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SSR Mining Hiring for Senior Open Pit Mine Engineer at Denver, CO Full Time
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Who Are We?
SSR Mining Inc. is a leading, free cash flow focused intermediate gold company with four producing assets located in the USA, Turkey, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets in the USA, Turkey, Mexico, Peru, and Canada.
SSR Mining is committed to delivering excellence through the contributions of our dedicated employees. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we aim to continue building on our strong foundation – we have high expectations for the future!
Job Description:
The Senior Mine Engineer (Open Pit) will provide support (technical, management and business expertise) for all levels of mine studies, projects and operations through the generation and/or review of Mineral Reserves, mine plans (scheduling, design, and economic analysis), growth studies, and other activities required by the Director, Mine Technical Services.
Within the company, the Senior Mine Engineer (Open Pit) will form strong relationships with site Technical teams and members of the Technical, Project, and Finance groups within the Corporate Denver office to strategize and optimize output from our portfolio of operations and projects.
The Day to Day:
- Demonstrate visible safety leadership in all aspects of the role.
- Assist with and review the generation of the annual Budget.
- Assist with and prepare long-term strategic options including financial/economic analysis for scenario planning, including developing the Life of Mine Plan in accordance with Corporate strategy.
- Peer review with sites the various engineering aspects of mine design, planning and scheduling (optimizing pit, phase and waste dump designs, haulage, drill and blast, equipment fleet selection and utilization, geotechnical, hydrogeological).
- Assist in the preparation of the annual Mineral Reserve s (i.e. review of cut-off grade, modifying factors, pit optimization parameters).
- Apply continuous improvement and innovation to mine design and planning.
- Support multi-disciplinary teams in the development of conceptual, pre-feasibility, feasibility, implementation, reclamation, and closure studies for all current and future mining projects.
- Participate in M&A due diligence teams as required.
- Keep up to date on innovation and technology trends and recommend and implement where there may be a good fit in the business.
- Act as peer review on all engineering functions, participate in development and/or conduct a program of audits.
- Support site technical teams in all aspects of mine engineering as required.
Is this you?
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in science (mine engineering) with a professional designation highly desirable.
- 5-8 years of experience in open pit mine engineering and operations positions with demonstrated experience in a leadership role.
- 3+ years of experience in mine planning and scheduling (long term and Life of Mine)
- High level of technical writing and computer literacy with MS Office Suite.
- Advanced knowledge and use of mine planning software packages with
- MinePlan (MineSight) experience highly desired.
Other relevant responsibilities / skills to include:
- Ability to see the ‘big picture’; excellent understanding of mineraleconomics (i.e. build a discounted cash flow analysis from first principals) and the value creation chain within the mining industry
- Experience in writing/reviewing Technical s and conductingvarious levels of mine studies (i.e. scoping, pre-feasibility, feasibility)
- Experience with assisting in systems development and identification for improvement (including cost saving and optimization initiatives)
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally.
For applicants residing in CO, the salary range for this role is from $100,000-$125,000.
Benefits: 401(k); medical/dental/vision insurance; employee share purchase plan, PTO, and STI.
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SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.