Senior UG Mine Engineer

🕒 March 12

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KoBold Metals

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔬 Science

⚡ Energy

Artificial Intelligence • Science • Energy

KoBold Metals is a company specializing in advanced mineral exploration. By investing over $100 million annually across 60+ projects on five continents, KoBold is at the forefront of using artificial intelligence and novel hardware to transform mineral exploration into a repeatable science. The company aggregates comprehensive data on the Earth's crust and utilizes proprietary AI tools, including the Machine Prospector® system, to minimize uncertainties in exploration. KoBold Metals is committed to ethical exploration practices and is backed by world-class investors dedicated to discovering and developing new battery metal resources. Their innovative approach leverages AI to build the world's largest geoscience information collection and model subsurface data statistically.

📋 Description

• Reporting to the Chief Mine Engineer, the Senior UG Mine Engineer will lead the mine design efforts for KoBold’s Mingomba project, including pre-feasibility and feasibility engineering studies. • You will help to identify, design, and execute all mining engineering programs necessary to maximize the safety, feasibility, and value of our future mine. • You will be responsible for the strategy, implementation and execution of mine design strategies consistent with development plans and in coordination with operations teams. • You will also support all modeling work from district to mine scales in support of these goals. • You will be responsible for building and fostering a collaborative relationship to support synergies with surrounding operators. • You will join an outstanding team of geoscientists, data scientists, and software engineers. • You will support the advancement of the science and practice of exploration. • You will support the development of novel data collection and monitoring programs. • Working closely with geologists, hydrogeologists, and data scientists you will support construction of physics-based and data-driven models of the hydrogeology of our exploration sites and state-of-the-art water management strategies. • A key challenge will be to quantify uncertainties relevant to mining, and to identify efficient means for reducing these uncertainties as the project advances.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, or closely related discipline. • Minimum of 7 years relevant post qualification experience in engineering with an emphasis on underground mine planning, design and scheduling. • EIZ Certification (preferred) • Experience working with multiple consultants within the mining industry. • Strong technical writing skills with experience writing technical reports. • Strong organizational, analytical, and strategic planning skills • Experience utilizing mine planning, design and scheduling software packages such as MineScape, MineSight 3D, Vulcan, Surpac, Deswik, Datamine, Gemcom, Mine 2-4D, and EPS • Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience. • Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization. • Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC. • Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity. • Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution. • Ability to assertively direct others in the field such as subcontractors, drillers, and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently. • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by KoBold’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. • Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek. • The role will require travel to Mingomba and other KoBold project locations.

🏖️ Benefits

• We are committed to equal employment opportunities for all people.