Underground Short Range Planning Engineer
Job Description
Job Description
Underground Short Range Planning Engineer
Job Description
The Underground Production Engineer is responsible for producing and delivering executable weekly mine plans that align with monthly plans. This role integrates input from multiple stakeholders across operations, geology, geotechnical, backfill, ventilation, and maintenance to ensure that all activities are coordinated, realistic, and achievable.
In addition, the planner contributes to the mine design of the AFM (Approved for Mining) workflows by generating OPEX centerlines and short-range stope shapes, which are then routed through the formal review and approval processes.
This position plays a key role in driving plan compliance, leading cross-functional planning workshops, and providing short-term scheduling support to maintain operational continuity. Reporting to the Senior Short Range Planning Engineer.
Key Responsibilities:
· Develop and publish weekly mine plans aligned with 3-month rolling plans and operational targets
· Lead cross-functional planning workshops to resolve constraints and define critical paths
· Chair weekly planning presentations, communicating objectives and priorities
· Monitor plan execution, track progress, and report variances with corrective actions
· Create OPEX development centerlines and short-range stope shapes using Deswik MDM
· Submit designs for technical review and approval
· Provide short-term coverage for Drill & Blast Engineer as needed
· Conduct regular field inspections of headings and stopes
· Maintain and update the Stopes Priority Master Tracker
· Align weekly and monthly activities with 3-month plans/forecasts
· Contribute to lessons learned from stope reconciliation
· Identify opportunities to optimize sequencing and remove inefficiencies
· Adhere to the Company’s Health, Safety, and Environment policies
· Promote safety awareness and environmental responsibility
· Participate in safety initiatives and incident investigations
Qualifications
Education:
- 4-year degree in Mining Engineering
Experience:
- 0-3 years' relevant experience in underground hard rock mining required
- Experience in mine planning using DESWIK.sched or other scheduling software’s (previous experience with DESWIK.sched will be highly preferred)
- Experience in Drill & Blast preferred
- Experience in Longhole Open Stoping preferred
- Experience in underground development planning preferred