Mining Engineer

• Evaluate the working conditions in the field to ensure the safety of all employees, including but not limited to active working faces, current dumping areas, stability of short and long-term slopes, traffic patterns and pit access routes, and road conditions.
  
• Interact and communicate effectively and professionally with mine management, supervisory, engineering, and production personnel.
  
• Prepare detailed short and long-term mine plans, including stripping and coal production targets by material type, removal method, and target date.
  
• Effectively implement and follow the approved and communicated short and long-term mine plans, including evaluating changing conditions, accurately measuring stripping and coal production volumes in the field, and meeting all production targets on time.
  
• Prepare effective, professional drawings to complement the mine plans.
  
• Prepare, manage, and implement the dragline plan to ensure maximum efficiency, productivity, and compliance with the approved dragline plan.
  
• Communicate the current production state, including field changes to the mine plan, mining progress for all active areas, and tons and yards moved by shift to all production, engineering, and supervisory personnel.
  
• Update and manage the production database daily, preparing and distributing daily reports.
  
• Investigate, research, and implement new cost-saving mining methods when practical.
  
• Effectively manage coal quality and minimize penalties by preparing, managing, and implementing a detailed coal blending plan that incorporates daily samples and coal blend calculations and is communicated through pit bench and stockpile quality maps.
  
• Prepare, manage, and implement pit dewatering plans, including managing pumps and pumping personnel and appropriate routing of pumped water as dictated by the approved drainage and sediment control and surface water management plans.
  
• Drilling and blasting oversight.
  
• Understand and ensure compliance with the approved ground control plan and all permit requirements.

• Provide training to production and mine personnel in correct and safe mining techniques and procedures.
  
• Work on special projects or other duties as assigned.

• Solid understanding of the practice of mine engineering, including staying current on emerging technologies and methods.
  
• Desire and ability to promote a safety culture, including compliance with all safety and environmental regulations and safe work practices.
  
• Ability to prepare effective, detailed designs and plans for dragline and truck/ shovel pits.
  
• Ability to implement those plans in the field.
  
• Working knowledge of surveying and ability to perform basic surveying tasks, such as field staking, to support the mine plan.
  
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.
  
• Consistently provide results in the face of rough field conditions and strict deadlines.
  
• Candidate must live in Healy, Alaska, or within the Denali Borough.

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• B.S. in Mining/Civil/Geological Engineering or equivalent.
  
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Alaska (PE) or willing and able to become registered when eligible.
  
• Possess a current valid driver’s license.
• Must pass a post-offer physical and drug test.