Senior Mining Engineer

Graymont is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer to support its Western North America region, focusing on managing and optimizing mine planning and operations across multiple quarries in the United States and Canada, including Utah, Nevada, Montana, and Alberta.

About the role

Reporting to the NA Mining and Geology Lead, this full-time, permanent hybrid role based in Sandy, UT will develop optimized mine plans, support permitting and reclamation activities, verify production and reserve data, and identify opportunities for operational efficiency and cost improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain mine plans for all sites in the Western Region, or as assigned.
• Create and update pit designs using appropriate internal standards.
• Submit and manage mine permit applications for the regions.
• Generate and review reclamation plans for each site in the region.
• Perform reconciliation to verify reserves and quarry progression.
• Develop efficiency improvement assessments to track operational effectiveness and identify areas for cost-savings or increased efficiencies.
• Provide management for blast optimization and fines reduction studies.
• Support quarry automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Conduct reclamation surety evaluations and coordinate surety posting for mine and reclamation permits.
• Identify and manage consultants for mine planning, reclamation, and permitting.
• Provide estimates of reclamation costs for calculation of Graymont’s decommissioning and restoration provision.
• Ensure all mine/reclamation plans and permit requirement information is maintained within the Mineral Resource Development database for all Graymont quarries in the region.
• Verify and submit reserve volumes annually for each Graymont quarry as required.
• Provide technical assistance and training for quarry supervision, including understanding and following mine plans, survey control, reclamation techniques, and computer applications for mine/reclamation plans.
• Review safety, production, and reclamation performance annually at each facility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in mine planning, open-pit quarry operations preferred.
• Proven ability to lead technical evaluations and support quarry operations through optimization and automation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of mining equipment, geology, and mine safety procedures.
• Strong commitment to health and safety issues as they relate to the mining industry.
• Experience with mine planning and geological software (preferably Surpac), along with a strong understanding of computer-based mine planning principles and processes.
• Travel required up to 40% of time throughout North America.

About Graymont

Founded in 1948, Graymont is a trusted global leader in essential calcium-based solutions. Professionally managed and family-owned, Graymont serves a wide range of markets, customers, and communities in North America and Asia Pacific. Graymont is also the strategic partner of Grupo Calidra, the largest lime producer in Latin America. The company’s strategy is anchored in core values of integrity, respect, teamwork, innovation, excellence, accountability, and long-term perspective, with a focus on sustainable growth and decarbonization.