Senior Open-Pit Mining Engineer – Lithium Project

Albemarle Corporation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional growth resources

Job summary

Albemarle Corporation is hiring a Senior Mining Engineer for the Kings Mountain Lithium Project in North Carolina. This on-site role supports study-to-execution transitions, with responsibilities spanning pit optimization, design, drill-and-blast, and production scheduling.

You will interact with geotechnical, hydrology, environmental, and process teams to drive safe, cost-effective mining outcomes. The candidate will review budgets, CAPEX/OPEX, and labor estimates while advancing operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mining Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of mine engineering and operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of surface mining methods for hard rock deposits.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic mine planning, including pit optimization, mine design, drill and blast design, production scheduling, and tradeoff 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.
• 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 KPIs, and develop continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Open pit design

Drill and blast design

Mine scheduling

Cost estimation

MSHA knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven optimization

Stakeholder communication

Education

B.S. in Mining Engineering

Job description

Albemarle Corporation is hiring a Senior Mining Engineer for the Kings Mountain Lithium Project in North Carolina. This on-site role supports study-to-execution transitions, with responsibilities spanning pit optimization, design, drill-and-blast, and production scheduling.

You will interact with geotechnical, hydrology, environmental, and process teams to drive safe, cost-effective mining outcomes. The candidate will review budgets, CAPEX/OPEX, and labor estimates while advancing operations