Senior Mine Engineer - Pit

Position: Senior Mine Engineer - Open Pit
Make an impact at Canada’s premier mining company.

When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment.

New Gold would like to acknowledge the lands and resources of the Treaty 3 Territory and respect the traditional values of our First Nation partners. To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at  . To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the Career page .

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

A stimulating values-based work environment

A culture of collaboration and inclusion

Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders

A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement

A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Rainy River Mine
Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit and underground, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.

The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario. The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

Applicants who reside in Northwestern Ontario and have experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the Northwest Ontario, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Ontario communities. (Indigenous) Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.

About

The Role

Schedule:

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The successful candidate will be leading a small team of professionals. Primary tasks include,oversight of the drill and blast teams, short range planner, anddispatchEIT. Other tasks will include assisting with budget planning, strategic planning and managing projects for the operations, as well as technical support, coaching and mentoring to the Engineers in Training and Junior engineers to meet long-range planning objectives.

Key Responsibilities
Oversee the preparation of Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and LOM Plans

Forecast and evaluate costs, engineering, andmineplanning data.

Provide technical direction for the mine related to operations strategy and implementation.

Review and implement operational plans and design changes.

Review and action improvements to mining operation performance against plans and budget.

Prepare monthly cost and performance reports and presentations to support planning results.

Provide technical support where required.

Mentor and coach EIT’s and young engineers, performanceevaluationand supervision.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in mining engineeringor similar field

Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario and in good standing order with PEO and or eligible for membership with the PEO

Over 7 years of experience in mine engineering in an open pit environment.

Strong experience in open pit short range planning,…