TZ Mine - Senior Mine Planning Engineer

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Job Summary: The Senior Mine Planning Engineer develops and manages short- and medium-term mining plans, integrating with various departments to ensure execution aligned with established premises and supporting team development. Key Highlights: 1. Leadership in open-pit mine planning 2. Strategic interface with Geology, Geotechnics, Operations, and Processing Plant 3. Mentoring and technical development of the team **Summary of Responsibilities:** The Senior Mine Planning Engineer will be responsible for developing and managing short- and medium-term mining plans (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual), ensuring plans are operational, executable, and aligned with the company’s technical and strategic premises. This professional will work closely with Geology, Geotechnics, Mine Operations, and Processing Plant teams, ensuring production plans account for operational, environmental, and structural variables of the operation. They will also monitor production, analyze performance indicators, perform mining reconciliation, and manage ore inventory. Additionally, they will play a key role in the technical development of the planning team, acting as a mentor to professionals in the field and supporting planning activities whenever necessary. **Key Activities:** * Supervise short- and medium-term planning team activities, ensuring compliance with the highest health and safety standards; * Develop production plans for multiple pits considering short-, medium-, and long-term horizons; * Formulate mining strategies accounting for production capacity, resource availability, ore stockpile management, waste dump areas, and mine operational premises; * Develop feed blending strategies for the processing plant, ensuring adherence to the production budget; * Perform fleet sizing and operational analyses to support production plans; * Prepare budget revisions and quarterly production forecasts; * Prepare analytical technical reports on production budget monitoring and mine planning; * Develop and monitor short- and medium-term production plans, tracking performance indicators and geometric plan adherence; * Conduct operational KPI analyses, including geometric adherence, planned vs. actual dilution, and plant feed autonomy; * Perform production accounting reconciliation, mining reconciliation (MCF), and spatial reconciliation between plans and actual mining; * Prepare ore stockpile balance reports and analyses related to waste OPEX and CAPEX; * Monitor surveying activities to ensure reliability of data used in production plans; * Track production progress against planning, identifying deviations and proposing corrective actions; * Collaborate directly with operations teams to ensure efficient execution of mining plans; * Support long-term planning activities and substitute for the area lead when required. **Required Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering; * Strong experience in open-pit mine planning, preferably in base metals or gold operations; * Solid expertise in short- and medium-term planning; * Experience in pit design, waste dumps, mine infrastructure, ramps, and haul roads; * Advanced knowledge of mine planning and modeling software; * Experience interfacing with operational and technical mining departments. **Preferred Qualifications:** * Knowledge of long-term planning; * Advanced experience with Deswik CAD software; * Knowledge of Strategic Mine Planning (LOM 2P, 3P, and Blue Sky); * Experience determining OMU (Operational Mining Unit) and SMU (Selective Mining Unit); * Experience preparing technical reports such as RAL (Annual Mining Report) and PAE (Economic Exploitation Plan); * Knowledge of pit and waste dump drainage projects; * English proficiency is considered an advantage. **Additional Information:** * Work schedule: 14 days on / 14 days off; FIFO; * Transportation, accommodation, and meals provided by the company. **About the Company:** G Mining Ventures (GMIN) is a gold mining company focused on acquiring, developing, and operating precious metals projects. It currently operates the Tocantinzinho (TZ) Mine in Pará, Brazil, which commenced commercial production in 2024\. The company stands out for its efficient project execution approach and delivering projects on time and within budget. With an expanding portfolio—including the Oko West (Guyana) and Gurupi (Maranhão) projects—G Mining reinforces its position as a future mid-tier gold producer leader across the Americas. **We value diversity and are committed to inclusion!** If you are a person with a disability seeking an opportunity for professional growth, we want to meet you!