Senior Underground Mine Planning Leader

Compass Minerals, Inc.; Louisiana; On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Minerals in the United States seeks a Principal Mine Planning Engineer, the senior technical authority for underground mine planning to ensure safety, practicality, and compliance while aligning plans with production, safety, and business objectives.

You will lead multidisciplinary planning teams, integrate geology, geotechnical data, ventilation, utilities, and equipment constraints, and convert strategic plans into executable, sequenced operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mining or related field required.
• 10 years of underground mining experience with increasing technical responsibility.
• Advanced proficiency in underground mine planning for short-term, mid-range and life-of-mine planning.
• Proficiency in mine planning, surveying, AutoCAD, ventilation modeling, and related software (Deswik, Maptek, Leica Geosystems, GPS, VnetPC, Ventsim, AggFlow).
• Strong data literacy; experience querying databases and building dashboards in Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for underground mine planning and provide independent judgment for plans.
• Lead engineers, surveyors, technicians, interns, and contractors in mine planning development and execution.
• Develop, optimize, and govern mine plans integrating geology, ventilation, utilities, equipment capabilities, and constraints.
• Direct mine design activities, including development layouts, sequencing, pillar design, and supporting infrastructure.
• Provide oversight of underground utilities and systems to ensure safety, compliance, and feasibility.
• Convert strategic plans into actionable execution plans that operations can implement.
• Interface between mine planning and execution to ensure plan clarity and feasibility.
• Facilitate technical reviews and planning forums to identify risks and constraints.

Skills

Data literacy

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering/Geotechnical Engineering/Geology or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Deswik

Maptek

Leica Geosystems

GPS

VnetPC

Ventsim

AggFlow

Job description

Compass Minerals in the United States seeks a Principal Mine Planning Engineer, the senior technical authority for underground mine planning to ensure safety, practicality, and compliance while aligning plans with production, safety, and business objectives.

You will lead multidisciplinary planning teams, integrate geology, geotechnical data, ventilation, utilities, and equipment constraints, and convert strategic plans into executable, sequenced operations.