Mining Specialist - Associate through Staff (Kosse Mine)

Vistra Energy • Kosse, TX

407d

About The Position

This position is responsible for designing dragline survey control, ramps and roads, and providing month-end closeout information to accounting for royalties and operational metrics. The role involves processing laser scanner and drone data, running volumetrics for tracking, planning, and closeout purposes, and providing technical interface for engineering improvements to GPS, scanner, and drone software and hardware. It supports Mine Operations by providing dragline and prestrip planning information and tracking results.

Requirements

• High school Diploma or GED equivalent required / Technical degree preferred.
• 2 - 10 Years Mining Experience working in a surface mine in the engineering department or comparable planning department.
• Related experience that promotes development in the areas described by the major accountabilities and key competencies of this job.
• Ability to solve problems and engineer solutions requiring constructive thinking/imaginative approaches.
• Initiative to create objectives that lead to continuous improvement and create value for the company.
• Ability to communicate ideas, plans, and designs efficiently and effectively.
• Continuous learner, keeping up with the latest technologies to improve mine planning and design processes.

Responsibilities

• Surveys controls.
• Designs various ramps used during pre-stripping.
• Responsible for monthly reporting on royalty calculations.
• Reviews and analyses aerial flights of the mine sites taken from drones and processes files for production of surface data and videos.
• Processes survey data to perform volumetric calculations of lignite stockpile inventory.
• Designs Haul Roads and Pit Ramps, producing volumetric calculations of cut and fill quantities, and prepares machine control files of the designs.
• Designs Dragline Pits and prepares machine control files of the designs.
• Processes survey data to perform volumetric calculations of dragline and pre-strip quantities.
• Prepares bi-annual M.S.H.A Mine Maps.
• Assists various departments in preparing AutoCAD Maps.
• Designs Pre-Strip Pits, producing volumetric calculations of cut and fill quantities, and prepares machine control files of the designs.
• Prepares Cross-Section files of Design Pits with Lignite and Overburden dimensions.
• Works with others in Engineering and Operations on dragline sequence plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: High school or GED