Technical Services Manager

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide leadership, strategic direction, and accountability for all Technical Services functions
• Foster and maintain a strong Safety & Health culture, ensuring safety principles are embedded in all technical planning, design, and execution
• Optimize organizational structure, roles, and responsibilities to ensure efficiency, alignment, and high performance
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering and geology staff, supporting technical excellence, succession planning, and professional growth
• Direct supervision of technical personnel and management of external consultants and contractors
• Oversee short-, medium-, and long-term mine planning, including life-of-mine (LOM) strategy and execution
• Manage day-to-day strategic direction of mine engineering, geology, hydrogeology, geotechnical, surveying, and paste backfill functions
• Oversee underground paste backfill design, planning, and performance to support ground control and production requirements
• Oversee mine design, production scheduling, equipment selection, productivity forecasting, and cost estimating across studies from pre-scoping through feasibility
• Review technical feasibility of proposed engineering solutions and personally support resolution of complex or high-risk technical challenges
• Incorporate, investigate, and implement industry best practices in mine design, scheduling, and alternate mining technologies
• Ensure mine plans are technically optimized, operationally achievable, and aligned with long-term business objectives
• Ensure long-term objectives are captured, prioritized, and reflected in monthly mine plans
• Perform other duties as assigned

Geology, Resource & Reserve Management

• Provide senior leadership and technical authority over the Mine Geology function, ensuring geology fully supports mine planning, production, and strategic objectives
• Oversee geological interpretation, data integrity, and geological modeling to ensure accurate and reliable inputs into engineering and operational decisions
• Direct the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of resource and reserve models in compliance with NI 43-101 requirements
• Lead and oversee grade control strategies, ore/waste classification, dilution management, and reconciliation processes
• Oversee exploration, infill, and definition drilling programs, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, contractor management, QA/QC protocols, and data validation
• Drive resource expansion and reserve conversion initiatives through targeted exploration and geological evaluation
• Ensure reconciliation between geological models, production results, and metallurgical performance; identify variances and implement corrective actions
• Integrate geological risk assessments into mine design, sequencing, and production planning
• Maintain stewardship of geological databases, sampling protocols, assay QA/QC systems, and audit-ready documentation
• Provide geological input into economic evaluations, feasibility studies, life-of-mine plans, and long-range development options
• Communicate geological risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies to Executive Management and key stakeholders
• Drive collaboration across departments on:
• Resource expansion planning
• Life-of-mine cash flow projections
• Continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure technical inputs support accurate forecasting of project performance against budget within a 0–24 month planning horizon

Operational Support & Risk Management

• Support production and maintenance teams regarding environmental impacts, mining cycles, sequencing, design alternatives, management of change, and workforce engagement during design stages
• Identify, assess, and communicate technical and geological risks and mitigation strategies to Executive Management
• Ensure technical and geological considerations support safe, compliant, and efficient mining operations

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Effectively communicate mine strategy, plans, and technical outcomes to internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare and deliver clear technical presentations to executive leadership and cross-functional teams

Experience and Training

• Proficient knowledge in the following areas:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 10–15 years of experience in the mining industry, with at least 5 years in a multi-functional leadership role
• Proven experience in life-of-mine planning for large-scale mining operations
• Strong proficiency with underground mine planning and design software
• Experience in contract management, including implementation of cost controls
• In-depth understanding of operations management, budgeting, and cash flow analysis
• Strong working knowledge of:
• Mining methods and design
• Development, construction, and production operations
• Financial, planning, and project management reporting
• Knowledge and understanding of MSHA mine safety legislation and regulations
• Strong understanding of both underground and open-pit mining practices, policies, procedures, and standards

Skills and Abilities

• High level of accountability and ownership for departmental performance
• Extensive cross-functional budgeting and financial planning expertise
• Strong verbal, written, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively and calmly in high-stress environments
• Highly developed organizational and time-management skills
• Self-motivation with the ability to work independently in a results-driven environment
• Strong presentation skills for technical, professional, business, and community audiences
• Proficiency in engineering systems, cost management, and productivity improvement initiatives