Senior Long-Term Mining Engineer, Underground

WHAT DOES AGNICO EAGLE VALUE?

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

About Our Operation

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

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Your Next Challenge

Reporting to the Engineering Superintendent, you will be part of the Engineering Department – Underground Operations. You will be responsible for generating optimized long-term mining plans for the Detour Underground Operation. You will liaise between the Corporate Study Technical team and Detour Technical and Mine Operations departments regarding all production-related activities.

You will also ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved, while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s culture & Code of conduct, maintaining a high Health & Safety standard, all in respect of the environment, the work procedures in place & the industry’s good practices.

• Perform scenario analysis to determine an optimized mining strategy, including review mining methods and LOM infrastructure;
• Development Life of Mine (LOM) mining plans and collaborate with the finance department to generate reliable cost forecasting;
• Prepare summary presentations of evaluations to gain stakeholder support and communicate LOM strategy;
• Support the mining aspects of the MRMR process;
• Support the Corporate Study team by participating in mining reviews as the Mine Operations representative and providing feedback from an operational context;
• Compare annual performance trends against study benchmarks and evaluate impacts of variance on physicals;
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement initiatives in safety and productivity;
• Other tasks as required by the Engineering Superintendent to support.
  

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, or equivalent;
• 10+ years of experience in underground mining with at least 5 years’ experience in mine design;
• Eligibility for Professional Engineering designation in the Province of Ontario;
• Strong working knowledge of all Microsoft Office software especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint;
• Knowledge of Deswik.CAD and Deswik.IS required;
• Must be able to work independently and within a team structure;
• Ability to effectively prioritize job duties and work in a fast-paced environment;
• Experience working in a multicultural environment;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong work ethic and a positive attitude;
• Strong ability to effectively communicate in English (Oral and written).

Your Work Schedule

• Schedule:40 hours per week, 4-3 or 5-2 schedule either remotely, at one of our Regional Offices or at our Upper Beaver Gold Project in Dobie, ON. Periodic site visits are required.