The Position

Provide technical leadership and clear direction for open-pit mine planning and engineering to support the safe, timely and value-focused redevelopment of Dome Mine. Develop robust plans grounded in verified data and demonstrated operating performance; identify opportunities to improve project value, mine recovery and resource utilization; and strengthen engineering capability through coaching, guidance, technical review and knowledge transfer.

Key Responsibilities

Promoting Safety and Sustainability

• Adapt a zero-harm approach with engineering design 
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement in safety by reviewing existing engineering designs and new designs
• Review plans and designs for regulatory compliance and compliance to Company policies, procedures and standards
• Promote and adhere to Company environmental and sustainability policies 

Mine Planning and Mine Design

• Lead the open-pit mining engineering discipline for the Dome Open Pit Re-Development project from study and option analysis through execution planning.
• Develop, evaluate and document mine planning scenarios, including pit optimization, phase and pushback design, production scheduling, fleet requirements, productivity assumptions, waste-dump and stockpile strategy, haulage, mine infrastructure and operating constraints.
• Prepare integrated life-of-mine, annual and shorter-range plans, as required, with clear assumptions, risks, dependencies, decision points and performance targets.
• Collaborate with geology, geotechnical, hydrogeology, metallurgy, environment, permitting, infrastructure, operations and finance teams to produce an integrated and executable mine plan.
• Incorporate current geotechnical design criteria, geological interpretation, model confidence, water-management requirements and operating experience into designs and schedules.
• Establish and maintain planning inputs, design criteria, scheduling logic and quality-control processes; coordinate appropriate independent or peer reviews.
• Provide practical engineering guidance to operating and project teams to improve plan compliance, productivity, recovery and effective use of equipment and infrastructure.
• Identify, quantify and champion opportunities that improve project value, reduce risk, increase recoverable value or strengthen execution confidence.

Strategic Planning

• Ensure Dome OP is appropriately represented in the overall Discovery strategic plan
• Participate in Business Planning exercise at the senior management level, providing guidance on options to increase value and optimize use of resources
• Provide support to exploration teams to ensure targets are appropriately scheduled and incorporated into the mine plan
• Support mineral reserve and resource estimation, reporting and governance activities by providing mine designs, schedules, modifying factors and technical documentation as required.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Ontario (PEO) and in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario, or eligible to obtain Ontario licensure within an agreed timeframe.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressive open pit mine engineering and operational experience, including significant responsibility for mine design and production scheduling.
• Ability to apply engineering techniques as they apply to ore body evaluation and mine operations.
• Able to impact and influence to gain the alignment across multiple teams
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including coordination of multidisciplinary work, review of engineering deliverables and coaching or mentoring of technical staff.
• Experience supporting prefeasibility, feasibility, detailed engineering or execution planning for an open-pit development, redevelopment or major expansion project.

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