Senior Remote Mine Planning Engineer

Placements24; Pretoria; Híbrido; ZAR 700 000 - 1 200 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible hours

Remote work

Paid time off

Professional development

Laptop provided

Retirement plan

Resumo da oferta

Placements24 seeks a Senior Mine Planning Engineer to lead integrated short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans for diverse operations worldwide. The role emphasizes optimizing layouts, schedules, and equipment use while ensuring safety, environmental compliance, and cost control.

You will collaborate with geologists, surveyors, and operations teams, providing technical leadership from a fully remote setting.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or closely related field.
• 8+ years of experience in mine planning and design.
• Proficiency in Deswik, Vulcan, MineSight or Leapfrog.
• Strong understanding of geology, resource estimation and reserve modelling.
• Experience with open-pit and/or underground mining methods.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to work remotely.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain integrated short-, medium- and long-term mine plans.
• Optimize mine layouts, schedules and equipment utilization.
• Collaborate with geological/resource teams for reserve modelling.
• Conduct feasibility studies and economic evaluations for projects.
• Prepare detailed mine plans, sequences and schedules for various operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental policies and standards.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Monitor performance against plan and adjust as needed.
• Manage mine planning budget and cost estimations.
• Communicate plans and forecasts to management and stakeholders.
• Stay updated with advancements in mine planning software.

Conhecimentos

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication skills

Independent work

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering

Ferramentas

Deswik

Vulcan

MineSight

Leapfrog

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Placements24 seeks a Senior Mine Planning Engineer to lead integrated short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans for diverse operations worldwide. The role emphasizes optimizing layouts, schedules, and equipment use while ensuring safety, environmental compliance, and cost control.

You will collaborate with geologists, surveyors, and operations teams, providing technical leadership from a fully remote setting.