Senior Long Term Mine Engineer

pt vale indonesia tbk; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 700,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PT Vale Indonesia Tbk seeks a Senior Mine Planning professional to develop long-term mine production plans and optimize mineral resources and reserves in line with strategic goals.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, at least 6 years of experience, strong nickel laterite knowledge, and advanced skills in Vulcan, Deswik, Minemax, and Whittle; POM certification is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of nickel laterite.
• Experience in mine planning, production scheduling, optimization, and financial evaluation.
• Proficiency in mine planning software (Vulcan, Deswik, Minemax, Whittle).
• POM (Middle Operational Supervisor) certification is required.
• Competent Person certification in Mineral Reserve Estimation is preferred.
• Experience with GIS software and MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop 5-year and life-of-mine production plans, optimizing OPEX and CAPEX.
• Prepare and compile annual MRMR reports in coordination with QP.
• Lead technical and feasibility studies for productivity and efficiency initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with EHSR standards and risk management in planning processes.
• Follow up on MRMR action plans from internal/external auditors.
• Assist in operational readiness for new mining operation areas with cost estimation.
• Provide technical assessments and financial evaluations for planning decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align mine plans with business strategy.

Skills

Mine planning

Production scheduling

Optimization

Financial evaluation

Resource estimation

GIS

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering

Tools

Vulcan

Deswik

Minemax

Whittle

Job description

To develop and provide long-term mine production plans by conducting optimization process to optimize the potential of mineral resources and reserves, ensuring optimal value creation aligned with the business objective and strategic goals of PT Vale Indonesia (PTVI).

Accountabilities

• Implementing and supervising Environment, Health, Safety, and Risk (EHSR) standards and regulations by managing working conditions, equipment, materials, methods, worker behavior, and the application of 5S within the area of responsibility, with the aim of minimizing risk, ensuring safe conditions (zero harm), clean environment, and achieving work productivity targets.
• Develop conceptual designs for strategic mining projects in accordance with PTVI standards and in alignment with other sections.
• Act as Responsible Person of preparing and compiling the annual technical report on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (MRMR) by optimizing mineral reserves, utilizing up-to-date data, and coordinating with the Qualified Person (QP).
• Follow up on all action plan items related to the MRMR risk register, in accordance with the findings of internal and external auditors.
• Develop the 5-year mine production plan (optimizing production and equipment scheduling), including operating and capital expenditure (OPEX and CAPEX) planning aligned with PTVI's business strategy.
• Develop the life-of-mine production plan (covering production, equipment planning, OPEX and CAPEX plans, etc.) by optimizing mineral resources and reserves to maximize IRR and NPV.
• Conduct technical and feasibility studies for initiatives related to productivity and efficiency improvements in PTVI's mining operations.
• Support operational readiness for new mining operation areas, including technical assessments, equipment requirement estimation, cost estimation, and financial evaluations.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree (S1) in Mining Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in a related field.
• Strong understanding of nickel laterite.
• Solid knowledge of mine planning, production scheduling, mine optimization, and financial evaluation.
• Strong understanding of mineral resource and reserve estimation methodologies.
• Understanding of the preparation of technical studies and feasibility studies.
• Advanced proficiency in mine planning and optimization software (e.g., Vulcan, Deswik, Minemax, Whittle)
• Valid POM (Middle Operational Supervisor) certification required.
• Competent Person certification in Mineral Reserve Estimation is preferred.
• Experience with GIS software is preferred.Computer literate, experience in MS Office Application (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Preferably have experience or knowledge in the Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Management System (SMK3L)

Terms and Conditions

• Only applicants that meet requirements as required above will be notified for further selection process.
• We support diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• For further information about PT Vale Indonesia Tbk, please visit http://vale.com/indonesia.