Mining Engineer

Northern Star Pogo LLC • Delta Junction, AK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX: NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with three Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the largest Australian gold producer and among the top 10 gold miners globally. Northern Star continues to invest in building a strong asset base through strategic acquisitions and aggressive exploration to extend the mine lives across its world-class operations and generate earning accretive value for its Shareholders through operational effectiveness. Due to increased production, Northern Star (Pogo) LLC has a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a Mining Engineer at our world-class Pogo operation in Alaska on a rotational camp schedule. 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 Pogo, while at the same time developing the skills to set themselves up for future leadership and management roles. The Pogo engineering team are a dynamic and adaptable group of engineers with varying experience and specializations. Working within the technical team at Pogo presents our engineers with the opportunities to develop highly sought-after skills in production, planning, scheduling and project management.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Mine Engineering
• Minimum 2 years underground mining experience
• Experience in hard rock underground mining, preferably gold
• Experience and/or training in Deswik, or other mine design software package required
• High level analysis and problem-solving skills and ability to provide working solutions
• Ability to work in a team environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Valid Driver's License
• Display a clear commitment to safety, health and responsible environmental management

Responsibilities

• Generating and implementing underground drift and fill stope designs
• Generating short and medium term production schedules
• Presenting weekly production schedules to mine operations and geology departments
• Establishing and monitoring mine ventilation network designs
• Establishing and implementing paste backfill designs
• Establishing and implementing ground control and support designs
• Performing financial evaluations and cost analyses for operating and capital project justification
• Identifying, communicating and assisting to resolve safety hazards
• Performing other duties and projects as assigned
• Other duties as required.

Benefits

• Excellent remuneration package with bonuses
• Insurances
• 401(K)
• Paid leave
• Ongoing development opportunities and growth within a company that continuously invest in their people.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level