Chief Mine Engineer, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Drill & Blast Engineer
Job No:
89163
Location:
Rainy River Project (Fort Frances, Ontario)
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Join one of Canada’s Premier Mining Operations
New Gold is an intermediate gold mining company. The company has a portfolio of four producing assets and two significant development projects. The New Afton Mine in Canada, the Mesquite Mine in the United States, the Peak Mines in Australia and the Cerro San Pedro Mine in Mexico (which transitioned to residual leaching in 2016), provide the company with its current production base. In addition, New Gold owns 100% of the Rainy River and Blackwater projects located in Canada. New Gold’s objective is to be the leading intermediate gold producer, focused on the environment and social responsibility.
Our values:
- Integrity "Do the right thing"
- Creativity "Lead with innovation"
- Commitment "Deliver on our promises"
- Developing our employees "Committed to personal development"
- Teamwork "We will get things done better as a team"
For more information about New Gold, please visit www.newgold.com
Multiple Opportunities Available
New Gold currently has multiple openings for experienced mining professionals to join the Rainy River Project on a full-time basis.
Opportunities include:
- Chief Mine Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Drill and Blast Engineer
The Rainy River Project, located 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, ON, contemplates a combined open pit and underground mine, processing 21,000 tons per day.
These are residential positions and the successful candidates will reside in the community. The shift schedule is 7 days on, 7 days off, which allows individuals to maintain a work and family-life balance with an outdoor lifestyle. Relocation assistance is available.
Chief Mine Engineer
The Chief Mine Engineer is responsible for overseeing all engineering functions and ensuring that service and operating guidelines are followed. You will also provide input into the design and development of processes, procedures, and practices in engineering.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the transition from start-up to ongoing mine operations, including the setting up of mine processes and systems
- Managing and leading the Mining Operations team
- Managing activities related to programs, systems, and procedures in mine design
- Analyzing data and providing technical documentation to support decision-making
- Contributing to the preparation of the annual budget and long-term strategies
For this role, we are seeking candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering and 8-10 years' experience in mine operations or engineering management.
In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:
- High attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
- Proven ability to effectively prioritize duties
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate with contacts at all levels of the organization
Geotechnical Engineer
Reporting to the Chief Engineer, the Geotechnical Engineer provides geotechnical expertise to support the development of the open pit mining operation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Being adept at a variety of investigations, stabilization and mitigation strategies for unstable slopes and soils in a wet environment
- Developing appropriate work scope, schedule, and budget for a variety of civil, construction and geotechnical solutions
- Performing investigations and evaluations to develop design recommendations and assisting in the preparation of design plans and specifications
- Overseeing investigation and laboratory testing programs, shallow and deep foundation analyses, slope stability analysis, subgrade evaluations, soil and hard rock cut slope designs, preparation of geotechnical engineering reports, task/project management, and the preparation of technical and price proposals
For this role, we are seeking candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical/Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering or a related discipline and at least 5 years' experience as a Geotechnical Engineer in a hard rock, open pit mining operation. Previous experience working in a start-up mining operation is preferred.
In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Previous experience in tailings dam design and monitoring experience for a hard rock mining operation
- Previous experience overseeing water management for a mining operation
- Previous experience in pit-wall monitoring for a hard rock mining operation
- Underground mining experience combined with surface geotechnical experience (asset)
- Experience with MineSight mining software
- Ability to work with little or no supervision
Drill and Blast Engineer
The Drill & Blast Engineer is responsible for the coordination of efficient and safe mining operations involving drilling and blasting in operations and technical services. To do so, you must have a good understanding of drill and blast management of an open pit operation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Carrying out all departmental functions, including short-term mine design and scheduling, project analysis, ore control, reconciliation, geotechnical data acquisition, mining engineering systems analysis and design, and preparation of reports
- Monitoring and interpreting signature shots for vibration analysis and developing a controlled blasting program to minimize damage to infrastructure
- Understanding the effects of fragmentation in downstream processes (mill throughput), and understanding the impacts of pattern/shot design on total drill and blasting costs
- Understanding burden/spacing relationships and their applications in which to optimize total pattern design, explosives and fragmentation with respect to ground conditions
- Developing drill and blast designs
- Ensuring that holes are drilled to the correct plan, pattern, depth and inclination
- Ensuring a safe working environment and developing continuous improvement projects
For this role, we are seeking candidates with a Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering and who are eligible for P.Eng registration with Professional Engineers of Ontario. You will also have 5 years' experience working in an open pit mine and a working knowledge of Ontario mining legislation.
In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Open pit drill and blast experience
- Experience working in a cross-cultural environment
- Proven commitment to health, safety, and the environment
- Excellent listening, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
About the Benefits
This is a great opportunity to advance your career with one of Canada's largest gold exploration projects.
In exchange for your hard work and dedication, you will receive a competitive salary that is commensurate with your experience, skills, and qualifications. You will also receive a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Bonuses
- Extended Medical and Dental
- RRSP matching
- Long and short-term disability
- Life insurance
- 3 weeks vacation
- Vehicle provided for work purposes