Senior Engineer - Mine Planning

WSP Global Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP India is seeking an experienced Mine Planning Engineer to lead the development of short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans for open-pit and underground operations in Bengaluru. You will design mines using Deswik tools, generate production schedules, and collaborate across geology, geotechnical, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated plans and reports.

The role emphasizes mentorship of junior engineers and contribution to the growth of GCC India's Mine Planning capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in mine planning, mine design and/or production scheduling.
• Strong experience in open-pit and/or underground mining operations or consulting assignments.
• Demonstrated capability in strategic, tactical and operational mine planning.
• Advanced working knowledge of Deswik for mine design and scheduling.
• Understanding of mine development, extraction sequencing, material movement, equipment productivity and operational constraints.
• Ability to interpret geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological, environmental and infrastructure inputs for mine planning.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Create, update and review mine designs using Deswik.CAD and related Deswik modules.
• Develop strategic, tactical and operational mine plans aligned with project objectives and available technical inputs.
• Prepare mining sequences, pushback designs, development layouts, extraction strategies and production schedules.
• Build and maintain schedules using Deswik Scheduler, including activities, dependencies, resources and production targets.
• Analyze mining rates, material movements, equipment productivity, operational constraints and schedule performance.
• Evaluate alternative mine development and production scenarios and communicate the technical implications.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and confirm that planning assumptions, constraints and interfaces are appropriately incorporated.
• Support project planning, technical reviews, quality assurance, proposals, estimates and delivery against agreed scope, schedule and budget.
• Contribute to standardized workflows, templates, automation and continuous improvement in mine planning delivery.
• Capability Development and Collaboration: Support the growth of the Deswik-based Mine Planning capability within GCC India; Provide technical guidance, coaching and task-level review for graduate and junior mining engineers; Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions, technical training and lessons-learned activities; Work effectively with geographically distributed project teams and communicate progress, dependencies and risks clearly; Escalate technical, quality, schedule or resourcing concerns to the Mine Engineer - Team Leader and relevant project leadership.

Skills

Mining planning

Deswik mastery

Open-pit/underground

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering

Tools

Deswik.CAD

Deswik.Scheduler

Deswik.IS/Deswik.OPS

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Develop and maintain short-, medium- and long-term mine plans for open-pit and underground mining

Job Description

Your Impact

• Develop and maintain short-, medium- and long-term mine plans for open-pit and underground mining

operations.

• Prepare mine designs, including pit layouts, haul roads, ramps, waste dumps, stockpiles and

underground development layouts using Deswik.

• Generate production schedules and mining sequences that support operational planning and mining

study requirements.

• Contribute to mine optimization, option assessments, trade-off studies and life-of-mine planning.
• Support mining inventory, production forecasting, material movement and equipment planning

activities.

• Coordinate with geology, geotechnical, mine water and infrastructure disciplines to develop integrated

and practical mine plans.

• Prepare clear technical reports, presentations, calculations and engineering documentation for internal

and client review.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the continued development of the GCC Mine Planning

capability.

Responsibilities

• Create, update and review mine designs using Deswik.CAD and related Deswik modules.
• Develop strategic, tactical and operational mine plans aligned with project objectives and available

technical inputs.

• Prepare mining sequences, pushback designs, development layouts, extraction strategies and

production schedules.

• Build and maintain schedules using Deswik Scheduler, including activities, dependencies, resources

and production targets.

• Analyze mining rates, material movements, equipment productivity, operational constraints and

schedule performance.

• Evaluate alternative mine development and production scenarios and communicate the technical

implications.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and confirm that planning assumptions, constraints and interfaces

are appropriately incorporated.

• Support project planning, technical reviews, quality assurance, proposals, estimates and delivery

against agreed scope, schedule and budget.

• Contribute to standardized workflows, templates, automation and continuous improvement in mine

planning delivery.

Capability Development and Collaboration

• Support the growth of the Deswik-based Mine Planning capability within GCC India.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and task-level review for graduate and junior mining engineers.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions, technical training and lessons-learned activities.
• Work effectively with geographically distributed project teams and communicate progress,

dependencies and risks clearly.

• Escalate technical, quality, schedule or resourcing concerns to the Mine Engineer - Team Leader and

relevant project leadership.

Qualifications

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in mine planning, mine design and/or production scheduling.
• Strong experience in open-pit and/or underground mining operations or consulting assignments.
• Demonstrated capability in strategic, tactical and operational mine planning.
• Advanced working knowledge of Deswik for mine design and scheduling.
• Understanding of mine development, extraction sequencing, material movement, equipment

productivity and operational constraints.

• Ability to interpret geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological, environmental and infrastructure inputs

for mine planning.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting international mining projects and integrated global delivery teams.
• Experience contributing to scoping, prefeasibility and feasibility studies, operational planning or

technical due diligence.

• Knowledge of mine economics, scenario evaluation, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience reviewing technical work and mentoring junior team members.

Software Skills

• Deswik.CAD
• Deswik Scheduler
• Deswik.IS and/or Deswik.OPS, where relevant to the project scope
• AutoCAD or Civil 3D
• ArcGIS or QGIS
• Microsoft Excel and Power BI

Success in the Role

Success will be demonstrated through safe, accurate and timely mine planning deliverables; effective use of Deswik; strong integration with global project teams; clear communication of assumptions and risks; consistent technical quality; and active contribution to the development of GCC India’s Mine Planning capability.

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.

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