Long Range Planning Mine Engineer

Magris Talc is seeking a Long Range Planning Mine Engineer to help shape life-of-mine plans and the mine design decisions that support safe, efficient, and economic extraction. This onsite role in Greenwood Village, CO partners closely with geology, operations, processing, finance, and environmental teams to translate technical inputs into long-range production strategy, budgeting, and reserve development.

Role Overview

The Long Range Planning Mine Engineer develops and maintains life-of-mine (LOM) plans, mine designs, production schedules, and strategic evaluations. The position supports business planning and capital priorities by evaluating mining sequences and trade-offs, maintaining planning assumptions, and contributing to technical studies and management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Life of Mine (LOM) plans aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Prepare conceptual, prefeasibility, feasibility, and operational mine designs.
• Produce pit optimizations, phase designs, pushback strategies, dump designs, haul road layouts, and infrastructure plans.
• Evaluate mining sequences to maximize project value while maintaining operational practicality.
• Develop mineable reserve estimates and support reserve reporting activities.
• Create long-range production schedules for the life of the assets.
• Prepare annual and multi-year mining plans and forecasts.
• Balance mining, processing, stockpiling, waste stripping, and capital development requirements.
• Maintain planning assumptions including equipment productivity, operating costs, and recovery factors.
• Conduct trade-off studies covering mine design alternatives, cut-off grades, equipment fleets, and processing strategies.
• Support economic evaluations using NPV, cash flow, and sensitivity analyses.
• Identify opportunities to improve resource recovery, reduce operating costs, and optimize mine economics.
• Evaluate growth opportunities and future resource conversion strategies.
• Partner with geology to integrate updated resource models into mine plans.
• Support annual budget development and strategic planning processes.
• Provide technical guidance to operational planning and production teams.
• Maintain planning standards, procedures, and reporting metrics.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations for management.
• Present planning assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support reserve and resource reporting activities.
• Maintain accurate documentation of planning methodologies and assumptions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering (preferred).
• 2-5 years of experience required.
• Experience in open pit mine planning and design required.
• Experience in life-of-mine planning, strategic mine planning, and scheduling preferred.
• Experience supporting reserve evaluations and technical studies is an asset.
• Proficiency with mine planning software: MinePlan, Vulcan, Deswik, Whittle.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.
• Understanding of mine economics and financial evaluation techniques.
• Knowledge of resource modeling, reserve estimation, and mine scheduling methodologies.
• Commitment to safety excellence.
• Effective written and verbal communication with personnel at all levels.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, including managing multiple competing priorities; project management skills desirable.
• Advanced computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; experience with Microsoft SharePoint desirable.
• Action-oriented, self-starter; strong critical thinking.
• Technical writing skills.
• Ability to manage projects and generate continuous improvement activities.
• Ability to lift fifty pounds.
• Able to interpret, summarize, and communicate complex information to achieve results.

Technologies

• MinePlan
• Vulcan
• Deswik
• Whittle
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft SharePoint

Compensation and Location

• Location: Greenwood Village, CO (onsite)
• Salary: USD 95,419 - 119,274 per year

Benefits

• Annual incentive bonus program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-sponsored retirement benefits, including a 401(k) plan with company contributions
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Floating holidays