Mine Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs•Forbes, ND

About The Position

The Mine Engineer will provide mine engineering, planning, design support, and leadership to Cleveland-Cliffs mining operations and mineral projects. The role supports optimum mine development, ore reserve reporting, and mining-related capital projects. The position involves leading and coordinating mine planning and engineering work, supporting business development and mineral evaluations, establishing planning standards and best practices, and ensuring compliance with mine planning standards and applicable SEC rules. The Mine Engineer also coordinates with operations, geology, metallurgy, management, and other internal stakeholders to execute plans, address long-range planning issues, and develop Mine Engineering resources through training, mentoring, communication, and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mine Engineering or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in Mine Engineering and Operations.
Experience in leadership and management roles.

Responsibilities

Direct, coordinate, and participate in mine planning activities and procedures to meet established plans, budgets, and performance targets for Mine Engineering sections, in accordance with company policies and SEC rules.
Lead mine engineering and mine design contributions to business development initiatives.
Lead economic mineral evaluations involving mine engineering procedures, mine designs, and economic mineral analysis.
Develop standards for essential Mine Engineering planning activities and install best practices.
Conduct audits of Mine Engineering activities to ensure compliance with Mine Planning Standards.
Facilitate reviews of the methodologies used to develop mine plans and economic models.
Coordinate as a functional interface between mine engineering and operations for execution and monitoring of mine plans.
Conduct initiatives to identify and resolve long-range planning issues.
Facilitate geology and metallurgical investigations to identify geological drivers of metallurgical performance, control indicators, and long-range development requirements.
Facilitate open and productive communication between Mine Engineering, its in-house suppliers and customers, and management.
Identify and facilitate continuous development of Mine Engineering resources through training, mentoring, open communication, and experience.