Underground Mine Engineer

About the role

This position will play a key role in supporting the advancement of the underground mine through permitting, construction, advanced exploration, and into production.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety and environmental stewardship for the project
• Ensure that contractors, consultants, and all other visitors are oriented and can work safely and efficiently
• Work with regulatory and other government entities (e.g., MSHA, BLM, NDEP, County, City/Town, etc.) to advance the project
• Support existing and growing workforce for the underground project
• Lead forecasting for the underground project in collaboration with site and management
• Own and execute the underground development schedule
• Responsible for monitoring and assessing all ground support, ventilation, and design standards to ensure ongoing compliance
• Perform Reconciliation of planned design vs actuals
• Track all relevant KPI's
• Frequent interaction with technical, executive, and financial staff
• Represent the Company and our commitments to the surrounding communities
• Reports to the Senior Mine Engineer
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mine or Geological Engineering or a related discipline
• Five (5) or more years of engineering experience in underground
• Applied experience using software for mine mapping and modeling such as MineSite, Vulcan-Maptek, iGantt-Minemax or similar to create mine designs, plans, and schedules
• Demonstrated knowledge of mining and processing operations
• This unique position requires an experienced mine engineer who is seeking a highly visible and influential role in a growing company
• Experience in gold and silver mining preferred
• A self-starter who can be agile and decisive when required with a demonstrated track record of successes
• Proficiency in Microsoft software applications and network platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to listen
• Ability to travel for business purposes, primarily in Nevada

This position may qualify for use of a company vehicle, depending on residency location.