Superintendent, Mine Planning

Job Title: Superintendent, Mine Planning

Reporting to: Mine Manager

Business Unit / Function: GGM

Department: Mining

Why This Role Matters

Develops and maintains short-term, medium-term, and life-of-mine plans in coordination with Geology, Mining Operations, Processing, and Technical Services to achieve production and business targets.

What You Will Deliver

Mine Planning and Design

• Develops and maintains short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans with relevant technical and operational functions.
• Produces and reviews mine designs, production schedules, extraction sequences, and development plans to optimize resource utilization, safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Coordinates with Geology to incorporate resource models, reserve updates, and grade control information into plans and production forecasts.

Performance and Optimization

• Monitors actual mining performance against approved plans, analyzes variances, identifies constraints and risks, and recommends corrective actions.
• Conducts mine optimization studies and evaluates mining methods, equipment requirements, and operational strategies to maximize resource recovery and minimize operating costs.
• Drives continuous improvement opportunities within mine planning processes, systems, and technologies.

Business Planning and Technical Governance

• Prepares annual operating plans, production forecasts, manpower requirements, budgets, and capital expenditure proposals for mine planning and development.
• Maintains the accuracy, integrity, and availability of mine planning data, survey information, and technical reports.
• Leads technical studies, feasibility assessments, mine expansion plans, and resource utilization reports.
• Reviews and approves planning deliverables, technical reports, designs, and schedules against company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

People and HSE

• Supervises Mine Planning personnel, provides technical guidance and coaching, and deploys department resources effectively.
• Implements HSE requirements in planning activities and participates in risk assessments and incident investigations.

What Success Looks Like

• Short-, medium-, and life-of-mine plans align with approved production and business objectives.
• Mine designs, schedules, forecasts, and technical reports are accurate, available, and compliant with company and regulatory requirements.
• Planning variances, constraints, and risks are identified and addressed through timely corrective recommendations.
• Mine planning activities improve resource recovery, operating efficiency, and cost effectiveness while meeting HSE requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering.

Experience

• Eight to ten years of mining experience, including significant experience in mine planning and scheduling.

Skills That Matter

• Good knowledge of English
• Achievement Orientation
• Teamwork
• Ethics and Values