Senior Mine Engineer
Bunker Hill Mining Corporation•Kellogg, ID
•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Mine Engineer at Bunker Hill Mine is a key technical and strategic leader responsible for mine planning, design optimization, and operational support within a complex underground polymetallic mining environment. This role partners closely with operations, geology, maintenance, and safety teams to deliver safe, efficient, and economically optimized mine plans. The position plays a critical role in achieving both short-term production targets and long-term life-of-mine objectives, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum 6+ years of progressive underground hard-rock mining experience.
- Strong experience in underground mine planning, design, and scheduling.
- Proficiency in mine planning software (Deswik highly preferred).
- Deep knowledge of underground mining methods, ground control, ventilation, and drill & blast practices.
- Experience with life-of-mine planning and strategic optimization.
- Exposure to budgeting, cost control, and capital evaluation.
- Working knowledge of MSHA regulations and mining safety systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in restart, ramp-up, or brownfield operations
- Leadership experience within an engineering team
Responsibilities
- Lead development and optimization of short, mid, and long-term underground mine plans aligned with production and cost objectives.
- Design underground mine layouts including stopes, development headings, access, ventilation, and ground support systems.
- Prepare and maintain production schedules, forecasts, and mine designs using industry-standard software (Deswik preferred).
- Conduct trade-off studies and economic evaluations to optimize mining methods and sequencing.
- Provide technical support to operations, including drill and blast design, dilution control, and stope performance analysis.
- Collaborate with Geology to integrate resource models, grade control data, and reconciliation results into mine plans.
- Support budgeting, cost control, and capital project evaluation processes.
- Ensure compliance with MSHA regulations and company safety standards.
- Mentor and support development of junior engineering staff.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance and efficiency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
