Company Description

We are the world’s leading diamond company, powered by thousands of people around the world who are driven to support thriving local communities, protect the natural environment, and stand with women and girls, focused on Building Forever.

We market our polished diamonds through two brands, Forevermark and De Beers Jewellers, while our Element Six operation is the world leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond materials for industrial and electronic applications.

If you like chasing demanding targets, thrive on making decisions in the pursuit of brilliance, and enjoy the support of the world’s finest experts, we have a place for you

Job Description

De Beers Group has a full-time opportunity for a Mine Engineering Planner within the Mining department at the Gahcho Kué Mine located in the Northwest Territories. Reporting to the Mine Engineering Superintendent and working a 14 days in/14 days out rotation, this is a key role to provide direct technical input into driving operational decisions at Gahcho Kue. The ideal candidate is one who is committed to safe working practices and strives for zero harm.

Key Responsibilities:

• Optimize the open pit mine planning and mine designs to improve ore extraction and balance waste stripping ratio with long-term mine planning requirements;
• Responsible for collating and making sense of field data to support inputs required for operational mine planning and scheduling;
• Development of short-range mine planning & scheduling operational packages;
• Actively support development and implementation of projects across areas of the mining engineering function;
• Assist with the optimization of the short-range scheduling and design, through application of sound engineering design scheduling methods;
• Proactively support mine engineering to solve problems through development of mine plans and schedules;
• Conduct project planning, producing project schedules, analyzing project progress and reporting on the project planning indicators;
• Data analysis and trade-off studies to improve short & mid-term dewatering planning;
• Drive a continuous improvement culture within the Mine Engineering department through leadership and coordination of projects;
• Actively reconcile demonstrated performance data with the mine plan(s) to identify and recommend improvement opportunities where applicable;
• Assist production staff in the completion of projects where necessary according to agreed plans;
• Actively contribute to the design and implementation of dewatering execution plans;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mine Engineering or equivalent;
• Three + years’ experience in open pit mine planning and drill and blast planning;
• Eligible for Professional Engineering registration in the Northwest Territories;
• Strong focus on systems and processes improvement;
• Strong background in open pit optimization and data driven analysis;
• Strong safety record and ability to implement established safety systems;
• Ability to drive accountability and achieve results;
• Ability to communicate, share information and seek input from different teams;
• Planning, time management, and problem-solving skills; and
• Experience producing, developing and presenting reports.

Beneficial if you have:

• Advanced skills with Deswik mine planning/scheduling or other software;
• Experience in Geotech and/or dewatering planning; and
• Ability to manage and lead a team to be a high performing team.

Additional Information

Safety

Safety first is a way of life for us. We are unconditional about the safety, health and well-being of our colleagues, at work and at home, and about that of the communities where we work. We aim to lead the industry by investing in innovation to protect people, who are at the heart of our business. Our high performing teams take accountability for their own and others' actions, work collaboratively, and always show care and respect.

COVID Vaccination

Since safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines have become widely available this year and have been proven to be a very effective and safe way of protecting people and reducing COVID-19 transmission, we have strongly encouraged employees to get vaccinated at the earliest possible opportunity. As our mining operations are fly-in fly-out, vaccination is required to travel to sites.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

Background Checks

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications

Referrals

Referral incentive applicable: This opportunity is open to a paid referral incentive according to the Employee Referral Program (HRM.AD.21.01). Referral incentives are applicable to De Beers Group internal employees only.

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