Senior Mine Engineer Advisor Suriname

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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