Otago-Based Open Pit Mine Planning Leader

OceanaGold Corporation; Macraes; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Residential Otago role

9-day fortnight roster

Competitive salary + bonuses

Retail & services discounts

Healthcare & Life Insurance

Job summary

OceanaGold Corporation in Otago, NZ, is seeking a senior mind-in-chief for open pit planning to deliver safe, efficient, and profitable mining outcomes. The role links long-term plans with operations execution, ensuring robust designs and schedules.

A strong leadership background and 10+ years in open pit mining are essential. Enjoy a Mon-Fri 9-day fortnight roster, a residential Otago posting, and a competitive salary with bonuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mine engineering or related discipline.
• Post graduate diploma in business or management preferred.
• 10+ years of open pit mining experience including significant technical experience.
• Experience in managing teams.
• Demonstrated contractor and commercial management experience
• Strong knowledge of mining software.
• Strong knowledge of fleet management principles and data management.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across the technical services team.
• Ensure compliance with all legislative and company requirements.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Technical Services team through coaching, mentoring and performance management.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Ensure workforce capability, succession planning and resource allocation to meet operational requirements.
• Provide leadership and governance over short and medium term open pit mine planning activities.
• Ensure mine designs, schedules and planning assumptions support safe, practical and economically optimised open pit mining outcomes.
• Monitor performance against budget, forecast and Life of Mine plans, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Ensure survey systems, controls and processes maintain accuracy, compliance and reliability.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight of fleet management systems to support safe and efficient mining operations.
• Ensure critical and statutory systems are reliable, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of technologies that enhance safety, productivity and operational performance.
• Manage key stakeholder, contractor and vendor relationships to ensure effective service delivery and business outcomes.
• Monitor open pit costs
• Manage service and supply contracts within contract management frameworks to deliver value for OGC
• Drive cost reduction initiatives that do not compromise safety or quality
• Work with Continuous Improvement to deliver projects
• Benchmark open pit performance against industry best practice.

Skills

Team leadership

Contractor management

Commercial acumen

Open pit mining knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mine engineering or related discipline

Post graduate diploma in business or management

Tools

Mining software

Fleet management software

Data management tools

Job description

OceanaGold Corporation in Otago, NZ, is seeking a senior mind-in-chief for open pit planning to deliver safe, efficient, and profitable mining outcomes. The role links long-term plans with operations execution, ensuring robust designs and schedules.

A strong leadership background and 10+ years in open pit mining are essential. Enjoy a Mon-Fri 9-day fortnight roster, a residential Otago posting, and a competitive salary with bonuses.