Job Description

Underground Senior Engineer, Integrated Mine Planning

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes
• Work with exceptional team of technical experts
• Fly-in/Fly-out role based in Lac de Gras, NT

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Reporting to the Superintendent, Integrated Mine Planning, you will be part of the Technical Team located at Lac de Gras Mine Site, you will work 12 hours per day on a 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off rotational schedule. You will be responsible for:

• Supervising short-range planners and other engineers in the integrated mine planning team

• Support professional development and mentoring of planning engineers
• Support and manage safety programs within the mine planning function
• Creating underground medium range (rolling 3-month) mine plans

• Liaise with other support services groups and operations departments to develop and recommend input parameters for medium range plans
• Align medium range plans with approved quarterly/ LOM plans
• Compiling and publishing of the integrated medium range plan

• Maintenance and updating of monthly production forecasts
• Oversee creation of the rolling two-week plan

• Direction to short range planner
• Ensure quality of plan
• Ensure all appropriate constraints are covered to achieve weekly targets
• Complete month end reporting
• Mentoring and developing the mine planning team
• Ability to cover short range functions

• Weekly plan
• Development layouts
• Assist with long-range & quarterly forecasts by reviewing plans and providing feedback
• Leadership within the Integrated Mine Planning team

• Act as fill-in for Superintendent when not available
• Assist in direction at Lean and Safety meetings
• Coaching team in technical and operational aspects
• Ensuring Diavik is compliant with all relevant legislation and the Rio Tinto Safety Standards
• Support the Rio Tinto Critical Risk Management system

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Mining Engineering degree from a recognized post-secondary institution
• Registered or ability to be registered with NAPEG
• 7+ years in underground mine engineering
• Open pit mine engineering experience preferred
• Experience using Vulcan and Deswik software preferred
• Experience supervising technical staff advantageous
• Experience in operational roles advantageous
• Experience with Open Pit mining, Sub-Level Retreat and Open Stoping with Cemented Rockfill is preferred

Northern residency and experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the North, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the DDMI Participation Agreement Groups and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Territories. Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you\xe2\x80\x99ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive compensation
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be working

The Diavik Diamond Mine, in Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Northwest Territories, is located on a 20 square kilometer island, called East Island, in Lac de Gras, a lake located 300 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife. It is 100 kilometers north of the tree line and 210 km south of the Arctic Circle. Workers at the mine site commute to the island by plane.

Our diamonds from Diavik are stunning white gems, produced to the highest possible standards of safety and integrity. At Diavik, the safety of our people is our number one priority. We will never compromise this. Having all of the people who come to our mine site return home to their families and loved ones at the end of every roster or visit is our number one goal.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs \xe2\x80\x93 striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can\xe2\x80\x99t do it on our own, so we\xe2\x80\x99re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company designated as one of Canada\'s Top 100 Employers in 2023 for a 4th consecutive year. For more information, click here:

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

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