Underground Mining Project Engineer: Contracts & Improvement

Barminco Mining Services USA LLC; Colorado; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Benefits

Job summary

Barminco Mining Services USA LLC in Nevada seeks a Project Engineer for a field project located 65 miles outside Elko. You will report to the Project Manager, monitoring site commercial and accounting tasks and driving business improvement projects.

Requires a BA in Mining Engineering, contract management experience, and strong communication to coordinate with project managers, site staff, and vendors. 14‑days on/off rotation, camp and meals provided.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and administering mining contracts.
• Good knowledge of mining operations and equipment.
• Experience reviewing and monitoring contract performance and conditions.
• Review and manage performance against contract and delivery through SLA/KPI metrics and client feedback.
• General knowledge of mining companies and vendors supporting the mining industry.
• Strong client focus with regard to commercial, technical and service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze contractual information.
• Dependably exercise sound judgement and decisions.
• Strong sense of urgency and outcomes focused.
• Experience of providing supportive specialist advice and management to internal and external clients.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to manage diverse and multi-cultural teams.

Responsibilities

• Upholds Barminco’s core principles: No Shortcuts; Never Wasteful; Walk in Their Shoes; Smarter Together; Enable Tomorrow.
• Actively manage and prioritize site compliance to contractual obligations.
• Monitor site commercial and accounting tasks, raising issues with abnormalities or opportunities.
• Work with project manager and mining superintendent to identify business improvements.
• Develop business improvement project plans and manage sections allocated to them.
• Monitor delay modifiers and lodge claims to the client in a timely fashion.
• Complete interim data checks on MinRep entries and correct inaccuracies.
• Compile data for end-of-month claim and lodge with client promptly.
• Draft end-of-month revenue accruals and couple with cost accruals.
• Prepare relevant monthly reports for Health Check meetings.
• Assist foreman with process changes to boost productivity.
• Act as Barminco representative when project management is offsite.
• Attend short-term and weekly plan meetings and raise issues as required.
• Request contract variations when needed.
• Assist in contract renewals and re-modelling.

Skills

Mining Contracts

Mining Operations

Contract Performance

KPI Metrics

Client Focus

Contract Analysis

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Education

BA in Mining Engineering

Job description

Barminco Mining Services USA LLC in Nevada seeks a Project Engineer for a field project located 65 miles outside Elko. You will report to the Project Manager, monitoring site commercial and accounting tasks and driving business improvement projects.

Requires a BA in Mining Engineering, contract management experience, and strong communication to coordinate with project managers, site staff, and vendors. 14‑days on/off rotation, camp and meals provided.