Job Description

Reporting to the General Superintendent Mining, you will perform their duties as a member of the Mine Engineering Department and collaborate with other departments of the division. Given the remote location and scale of the operations, you may be required to broaden their scope of responsibilities and demonstrate proficiency and autonomy in relevant areas. You will lead the underground technical services team to support and integrate the different departmental visions to achieve the common goal of analyzing, maintaining and optimizing productivity and profitability of the operation. You will undertake these tasks while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagles culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment. In this role, the incumbent will:

• Contribute and support the use of Health & Safety system to promote safety of all workers;
• Manage group of technical/professional employees to achieve efficient output of quality deliverables;
• Maintain Mine Engineering services required to support Underground operations as it relates to mine design, short to long term planning, MRMR (Mineral Reserves Mineral Resources) estimation, drilling and blasting, field survey services, mine infrastructure and ventilation support and rock mechanics;
• Develop and maintain risk registers, procedures, guidelines and TARP (Trigger Action Response Plan) related to all departmental tasks and deliverables;
• Perform budget and cost control by coordinating the activities and resources to compile accurate mine budget and cost forecasts;
• Ensure mine systems are designed and controlled as per applicable regulations and internal standards;
• Coach or discipline, as required, a team, and develop training plans for the group;
• Prepare the team for the mine construction and production start-up (Operation readiness plan);
• Keep department at the forefront of new technologies, following best practices in the mining industry;
• Manage members of the Mine Geology team until a Geology Superintendent is in place.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent;
• 15 years of mining related experience with 5 years of management and supervision experience;
• Primarily underground mining experience; Exposure to permafrost and arctic conditions an asset;
• Strong exposure to technical services and operations;
• Experience with feasibility study, mine start-up and production ramp-up;
• Professional designation (P.Eng.) in the Northwest Territories/Nunavut (NAPEG) or another jurisdiction and able to quickly obtain designation;
• Leadership, interpersonal, organizational and conflict resolution skills;
• Self-motivated team player with a positive attitude. Able to develop and foster a team environment;
• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office software especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint, knowledge of Deswik is an asset;
• Strong ability to effectively communicate in English (oral and written).

Your Work Schedule

• Schedule: flexible FIFO schedules available (7x7, 10x10, 14x14); flights departing from Edmonton, AB and Yellowknife, NWT.
• Accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides charter flights to and from the mine site and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.

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