Why Teck

At Teck, your work matters-to the world, to our communities and to your future.

As a leading Canadian resource company, we focus on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love. We do this guided by our values that, together, form The Teck Way. At Teck, you'll find purpose-driven work, a culture of respect and inclusion, and the opportunity to grow your career while helping build a better world.

Apply with us

Take the next step in your career by applying for the Principal Mine Engineer role. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn't match every requirement. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free hiring process. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.