Mine Planning Engineer - PL#17067
About The Position
Peter Lucas Project Management invests in people, community, and cutting-edge technology to provide gold standard project delivery. We are currently looking for a Mine Planning Engineer to join our team. At Peter Lucas we offer a variety of work, professional development, and learning opportunities that come from working on diverse projects in the mining, energy, and heavy industrial sectors. Our dynamic environment, filled with high-achieving professionals, enables our staff to take on incredible opportunities, gain mentorship from a diverse group of colleagues, and succeed in their careers. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and optimizing short-range and mid-range mine plans, coordinating with operations and technical teams, and ensuring production targets are achieved safely and efficiently. This role will play a key part in mine design, production forecasting, scheduling, and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining a strong field presence underground to support execution and operational success.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Eligible for or registered P.Eng. with EGBC.
- 3+ years of underground mining experience.
- Experience in underground mine planning and operations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with Deswik mine planning software.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain short-term and mid-range mine plans and schedules
- Create monthly 3-month rolling plans
- Perform major and minor mine design changes as required
- Prepare mine physicals for budgets and forecasts
- Generate and maintain level plans and level plots
- Support month-end reporting and production reconciliation activities
- Identify risks to schedule and opportunities for improvement
- Assist with forecast and budget updates and cost estimates
- Provide drill and blast prints and construction prints as required
- Conduct overbreak analysis and reporting
- Support short-range planner training and development as needed
- Assist with operational studies, projects, and engineering evaluations
- Provide engineering input for design and operational trade-off studies
- Support economic assessments for engineering and design decisions
- Work closely with geology, geotechnical, survey, ventilation, and operations teams to ensure plans are executable
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure required materials and inputs are available (e.g., fans, consumables, ground support)
- Support preparation of RFPs, RFQs, and AFEs for upcoming work and projects
Benefits
- Health and Dental Benefits.
- Company Pension Matching.
- Company Incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
