Chief Mine Engineer

Gowest Gold Ltd•Timmins, ON

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Since 2009, Gowest Gold has expanded its land holdings to over 120 square kilometres in the prolific Timmins gold camp. Our properties are strategically positions along key geological structures, including the underexplored Pipestone Fault, associated with the gold-rich Porcupine-Destor Fault system, which has produced over 145 million ounces of gold across the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Today, with full ownership of both the Bradshaw Mine and the Redstone Mill, Gowest is uniquely positioned as a fully integrated and growing gold company, advancing from resource production while unlocking long-term potential across our land package.

Requirements

Recognized Mining Engineering Degree, must be able to register for a P. Eng in the province of Ontario.
7 to 10 years of related mining engineering experience working in underground mining environment.
Strong background in mine services, design, scheduling, QA/QC, and contractor management.
Demonstrated experience working with others, good overall communication skills, both oral and written.
Required experience with 3D mining software including Deswik or equivalent, and other Microsoft Office software packages.

Nice To Haves

2 to 3 years of supervisory experience would be considered an asset.
Experience in underground narrow vein mining, ground control, and underground/surface water management will be considered assets.

Responsibilities

Oversee, coordinate and address engineering activities including annual budgets, reserves, planning, surface and underground infrastructure, mine ventilation and geotechnical issues.
Develop, optimize, and implement approved short and midterm plans to achieve annual tonnage and ounce objectives in a safe and economic manner.
Coordinate mid-range and long-range mine infrastructure planning with mine operations related to dewatering, electrical and ventilation.
Monitor compliance and ensure adherence to applicable engineering codes, regulations, safety and environmental practices, performance standards and specifications.
Provide technical leadership and operational expertise to the engineering and operations team.
Establish, execute, and effectively monitor short-term and long-term plans that supports corporate growth strategies.
Participate in daily/weekly/ planning meetings, with key personnel, to coordinate activities to meet goals.
Plan alternative optimized methods of ore extraction, stope access and mining sequence, detailing the benefits and issues with each while making recommendations to the team.
Preparation of month-end and year-end engineering reports and submissions.
Coordinate mine engineering work with geology and mine operations teams.
Develop and maintain engineering policies and procedures.
Enforce accountability of compliance to plans within the mine operations department.
Work cooperatively with the mine operations teams to develop engineered solutions to operational problems.
Ensure engineering provides adequate prints to support mine operations.
Recruit, mentor, and retain engineering personnel in coordination with departmental succession planning.
Performing other duties as assigned.