Senior Underground Mine Engineer

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation; Winnemucca (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation in Nevada seeks a Senior Underground Mine Engineer to develop, evaluate, and optimize long-range mine plans that support safe, efficient, and economic operation.

You will lead underground design, stope optimization, and production scheduling, integrating geological, geotechnical, and cost data while mentoring engineers and ensuring adherence to safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or Geological Engineering.
• 6–10 years of underground mining experience.
• Strong background in underground mining operations and production optimization.
• Proficiency in Vulcan and/or Deswik and other mine design software.
• Experience with budgeting, cost control, and financial evaluation.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Leadership and project management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-range and life-of-mine plans aligned with production and financial objectives.
• Develop annual and multi-year production schedules with constraints.
• Evaluate alternative mine plans, production rates, and development strategies.
• Lead underground mine designs including access, declines, ramps and ventilation.
• Develop and optimize stope designs and production sequencing.
• Support economic evaluations, feasibility studies, and due diligence.
• Mentor Mine Engineers and review technical work.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and ensure safety compliance.
• Identify improvements to planning processes and tools.

Skills

Mine planning

Underground mining

Leadership

Data analytics

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering

Geological Engineering degree

Tools

Vulcan

Deswik

Excel

AutoCAD

Trimble

Job description

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is a US-based gold and silver mining company, which operates its wholly owned Hycroft open pit, gold, and silver mine located an hour southwest of Winnemucca, Nevada.

Job Description

The Senior Underground Mine Engineer is responsible for developing, evaluating, and optimizing long-range mine plans that support the safe, efficient, and economic development of the operation. This position will have a strong focus on strategic mine planning, underground mine design, stope design and optimization, production scheduling, and life-of-mine planning.

Works closely with Geology, Resource Modeling, Geotechnical, Operations, Processing, Projects, and other Technical Services functions to translate geological resources and business objectives into practical and economically viable mine plans.

Strong technical mine planning capabilities, including underground mining experience, will play an important role in evaluating future mining opportunities, mine development strategies, production scenarios, and optimization initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Adhere to the Hycroft policies and disciplines.
• Develop and maintain long-range and life-of-mine (LOM) plans aligned with company production, financial, and strategic objectives.
• Develop annual, multi-year, and life-of-mine production schedules incorporating mining, development, processing, and operational constraints.
• Evaluate alternative mine plans, production rates, mining sequences, development strategies, and operating scenarios.
• Perform strategic mine planning and optimization studies to maximize resource value and improve project economics.
• Support development of mineral reserve estimates and life-of-mine planning assumptions.
• Integrate geological models, resource models, geotechnical parameters, metallurgical assumptions, operating costs, and equipment/productivity assumptions into mine plans.
• Identify opportunities to improve resource recovery, production sequencing, equipment utilization, and overall mine economics.
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses to evaluate changes in commodity prices, costs, recoveries, production rates, and other key planning assumptions.
• Develop underground mine designs, including mine access, declines, ramps, levels, development headings, ventilation infrastructure, haulage routes, and other underground infrastructure.
• Develop and optimize stope designs based on geological, geotechnical, operational, and economic parameters.
• Support economic evaluations, trade-off studies, scoping studies, pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, and other technical evaluations.
• Assist with due diligence for potential M & A scenarios.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Mine Engineers and other Technical Services personnel.
• Review mine designs, schedules, calculations, and technical work completed by other engineers.
• Identify and implement improvements to mine planning processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation supporting mine designs, schedules, assumptions, and recommendations.
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions when necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Valid driver’s license required

Experience and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering or equivalent required
• A minimum of six (6) to ten (10) years’ experience in underground mine operations.

• Strong background in underground mining operations, mine design, and production optimization
• Proficiency in mine planning and design software, preferably with Vulcan and or Deswik
• Experience with budgeting, cost control, and financial evaluation of mining projects and operations
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex technical and operational issues
• Experience analyzing large datasets and utilizing data-driven approaches to improve performance
• Familiarity with fleet management systems, dispatch systems, Trimble technologies, and AutoCAD is considered an asset
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and project management capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical information to diverse audiences
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment and influence decision-making across departments

Safety, Environmental, Compliance

• Strictly adheres to all safety and environmental disciplines.
• Have an unconditional commitment to safe working practices.
• Is alert and observes, corrects, and reports unsafe conditions.
• Follows operating procedures and complies with all regulatory requirements.

Accessibility: If you need accommodations as part of the employment process please contact Human Resources at Email: [e-mail]