SENIOR MINE PLANNING ENGINEER

The Role

Reporting to the Mine Planning Superintendent, the Senior Long Term Mine Planning Engineer is responsible for all the medium to long-range planning including pit optimization, pit design, scheduling for Sabodala Open Pit Mine.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Technical Accountabilities

• Develop and revise operational and long-term cost models.
• Run optimization and sensitivity analysis and deliver related designs.
• Develop and implement medium- to long-term mine plans and ensuring budgeted targets are met.
• Calculate and present mid-year and annual ore reserves to standard as per legal requirements.
• Planning of mine infrastructure required for operations efficiency and mine expansion.
• Prepare 12-month rolling forecasts and be accountable for the accuracy and completeness of that plan.
• Run corporate strategics scenario and reserve numbers.
• Provide a monthly reconciliation against the month plan / forecast and actual performance. Manage ore production and waste line management.
• Timely identification of ground control and other geotechnical instability problems and take appropriate action as may be required.
• Undertake project work and troubleshooting as required for further optimization.

Safety Management

• Demonstrate personal commitment regarding safety and environmental and Social Responsibility practices.
• Implementation of agreed procedures, safeguards, and controls.
• Ensure all activities are conducted safely and in accordance with Company standards and procedures
• Ensure hazard management plans are observed and reported.
• Keep statutory and internal reporting as required.
• Active participation to Health & Safety.

​KEY REQUIREMENTS

Essential:

• Minimum Bac+4/5 in geology or mining engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years of operational experience working in the open pit mining operation with minimum 2 years in strategic planning.
• Fluent in English with excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates strong conceptual skills and be capable of developing lateral and practical solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to respond to a changing work environment.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at the same time.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, advance knowledge of Ms Excel including coding in Visual Basic for Excel.
• Excellent knowledge of mining software (Surpac, Vulcan, Minesched, whittle).
• Ability to code easily in tcl language/ Python language is a plus.

Desirable but not essential

• Further qualifications in mining economics/finance.

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