Mine Project Engineer

Duties And Responsibilities

• Conducting feasibility studies for proposed or assigned projects (includes investigation to collect data, estimation of cost and time requirements, report on alternatives and recommendations on courses of action).
• Prepare and submit expense and capital projects for facility related purchases.
• Follow up to aid division review process.
• Provide additional information as needed.
• Designing, developing, supervising work related to engineering projects.
• Keeping all project records and accounting up to date.
• Maintains all mine drawing technical records.
• Confering with buyers, vendors and contractors on equipment and service purchases for the mine; make technical engineering recommendations and inspects purchases upon delivery (e.g., loaders, fans, conveyor parts, etc.).
• Conducting mine inspections to ensure safe operations/conditions on all projects and as requested by management.
• Assist in ventilation studies and rock mechanics testing.
• Coincating construction work between consulting engineers, contractors, department supervisors and hourly employees on specific projects.
• Consulting with mine management, production and maintenance personnel to provide engineering advice and knowledge on a specific day-to-day situations.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of project management.
• Able to apply mining engineering principles and concepts to actual situations.
• Able to plan, organize and carry out project assignments from conception to completion.
• Able to supervise others.
• Able to work in an underground environment.

Work Environment

• Field work will include underground and surface industrial environment where potential dust, high temperatures, and other industrial and mine related hazards may be encountered.
• High work will be needed for measurement and monitoring activities.