Who Are We?
SSR Mining Inc. is an intermediate gold company with four producing assets located in the USA, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets in the USA and Canada.
SSR’s commitment to safety, collaboration, and excellence allows us to continue building upon our already strong foundation. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we look forward to our bright future!
The Senior Long Term Planning Engineer is site based and covers the long term planning functional deliverables and work elements supporting the SSR Mining Cripple Creek and Victor Mine. The position reports to the Mine Technical Services Manager. Responsibilities include management of the Cripple Creek & Victor long term planning team, delivery of business planning, reserves and resources, support of site based studies, projects, continuous improvement, and strategic resource development activities.
Day to Day
The Senior Long Term Planning Engineer key outputs include
- 01Delivery of reliable, timely and well communicated long term mine planning results.
- 02Quality control of site long term planning outputs as they relate to SSR Mining CC&V business needs.
- 03Stakeholder management across site mine planning and other cross functional site teams.
- 04Identification and application of improvements associated with site opportunities and replication of best practices acquired from other sites.
In addition, the Senior Long Term Planning Lead will
- 05Be responsible for delivery of Life of Asset mine and supporting facilities design, scheduling, and optimization.
- 06Be responsible for generating optimized Life of Asset scenario planning deliverables which will be consistent within the site and regional strategic context.
- 07Provide technical Risk and Opportunity characterization at the mine site level for Life of Asset plans.
- 08Partner with the site mine planning team and Technical Services manager to produce the Life of Asset production plan, allowing the site team to focus on execution of the plans. Main objective to produce a Life of Asset production plan with challenging but achievable inputs, with transparent risks and opportunities identified.
- 09Produce and be responsible for the site Reserves and Resources estimation and reporting.
- 10Develop long term planning talent under the guidance of the Regional Lead and SME/governance group.
- 11Provide visible and felt leadership in support of health, safety, security, and S&ER programs.
- 12Responsible for the generation of timely and accurate long-term planning work
packages at the site
- 13Business Plan Physicals and associated documentation for the +2 year to Life of Mine plan, in collaboration with the site planning teams.
- 14Long-term supporting facilities design and planning, Life of Mine infrastructure and support for reclamation and closure planning
- 15Optimization of pit, leach pad and dump designs
- 16Mentor other engineers in long range mining engineering
- 17Execute long term mine planning standard procedures, guidelines, standards, best practices, and planning improvement initiatives at the site, including consideration of safety in design.
- 18Work with global Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and SRD group to adopt and test new Long Term Planning processes and tools to improve Long Term Planning/strategic planning practices.
- 19Support site projects and studies work, and support strategic components of continuous improvement and Strategic Resource Development (SRD) work as required.
- 20Perform unit cost analysis with emphasis on fixed/variable costing, benchmarking, and optimization.
- 21Build and maintain trust and credibility with key stakeholders and site functional teams.
- 22Draw on experiences in open pit and/or underground mining to ensure the long term deliverables are considered and applying diversified engineering techniques.
- 23Work with the mine-site geological, geotechnical, metallurgical, geostatistical, and S&ER teams to align, consult and inform on key work package deliverables.
Is This You??
- 24A B.Sc. Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or equivalent is essential.
- 25Considerable experience in mine planning, optimization, operations, and strategic planning in diversified mine sites, with preference for experience in conventional hard rock gold operations.
- 26Strong interpersonal skills, ability to influence and impact in a dynamic, multitasking environment with competing priorities and a high level of cultural awareness and sensitivity.
- 27Ability to build and maintain a strong communications network with planning and technical peers, Project/Study Directors, Mine Managers, and partner representatives.
- 28Experience in supervision and leadership of Mine Engineering professional staff and related groups.
- 29Experience in operations with knowledge of mine methods, mine design, production scheduling (strategic and tactical), equipment selection, reserve estimation, maintenance, and expert systems.
- 30High level of competence in the use of mine planning software, including optimization techniques and cash flow analysis and extensive experience with mine design and scheduling packages.
- 31Detailed knowledge of unit costing methods for resource and reserve analysis and experienced in financial analysis and financial models. Experience with Xeras cost estimating tool a plus.
- 32Knowledge of exploration methods and resource estimation.
- 33Strong problem solving and 3D visualization skills.
- 34Relevant certificates of competency – certification as Professional Engineer, and/or Qualified-Competent Person status.
Working Conditions & Environment
- 35Role is based at the Cripple Creek & Victor Mine, located in Teller County, Colorado.
- 36The Cripple Creek & Victor (CC&V) Mine site is located at elevations ranging from approximately 9,400 ft. to 10,600 ft. above sea level. Workers in this position are routinely exposed to conditions at various work sites throughout this range of elevations and must be physically capable of working at this altitude.
- 37Weather conditions can and do change frequently and can become severe at times.
The summary provided is a basic outline of duties for the Senior Long Term Planning Engineer role and is not all-inclusive. For applicants residing in CO, the salary range for this role is $120,000- $130,000. Benefits: 401(k); medical/dental/vision insurance; employee share purchase plan, PTO, and STI.
SSR Mining does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to SSR Mining in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where SSR Mining has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of SSR Mining and SSR Mining will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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