Senior Mining Engineer: Life-of-Mine Strategy & Optimization

Michael Page; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

RRSP contribution

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer for a Vancouver-based role focused on designing and optimizing open-pit mining operations. You will lead Life-of-Mine planning, production schedules, and fleet productivity improvements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, value-adding projects.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in open-pit mining, strong design and forecasting skills, and proficiency with Deswik, Vulcan, MineSight, Whittle, or NPV Scheduler.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years of open-pit mining experience with emphasis on planning and scheduling.
• Strong background in Life-of-Mine planning, pit optimization, phase development, and production forecasting.
• Operational experience in hard rock mining, large-scale open-pit operations.
• Proficiency with Deswik, Vulcan, MineSight, Whittle, NPV Scheduler or comparable platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Life-of-Mine plans, pit designs, production schedules, mine phases, pushback strategies, and sequencing plans.
• Evaluate mine planning scenarios and optimize mining strategies to maximize project value, operational efficiency, and resource utilization.
• Prepare and maintain planning assumptions related to fleet productivity, haulage performance, operating costs, equipment utilization, and material movement.
• Analyze haulage networks, cycle times, fleet requirements, and mining rates to support technical studies and execution planning.
• Collaborate with operations and technical teams to ensure long-term mine plans can be translated into practical production plans.
• Support technical studies, reserve estimations, economic evaluations, and project development milestones by preparing mine planning deliverables and technical documentation.
• Contribute to forecasting, reconciliation, performance analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance mine planning accuracy and operational performance.

Skills

Mine planning

Scheduling

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

Vulcan

MineSight

Whittle

NPV Scheduler

Job description

Michael Page is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer for a Vancouver-based role focused on designing and optimizing open-pit mining operations. You will lead Life-of-Mine planning, production schedules, and fleet productivity improvements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, value-adding projects.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in open-pit mining, strong design and forecasting skills, and proficiency with Deswik, Vulcan, MineSight, Whittle, or NPV Scheduler.