Underground Mining Engineer
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_onHilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City Downtown, 250, 600 South, Central Ninth, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84101, United States
About the Role
The Underground Mining Engineer serves as a pivotal architect of our extraction strategy, responsible for the planning, design, optimization, and safe execution of underground mining operations. This role exists to ensure the productive, cost-effective, and compliant extraction of ore while upholding the highest standards of safety, ground control, and environmental stewardship.
In this position, you will bridge the gap between technical feasibility and operational reality. Your day-to-day involves designing and optimizing mine layouts, from development and stoping to infrastructure planning, while preparing short- and long-term schedules and production forecasts. You will develop mine development and production cycles from first principles, supporting critical systems like drilling, blasting, ventilation, and haulage. Beyond technical design, you will monitor production performance to drive continuous improvement, collaborate closely with geology, operations, maintenance, and safety teams, and provide technical guidance to operations personnel and junior engineers.
Application Instructions
Candidates interested in this role should submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their experience with underground mine planning and safety compliance. Please ensure your application highlights specific projects where you have successfully balanced production goals with rigorous safety and environmental standards.
Work location
Work model: On-site
Hilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City Downtown, 250, 600 South, Central Ninth, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84101, United States
Salt Lake City, Utah
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleDesign and optimize underground mine layouts including development and stoping plans
- check_circleDevelop and assess mine development and production cycles from first principles
- check_circleSupport drilling, blasting, ventilation, and haulage system design and performance
- check_circleMonitor production performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives
- check_circleEnsure compliance with MSHA, local, and company safety and environmental standards
- check_circleCollaborate with geology, operations, maintenance, and safety teams
- check_circlePrepare technical reports, feasibility studies, and budget estimates
- check_circleSupport capital project evaluations and implementation
- check_circleProvide technical guidance to operations personnel and junior engineers
- check_circlePrepare short- and long-term mine plans, schedules, and production forecasts
