Senior Mining Engineer

🕒 May 29

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $85k - $105k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Ho-Chunk, Inc.

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1994

🏗️ Construction

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Construction • Logistics • Consulting

Ho-Chunk, Inc. is a Native American-owned company established in 1994, dedicated to enhancing the economic independence and self-sufficiency of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The company focuses on creating jobs and advancing community welfare through programs that prioritize housing, education, and employment. Ho-Chunk, Inc. actively engages in government contracting, gaming, and various commercial markets to contribute to the socioeconomic growth of its tribal community, helping to establish a thriving middle class.

📋 Description

• Provide leadership and day-to-day technical direction for mining engineering work orders • Prepare resource and reserve estimates for metal, coal, industrial mineral, and construction aggregate deposits • Develop mine and reclamation plans for undeveloped mineral properties, including mining methods, equipment, staffing, production rates, and schedules • Conduct economic evaluations using discounted cash flow rate of return and estimate capital and operating costs • Serve as a primary technical representative for mineral owners in dealings with mining companies, contractors, and government agencies • Assist Indian mineral owners with mineral lease negotiations and review agreements, including royalty and environmental protection terms • Review and evaluate Tribal grant proposals for mineral assessment and development projects • Monitor assigned grants through their lifecycle, ensuring compliance, tracking progress, and providing technical assistance • Present on mining fundamentals, regulations, mineral agreement structures, and NEPA requirements • Potentially supervise junior engineers, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams while reporting to the On-Site Lead and Project Manager • Travel to government and Tribal sites for meetings, fieldwork, and grant site visits

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mining Engineering or a closely related field (e.g., Geological Engineering) • FE required • 6-8 years of progressively responsible experience in mine planning, reserve estimation, and economic evaluation across surface and/or underground operations • Demonstrated success in resource and reserve estimation across multiple commodities, including geostatistics, block modeling, and reconciliation • Significant experience leading mine design and engineering, including pit/underground layouts, phase design, haul road geometry, ventilation, dewatering, slope stability/ground control, drill-and-blast, materials handling, and backfill • Experience creating Life-of-Mine plans, short-/mid-/long-range schedules, and production forecasts • Reclamation and closure planning expertise, including geochemical considerations, water management, and post-mining land use • Experience with cut-off grade analysis, pit optimization, sensitivities, NPV/IRR, cash-flow modeling, and prefeasibility/feasibility studies • Experience representing mineral owners/operators in lease and royalty negotiations, surface use agreements, right-of-way, and regulatory processes • Experience with permit packages and NEPA/NHPA touchpoints • Track record of executive-level presentations and clear decision memos • Supervisory/mentoring experience directing junior engineers/consultants and multidisciplinary teams • Proficiency with Deswik, Vulcan, MineSight/Hexagon, Surpac (or similar), Whittle/NPV optimizers, GIS, advanced Excel, and Power BI • Familiarity with geotechnical packages such as Slide or FLAC3D is a plus • Strong MSHA knowledge • Field auditing, contractor/OEM coordination, and commissioning/start-up support experience • Willingness to travel to operating sites and community locations • Public Trust clearance and NACI background investigation required • Valid Driver’s License and insurability under the company insurance program required

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive federal benefits package • Health insurance • Paid time off • Retirement plan participation • Reimbursement for approved travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations