Underground Blast Design Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Provide remote underground engineering services, which include reviewing drill and blast designs, creating loading packages, and validating designs for global WebGen™ operations.

• Develop, assess, and enhance underground blast designs to ensure safety, quality, and operational efficiency.

• Evaluate blast designs and loading packages against Orica standards and essential control requirements.

• Analyze blast measurements and performance data to uncover opportunities for improvement and optimization.

• Assess stope performance, dilution, recovery, blast outcomes, and factors contributing to design success.

• Prepare technical documentation, benchmarking reports, and performance analyses.

• Collaborate with underground operations, technical services teams, WebGen™ specialists, and engineering experts across various global regions.

• Provide engineering services within the agreed service levels and operational deadlines.

• Facilitate mentoring, knowledge sharing, and capability development within the remote engineering team.

• Contribute to initiatives aimed at automation, workflow enhancement, and improving the efficiency of engineering service delivery.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in underground metal mining.

• Significant exposure to underground drill and blast design as well as mine planning.

• Practical experience in stope design and evaluation, including aspects such as dilution, recovery, blast performance, and stope stability assessment.

• Strong grasp of Longhole Open Stoping, Cut & Fill, and Sublevel Stoping methodologies.

• Experience in reviewing and interpreting blast performance data and post-blast reconciliation results.

• Familiarity with using ShotPlus™ UG or other recognized underground blast design software.

• Excellent technical problem-solving skills along with sound engineering decision-making abilities.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills for effective interaction across global teams and cultures.

• High level of organization, attention to detail, accountability, and a commitment to quality and safety.

• Experience with Deswik, underground mine planning software, WebGen™, or electronic blasting technologies is highly valued.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for growth and learning in a diverse and collaborative culture.

• Building relationships and gaining knowledge through connected global and local teams.

• Flexible and varied career pathways.

• Support for the development of knowledge and skills.

• Competitive salary.

• Learning opportunities from talented individuals across various disciplines.

• Safe workplace environment within a collaborative culture.

• Commitment to an inclusive and Equal Opportunity Employment culture.