Senior Mine Engineer Advisor Suriname
Paramaribo, SR
Workplace Type: Onsite
At Newmont, people create the value in the metals we mine and are ambassadors in the communities where they live and work. As a team, we foster an environment in support of our people vision, where everyone belongs, thrives and is valued. We have built a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can bring their differences to support delivering results together.
Newmont’s Merian operation in Suriname is an open pit gold mine approximately 66km south of the town Moengo and 30 km north of the Nassau Mountains near the French Guiana. Newmont owns a 75 percent interest in the limited partnership and Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., Suriname’s state-owned oil company, owns the remaining 25 percent interest.
Join us and unearth your potential in a global company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of the mining industry.
About this role
Lead the Medium-Term Planning (MTP) group and Short-Term Planning (STP). Generate pit and phase designs through pit limit and pit shells analysis. Review designs and look for improvement opportunities. Generate life-of-mine plans and provide guidance for medium and short term planners. Analyze various strategic scenarios and communicate plan improvement opportunities. Execute cost analysis and lead budget and forecast processes. Coach and train senior engineers to improve planning skills regarding short term planning and medium term planning.
In this role you will
Health & Safety
- Deliver own prescribed outcomes and / or provide support services, by applying Newmont’s Health, Safety and Environment systems, policies and protocols.
- Comply with all HSLP, Environment and Social Responsibility requirements under Newmont’s Integrated Management System.
- Accept personal responsibility for the health and safety of every employee under or assigned to his/her supervision.
- Assure that safety standards are adhered to.
- Attend monthly safety inspections and meetings.
Operational Excellence & Growth
- Generate pit and phase designs through pit limit and pit shells analysis.
- Review designs and look for improvement opportunities
- Generate life-of-mine plans and provide guidance for medium and short term planners
- Assist to analyze various strategic scenarios and communicate plan improvement opportunities.
- Execute unit cost analysis and apply principles to planning processes.
- Strong computer skills including but not limited to MS Office suite, Database, etc.…
- Manage weekly and monthly plan processes and present plans to stakeholders.
- Reconcile and analyze plan assumptions with actual performance and come up with improvement opportunities.
- Competency to operate standard business software and application specialized software with a high level of skill and accuracy.
- Have a clear understanding in open pit mining engineering principles such as ore body description, block model, geometrical considerations, geotechnical engineering, surveying, drill and blast, pit limit analysis, pit and phase designs, waste dump designs, road construction, production scheduling and engineering economic analysis.
- Detail knowledge of pit limit analysis and mine design using a software such as Minesight.
- Advance user Minesight.
- Ability to produce pit and phase designs
- Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities
- Detail knowledge of equipment requirements calculation and related software such as Haulage/Minehaul.
- Detail knowledge of costing
- Detail knowledge of cutoff grade calculations and be able to apply them in mine planning
- Ability to generate life-of-mine plans and analyze strategic options
- Ability to generate pit shells and analyze pit limits
- Detail knowledge of mining economy for applications in mine planning and projects
- Detail knowledge of Investment System and ability to manage processes
- Lead and manage forecast and budget processes
- Lead and manage strategic planning processes
- Manage Reserves and Resources processes
- Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities using the Full Potential (FP) model
Environment, Social, Governance
- Follow procedures related to environmental sustainability
- Report environmental incidents and support investigations
People
- Treat all colleagues, business partners and other stakeholders with respect
- Display Newmont's values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Inclusion and Responsibility in all actions
- Professionally bi-lingual, with demonstrated ability to read, write and converse in both Dutch and English at a very high standard
- Excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Coach and mentor junior engineers
The above duties and responsbilities are representatives of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Your training, skills and experience checklist
Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):
University Degree and 6-10 years of experience in a related field
Experience:
Minimum 10-12 years of practical experience in Open Pit Mining or related field
Skills and Abilities:
- Able to clearly explain tasks and inspire others with varying backgrounds and perspectives
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Notable professionalism
- Demonstrated problem solving ability
- Excellent motivator
- Excellent comprehension of role, tasks and situational awareness
- Critical thinking
Working Conditions and location
Where you will be located!
This position is located at Merian, project sites. Merian is a remote site located in a warm, humid tropical rainforest environment
The Merian mine is located in North-eastern Suriname, approx. 98 kilometers southeast of the capital city of Paramaribo; 60 kilometers south of Moengo.
Accommodation is in a camp/village environment near the workplace
Suriname has a tropical climate with dry and two rainy seasons with anticipated tropical rainfall of 1.5m to 2.5m of rain per year.
This is an expat position, the individual is required to work 6 weeks at the site, 3 weeks off fly-in fly-out arrangement, being based ideally in the Americas or Europe. The incumbent is expected to spend most of her/his time in the field, with some office work.
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.
Newmont seeks to recruit, hire, place and promote qualified applicants, meaning applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnic, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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