Job Purpose
Responsible for open pit designs, planning, and monitoring the execution of drill and blast, and short-medium term mine production plans to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective mining operations. This role involves close collaboration with technical and operational staff to develop and implement short, medium, and long-term mine production planning strategies that align with operational goals and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities
Mine Planning & Technical Design
- Produce open pit design and scheduling from optimized pit shell.
- Generate project designs (Haul Road, drainage, waste dump, stockpiles, embankment).
- Assist in the preparation of Life of Mine (LoM) plans, annual reserve estimation, and reconciliation.
- Monitor the execution of drill and blast activities.
- Generate mine plans in compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations.
Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Play a major role in the preparation of the annual budget in the mining department.
- Preparation of a 3-month rolling mine production forecast plus end-of-year actual and forecast projections and presentation to stakeholders.
- Conduct weekly and monthly pre-planning meetings to gather information from various stakeholders to produce mine production plans for execution by the mine operations department.
Compliance & Safety
- Ensuring compliance with all relevant legal, environmental, occupational health and safety, and risk management standards and best practices.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Provide technical support and training to junior mining engineers.
- Collaborate closely with technical and operational staff to align planning strategies with operational goals.
- Any other tasks that may be assigned by senior leadership.
Required Qualification & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering.
- Minimum of six (6) years of experience with a strong background in long-term planning will be an advantage.
- Extensive knowledge in open pit mine operations planning.
- Must possess a Blasting Certificate of Competency.
- Must possess a valid Ghanaian driving license.
Required Competencies
Technical Competencies
- Extensive knowledge in open pit mine operations planning.
- Open pit designs and scheduling.
- Extensive knowledge of Mining Methods, strengths and weaknesses of the methods, and their applicable use.
- Technical experience in the use of mine planning software (Surpac, MineSched, Deswik, Xpac).
- Short and medium-term mine production planning.
Behavioral & Soft Skills
- Planning and Organizing.
- Governance & Ethical Behaviour.
- Goal and Action Orientation.
- Analytical, Decision Making & Technical Knowledge.
- Ability to work very well with teams.
- Ability to pay attention to details.
- Must possess strong and proven decision-making skills.
- Must demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and motivating skills.
- Must be very reliable and honest.
- Ability to adapt to diverse cultures (valuing diversity).
- Must exhibit dedication and commitment to duty.
- Compliance with the Law.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Ghana
Job Overview
Location
Ghana