Senior Surface Mining Engineer

About the role

Stantec is seeking an experienced Senior Surface Mining Engineer for a Western US position. This role is based in one of our many Western US offices, hybrid, or remotely. The ideal candidate will bring broad mining experience, a mix of operations, engineering, consulting, and corporate office experience, and proven technical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management, technical, and economic solutions related to energy, mining, mineral processing, and financial analysis.
• Lead and manage successful team projects, serve as a technical lead on multi-disciplinary projects, and perform business development functions.
• Develop and expand services with new and existing clients.
• Manage tasks and develop staff as required.
• Develop project budgets, determine project scope, establish schedules, process paperwork, and interact with clients.
• Engage in business development with a focus on external relationships and key clients in the US.

Requirements

• Diverse background in energy, industrial, and mining projects.
• Ability to use and direct others in the use of mine planning software programs such as MineSight 3D, Deswik, and similar packages.
• Experience in data analytics is a plus.
• Experience in pit and phase optimization using Whittle, MPSO, or NPVS software.
• Experience in creating optimized mine plans using Minesight MPSO or Deswik (IS Scheduler and LHS) software.
• Experience in using MineMax or Vulcan or Carlson.
• Prior work in prefeasibility and feasibility project phases.
• Experience in mine valuation studies.
• Understanding of contracts and engineering delivery methods and various pricing structures for projects.
• Attention to detail and strong QA/QC skills.
• Understanding of project-related risks.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. in Mining, Civil, or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 to 15+ years of experience with project management, aggregate, or multidisciplinary energy, mining, or infrastructure projects.
• Currently licensed or willing to pursue a P.Eng. (Professional Engineer) and/or QP (Qualified Person) during the first two years of employment.

Skills

• Data analytics.
• Whittle, MPSO, or NPVS software.
• MineSight 3D, Deswik, or MineMax mine design software.
• Vulcan or Carlson.
• Contracts and engineering delivery methods.
• Project management and business development.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.

Pay

$117,800.00 - $176,800.00 Annually

Schedule

Full time

Contact

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.