Senior Mining Engineer: Open-Pit Design & Readiness

Albemarle Netherlands BV; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Albemarle seeks a Senior Mining Engineer for the Kings Mountain Lithium Project in North Carolina. You will lead open-pit design, scheduling, and cost estimation while aligning with safety, regulatory, environmental, and project goals.

This role requires 7+ years of mining experience and strong GIS and regulatory know-how to support study phases through execution. You will collaborate across disciplines, prepare budgets, review CAPEX/OPEX, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. or Engineering degree in Mining.
• 7+ years of mine engineering and operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of surface mining methods for hard-rock deposits.
• Proficient mine design and scheduling software.
• Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. mining regulatory (MSHA) and permitting processes.
• Experience evaluating and implementing new mining technologies.
• Demonstrated team leadership experience.
• Experience with GIS software such as ArcGIS/ArcView.
• Multi-commodity mining experience.
• Underground mining experience.
• Experience in mine commissioning and start-up.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic and tactical mine planning activities including pit optimization, mine design, drill and blast design, production scheduling, and trade-off analyses.
• Provide mine engineering support to geotechnical, hydrology, environmental, process, geometallurgical, and waste-management workstreams.
• Evaluate mining methods, equipment strategies, and operational configurations to identify optimal project solutions.
• Participate in risk assessments, mine-plan reviews, and scenario evaluations that guide technical decision-making.
• Maintain continuity of technical work as the project advances from study phases toward execution.
• Prepare and review budgets, capital (CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) cost estimates related to mining.
• Collaborate with other core departments in the development of their operating budgets and capital projects.
• Provide inputs to economic models, including schedules, productivity assumptions, equipment requirements, and labor estimates.
• Contribute to early operational readiness frameworks, including developing standards and procedures.
• Conduct mining equipment selection tradeoff studies and work closely with OEMs to deliver fit for purpose equipment on time and ready for work in the Kings Mountain mining project.
• Assist with mine-site layout planning and integration with downstream processing and surface facilities, including infrastructure planning.
• Work with environmental, permitting, processing, construction, and planning teams to ensure aligned project development.
• Provide mine engineering inputs for regulatory submissions and environmental documentation.
• Develop and maintain mine engineering standards, procedures, and best practices supporting safe and productive mining.
• Support the preparation of industry compliant reports with mining performance data.
• Monitor the mining performance of the operation against the approved mine plan and corresponding KPIs, and develop continuous improvement initiatives through data diagnostics to promote best in class performance.

Skills

Open pit design

Mine scheduling

Cost estimation

Regulatory knowledge

Education

B.S. in Mining Engineering

Tools

ArcGIS/ArcView

Job description

Albemarle seeks a Senior Mining Engineer for the Kings Mountain Lithium Project in North Carolina. You will lead open-pit design, scheduling, and cost estimation while aligning with safety, regulatory, environmental, and project goals.

This role requires 7+ years of mining experience and strong GIS and regulatory know-how to support study phases through execution. You will collaborate across disciplines, prepare budgets, review CAPEX/OPEX, and drive continuous improvement.