Senior Drill & Blast Engineer — Lead Design & Field

Teck Resources Limited; Alaska; On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fly in/fly out

2 weeks on / 2 weeks off rotation

On-site accommodations

Meals provided

Drug/test required

Job summary

Teck Resources Limited's Red Dog Operations in Alaska seeks a Senior Mine Engineer - Drill & Blast to provide technical leadership for D&B design and field execution, mentoring engineers and translating geology into safe, productive blasting outcomes.

You will collaborate with geotechnical, planning, and operations teams on wall control, initiation systems, and continuous improvement, while rotating on a 2-weeks-on/2-weeks-off schedule and benefiting from on-site accommodations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum eight years of significant technical and operational experience in Drill & Blast within open-pit mining operations; underground experience is a plus.
• Advanced capability in drill and blast design, explosives and initiation systems, wall control techniques and practices, field execution, Mine to Mill initiatives and overall drill and blast optimization.
• Experience with drill and blast QA/QC, vibration monitoring and analysis, reconciliation, fragmentation and overall performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring and technically developing engineers and operational personnel.
• Demonstrated experience with D&B design and analysis software such as ShotPlus, BlastIQ, Deswik and similar applications.
• Experience working with electronic initiation systems, fragmentation monitoring systems, drill data analysis and blast modelling.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities with the ability to translate technical analysis into practical operational improvements.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate, influence, teach and build effective relationships across technical and operational teams.
• Experience working at a remote or rotational mining operation is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Act as the site technical subject matter expert for Drill & Blast, providing technical leadership, review and assurance for blast design, complex conditions and higher-risk blasting activities.
• Coach, mentor and develop Mine Engineers performing D&B work through structured technical training, design review and field coaching to build sustainable site capability.
• Establish and maintain D&B engineering standards, design criteria, procedures, QA/QC requirements and technical governance to ensure consistent design, execution practices, performance and outcomes.
• Lead the design and optimization of drill patterns, explosive loading, initiation and timing, wall control and other blast parameters based on geological, geotechnical and operational conditions.
• Lead field QA/QC, design-to-execution reconciliation and blast performance analysis, using fragmentation, diggability, floor control, dilution, blast movement and other performance measures to drive continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Geotechnical Engineering and other technical disciplines to manage wall control, ground hazards, reactive ground and other complex blasting conditions.
• Collaborate with Mine Planning, Operations, Geology, Geotechnical, Survey and Mine Systems to ensure D&B constraints, priorities and blast inventory are appropriately incorporated into mine plans and execution.
• Lead D&B coordination, blast review and continuous improvement processes, ensuring learnings, root causes and corrective actions are incorporated into future designs and work practices.
• Drive technical trials and implementation of D&B technologies and improvement initiatives, including drill data utilization, fragmentation monitoring, blast modelling, electronic initiation and other emerging technologies.
• Support optimization of overall mining performance and cost by evaluating the relationship between drilling, blasting, highwall response, fragmentation, loading performance and downstream impacts.
• Work with explosives suppliers, vendors, consultants and corporate specialists to resolve technical issues, evaluate opportunities and maintain alignment with regulatory requirements and industry good practice.
• Support technical investigations, risk assessments and reviews associated with blasting incidents, unexpected outcomes and D&B-related operational risks.
• Lead and maintain continuity of D&B improvement initiatives, ensuring projects, performance monitoring programs, technical trials and key action items progress consistently across rotational schedules and changing operational priorities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Drill & Blast design

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Field execution

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering

Tools

ShotPlus

BlastIQ

Deswik

Job description

Teck Resources Limited's Red Dog Operations in Alaska seeks a Senior Mine Engineer - Drill & Blast to provide technical leadership for D&B design and field execution, mentoring engineers and translating geology into safe, productive blasting outcomes.

You will collaborate with geotechnical, planning, and operations teams on wall control, initiation systems, and continuous improvement, while rotating on a 2-weeks-on/2-weeks-off schedule and benefiting from on-site accommodations.