Senior Mining Engineer

Company Description

RESPEC, an internationally recognized engineering consulting company, seeks an experienced mining engineer located in our Reno, Nevada office.

Job Description

The responsibilities for this position include evaluating geologic and resource models, complete mine pit or stope optimizations, create open pit or underground designs and development, waste dump and road designs.  Additional responsibilities include estimating equipment and personnel requirements, estimating capital and operating costs for projects, project economic evaluation, preparing technical reports, business development and project management. The successful candidate will work with junior engineering staff to manage mining-related projects. Domestic travel may be required for visits to client mine sites as well as for client and corporate meetings.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in mining, geological or civil engineering
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in mining engineering including mine planning and resource optimization with at least 3 years of experience in operations
• Registered professional engineer or ability to obtain upon hire
• Experience in mine planning software (e.g., Surpac, Vulcan, Minesched, Carlson and GIS)
• Experience in pit optimization software
• Production planning and scheduling experience required (preference to Deswik or MineSched)
• Excellent interpersonal and effective oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications: In addition to the required qualifications, the following education and skill set are preferred:

• • Underground and open pit experience
  • Proficient in programming skills preferred (e.g. TCL, Lisp, Visual Basic, and other programming languages)
  • Project management experience.

Additional Information

Compensation: Salary depends on experience and expertise, salary range for this position is $115k-$130k. Compensation includes a comprehensive fringe-benefits package. RESPEC is a 100% employee-owned company and employees are eligible for participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after a qualifying period.

Featured benefits include:

• Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) & ESOP (with company match up to 4%)
• Professional Development and Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.