MINE PLANNING ENGINEER

1- PURPOSE & OBJECTIVE
Reporting to the Senior Mine Planning Engineer, the Mine Planning Engineer is responsible to provide
operational expertise ensuring the short and medium mine plans are prepared in a structured, accurate and
timely manner.
2- KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Mine Planning
• Provide monthly mine planning aligned to the Long-Term Plan guidance. (Plan to show amount of
ROM to be mined at what grade and cost).
• Provide the optimisation of pit stage designs, assess and manage the mineability of the 12 month
Rolling Plan
• Monitoring the implementation of mine plans by ensuring that actual loading, hauling and dumping
are done according to plan.
• Prepare a schedule for waste dumping (where waste material must go and in what quantities).
• Prepare a month-end report; showing what was planned for against what was mined.
• Ensure that mining is done to specification/plan/design.
• Ensure that plans are communicated and understood by relevant parties.
• Ensure that whatever is planned for will enhance performance.
• Ensure that planning is done in a way that wastage will be minimized.
• Ensure that planning is done in compliance with legislation, regulations and standards.
• Ensure that the required outputs are maintained and monitored for continuous improvement.
• Monitor the activities of the blasting section in order to control wall limits.
• Lead planning for mining, crusher feed, ore stockpiling and waste dumping using the mine planning
scheduling and design tools.
• Provide data and justifications in appropriate formats to site Management to support mine plans
which have been generated.
• Co-ordinate inputs from Geology, Processing, Mining, Business and Management as required
• Ensure development and operational schedules are aligned with current Budget and the Long Term
Plan.
Design, Analysis, Evaluation
• Assist with pit optimisations to generate optimal pit shells.
• Assist with the creation of pit stage and bench development designs, and ensure any changes
remain aligned to the Long-Term Plan.
• Assist with the creation of waste dump stage and development designs and ensure any changes
remain aligned to the Long-Term Plan.
• Assist with the creation of haul cycle time datasets for use with mine planning software and ensure
that regular validation and calibration against actual cycle time data is performed.
• Provide technical support to Technical Services, Geology and Mine Operations where required.
• Evaluate mine development and operational options
Compliance
• Promote and adhere to internal methodologies, policies, procedures and standards by consistently
maintaining a high quality of work across all allocated functions.
• Document workflows and processes and ensure auditable processes exist for budgeting,
reforecast, analysis and design work.
• Assist with documentation and update of the modelling technical processes including updates to
models and appropriate QAQC and documentation.
Safety Management:
• Demonstrate personal commitment about safety and environmental and Social Responsibility
practices.
• Ensure that agreed procedures, safeguards and controls are applied and used.
• Ensure all activities are conducted safely and in accordance with Company standards and
procedures
• Ensure hazard management plans are observed.
• Keep statutory and internal reporting as required.
• Active participation to the Health & Safety Committee.
The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not
necessarily all inclusive.
3- SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or similar
Relevant experience:
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in open pit mining within similar environment.
• Proficient in the use of mine planning software including SURPAC, MineSight, DataMine, Whittle,
Xpac.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, software
preferably).
• High-level of knowledge of mine planning
• French language skills.
• Experience in a developing country with a preference for West African experience.
• Experience working in multicultural environment.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation and build effective relationships and
networks.
• Possesses strong training and mentoring skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to respond to a changing work environment.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at the same time.
• A reputation for integrity and ethics.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
Application deadline: 2 weeks from date of publication
Date limite de candidature : 2 semaines à compter de la date de publication

Profil du poste

3- SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or similar
Relevant experience:
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in open pit mining within similar environment.
• Proficient in the use of mine planning software including SURPAC, MineSight, DataMine, Whittle,
Xpac.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, software
preferably).
• High-level of knowledge of mine planning
• French language skills.
• Experience in a developing country with a preference for West African experience.
• Experience working in multicultural environment.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation and build effective relationships and
networks.
• Possesses strong training and mentoring skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to respond to a changing work environment.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at the same time.
• A reputation for integrity and ethics.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Dossiers de candidature

Interested candidates who meet the criteria are invited to apply by sending their resume and cover letter to [email protected] .
Female applicants are strongly encouraged and welcome.
NOTE: The recruitment process at Société des Mines de Lafigué is completely free of charge. The company accepts no responsibility for recruitment processes that require candidates to make a financial contribution or any other kind of contribution.