Junior Open-Pit Mine Planning Engineer

Careermine; Eureka (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) / FSA

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

PTO and paid holidays

Professional development and career成长

Job summary

McEwen Mining seeks a Junior Mine Engineer to support the safe, efficient execution of the open pit mine plan through short-range planning and scheduling. You will translate strategic plans into daily, weekly, and monthly schedules, using Deswik as the primary planning tool.

You will collaborate with Operations, Geology, Survey, and Technical Services to ensure practical, timely plans and contribute to budget forecasting and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline.
• 3-5 years of open pit mining experience.
• Experience in short-range mine planning and mine design.
• Proficiency with Deswik CAD, Deswik Scheduler, and related tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly mine plans.
• Create detailed mining schedules and sequences.
• Generate production forecasts and communicate mining priorities.
• Monitor mining progress against plan and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop detailed open pit mine designs using Deswik.
• Design pit phases, cuts, pushbacks, haul roads, dumps, and stockpiles.
• Complete production reconciliation and variance analysis.
• Collaborate with Geology and Survey to maintain accurate plans.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and medium-range planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical

Organizational

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Deswik CAD

Deswik Scheduler

Vulcan

Leapfrog

Power BI

Job description

McEwen Mining seeks a Junior Mine Engineer to support the safe, efficient execution of the open pit mine plan through short-range planning and scheduling. You will translate strategic plans into daily, weekly, and monthly schedules, using Deswik as the primary planning tool.

You will collaborate with Operations, Geology, Survey, and Technical Services to ensure practical, timely plans and contribute to budget forecasting and continuous improvement initiatives.