Senior Mining Engineer

Senior
Mining Engineer will be responsible for
the development and rollout of efficient mining plans, schedules, and excavate/dump
designs. This role requires to provide designs and schedules to support the
execution of the drilling, blasting and mine production plan.

• Organize
  Implementation and monitoring of the long and short -term mine planning and mine
  designing process for open pit operations.
  
• Overview/
  preparation for approval of the detailed schedules and layouts.
  
• Overview/
  preparation for approval of the open pit production plans.
  
• Overview/preparation
  for approval of the mine engineering budgets.
  
• Mining
  studies management using in -house and third -party skills (consultants).
  
• Provide
  consultancy and expert advice on mining and mineral extraction projects.
  
• Establish
  production targets and monitor their achievement; ensure that monthly progress
  plans are completed in a timely manner and are available.
  
• Work
  alongside with the Geological Department to optimize grade control and minimize
  dilution through mine designs and mine plans.
  
• Ensure
  designs and applications are consistent with regulatory and company policies
  and procedures.
  
• Provide
  assistance and advice to the operating units, ensuring maximum production and
  operational planning; ensure correct and up -to -date plans and information, and
  accurately measure key mining performance indicators.
  
• Ensure
  that a monthly digest of relevant KPIs, progress measurements and reports is
  available.
  
• Evaluate
  new and innovative products, techniques, and procedures.
  
• Recognize
  options and advise on actions to adopt best practices for mine engineering.
  
• Advice,
  implement, assist and control mine improvement projects.
  
• Tracking
  actual progress against planned production.
  
• Manage
  the drilling and blasting activities to improve blasting optimization.
  
• Regular
  coordination with Operations, Geology, and Survey groups to implement the
  weekly and monthly plan. In addition to the creation of forecasts to achieve monthly
  and yearly budget targets.
  
• Work
  with Maintenance and Purchasing departments to provide engineering expertise
  and improve cost optimization.
  
• Provide
  technical expertise to support the assumptions in mining reserve updates.
  
• Comply
  with all technical, legal and safety measures.
  
• Liaise
  with all mining operations and technical teams.
  
  

Requirements

• BSc.
  in Mining Engineering
  

·        Minimum
of seven (7) years of open pit mine production/planning experience.

·        Experience in managing a mining department.

•  Knowledge and awareness in HSE.
  
•    To use the latest mining software.
  
•  Advanced computer skills.
  
• Drilling and blasting experience.
  
• Aware of geotechnical studies in mine design.
  

• Problem solving.
  
• Good interpersonal skill with having respect to Omani culture.
  
• Good management and organizational
  abilities
  

• Certificates
  for at least one of the mine design software like Deswik, Datamine, Surpac or
  Micromine