Mining Engineer

What's the role? The Mining Engineer reports to the Senior Mining Engineer, and the primary role is for the safe design and implementation of Mine plans and systems as well as other engineering requirements within the Technical Service Team. The primary focus of the engineering team is to safely and efficiently deliver the designs, plans and expertise to successfully extract the world class ore body we enjoy here at site, while at the same time developing the skills to set themselves up for future leadership and management roles. The engineering team are a dynamic and adaptable group of engineers with varying experience and specializations. Working within the technical team presents our engineers with the opportunities to develop highly sought-after skills in production, planning, scheduling and project management. What are we looking for? You'll be a highly motivated individual who will display behavior consistent to our Northern Star Values of Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Results (STARR), looking to work with the business for the long term and be an integral part in its future growth and development. Duties include:Generating and implementing underground drift and fill stope designsGenerating short and medium term production schedulesPresenting weekly production schedules to mine operations and geology departmentsEstablishing and monitoring mine ventilation network designsEstablishing and implementing paste backfill designsEstablishing and implementing ground control and support designsPerforming financial evaluations and cost analyses for operating and capital project justificationIdentifying, communicating and assisting to resolve safety hazardsPerforming other duties and projects as assignedOther duties as required. The specifics:Tertiary qualification in Mine EngineeringMinimum 2 years underground mining experienceExperience in hard rock underground mining, preferably goldExperience and/or training in Deswik, or other mine design software package required.High level analysis and problem-solving skills and ability to provide working solutionsAbility to work in a team environment and adapt to changing prioritiesValid Driver's LicenseDisplay a clear commitment to safety, health and responsible environmental management