Senior Mine Engineer - Long Range; Hybrid Job Elko area,Nevada USA,Engineering

Position: Senior Mine Engineer - Long Range (Hybrid)

Job Summary

The Senior Mine Engineer (Long Range) is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the Life of Mine (LOM) plans and designs for Kinross Nevada open‑pit operations. This role ensures long‑term strategic plans are economically optimized, safe, and compliant with geotechnical and environmental standards. The engineer works closely with technical services, geology, and site management to maximize shareholder value and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Mine Planning: Run pit optimizations and support mineral inventory reporting, optimize mine plans, conduct fleet‑sizing studies, create stack plans, and perform technical studies focused on asset optimization.

Design and Modelling: Create open pits, waste rock dumps, haul roads, and stormwater drainages. Check block models using drill data, run statistics, and create scripts.

Scheduling and Economic Analysis: Integrate short‑term plans into long‑term and life‑of‑mine plans. Perform Excel‑level economic analysis and support feasibility studies (NI 43‑101) as required.

Reconciliation and Compliance: Analyze and interpret mine plans to ensure alignment with financial, environmental and operational objectives. Reconcile actuals versus planned production and update plans to reflect reality while maximizing NPV.

Collaboration: Work with short‑range planners, environmental, exploration, metallurgy, geotech, maintenance, and leadership teams to ensure long‑term plans are technically sound.

Innovation: Research information to support decision‑making and improve processes, technologies or methodologies.

Safety and Mentorship: Contribute to safety culture and develop policies and practices. Be willing to take on cross‑rotation assignments within the Technical Services Group for personal development.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

B.S. Degree in Mining or related discipline.

Five years of experience in surface mining (preferred).

Comprehensive knowledge of open‑pit mining engineering principles.

General understanding of mining operations and limited knowledge of milling and maintenance operations.

Working knowledge of computerized mine design and familiarity with one or more commercial software packages (Mine Sight, Deswik, Vulcan, Studio NPVS, etc.).

Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentations to senior leadership.

Technical writing abilities (preferred).

Ability to learn quickly and function within the physical demands of the role.

Understanding of Kinross’ processes and corporate values is an asset.

Ability to work independently and as part of the Engineering Team.

Must be 18 years old and authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis.

Valid driver’s license.

Health, Safety, and Environmental Requirements

Adhere to all MSHA regulations and Kinross safety and environmental standards.
Commit to safe working practices.
Wear Personal Protective Equipment at all times while in the production environment.
Be alert, observe, correct, and report unsafe conditions.
Follow operating procedures and comply with all regulatory requirements.

Legislative Requirements

US work permit required.

#J-18808-Ljbffr