Principal Mining Consultant

Mining Plus•Vancouver, BC

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mining Plus has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Mining professional with demonstrated expertise in underground projects to lead a diversified and powerful engineering capability in North America. As a Principal Mining Consultant, you are responsible for providing premium consulting services to our clients. You will apply your expert Mining Engineering experience to provide recommendations to Mining Plus clients and projects across a variety of metal commodities. You will have the opportunity to work with our international team of technical experts servicing projects globally. The successful candidate will also consult on interesting and important projects.

Requirements

15+ years of mining-technical experience
Minimum 5 years of operational mining experience required
Must be able to use Mine Planning software competently (Deswik or Datamine preferred)
Must be P.Eng. (Or Equivalent)
Experience as a QP under NI 43-101
Ability to lead a Technical Team
Desire to lead business development activities
Strong technical and project management skills
Excellent workplace safety practices (advocate for global best practices)
Practically minded and a passion for technical excellence
Exceptional communication, report writing, interpersonal and presentation skills
Superior time management, planning and ability to interact with clients
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated experience in writing proposals, technical reports and general project correspondence

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing involvement in mining studies (Scoping, Pre-feasibility & Feasibility)
Conduct mine asset due diligence and evaluations
Conduct mine planning, optimization projects and mine economic modelling
Lead mine design activities and mine services engineering
Write and review technical engineering Reports (NI 43-101 or equivalent)
Support mining engineers on, or lead yourself, projects requiring technical solutions
Oversight of technical quality, and delivery of projects including design, review and project management according to client-approved scopes of work
Be a champion for practical mining solutions for projects and operations, leveraging our existing foundation of global best practices (fit for the project)
Lead and manage multi-disciplinary project teams, work with professionals to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget
Actively mentor and develop staff in your team, in the interests of their long-term career objectives and operational needs
Manage contractors and sub-consultants on projects (as required)