Senior Underground Mine Engineer

Job Description

**Senior Underground Mining Engineer**

Our Client is seeking a motivated and proactive individual to fill the position of**Senior Mine Engineer** for an Underground Mine. This position will be a lead technical role for a rapidly developing new mine. This position will be involved with advancing this project through technical studies. This position may qualify for use of a company vehicle, depending on residency location. Company provided housing option based on availability.

**Responsibilities** :

· Thie role will encompass all aspects of engineering required to development a new underground mine either directly or through managing internal and external resources including:

o Mine design

o Mine planning and scheduling

o Geotechnical

o Ventilation

· Asist the project manager in building a technical team of engineers, surveyors and geologists for the mine

· Build and adapt systems, policies and procedures for mine operations

· Work with regulatory and other government entities (e.g., MSHA, BLM, NDEP, County, City/Town, etc.) to advance the project

· Assist with budgeting and forecasting for the underground mine in collaboration with site and management

· Represent the Company and our commitments to the surrounding communities

· Reports to the Underground General Manager

· Perform other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**

· Bachelor's degree in Mine or Geological Engineering or a related discipline required

· Seven (7) or more years of engineering experience in underground mines

· Demonstrated successes working with internal and external technical resources

· Applied experience required using software for mine mapping and modeling such as Deswik, Maptek-Vulcan, or similar to create mine designs, plans, and schedules

· Demonstrated knowledge of mining and processing operations.

· This unique position requires an experienced mine engineer who is seeking a highly visible and influential role in a growing company.

· Experience in gold and silver mining preferred

· A self-starter who can be agile and decisive when required with a demonstrated track record of successes

· Proficiency in Microsoft software applications and network platforms

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills

· Demonstrated ability to listen

· Ability to travel for business purposes, primarily in Nevada