UG Short Term Scheduling Specialist – AME & LATAM

UG Short Term Scheduling Specialist – AME & LATAM

Position Description

The Barrick Africa & Middle East Team are seeking to recruit an UG Short Term Scheduling Specialist – AME & LATAM. You will be expected to align to the Barrick DNA and to operate within our mining assets and with our teams. You will contribute in a safe and cost-effective manner towards achieving targets in accordance with Mine Safety Standards, Policies and Procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Promote safety standards across all operations, including contractors on site, in line with Barrick’s Journey to Zero Harm.
• Align site activities to the business plan and broader business goals. Provide governance for all UG operations that are realistic and achievable whilst driving performance improvements and exploring development opportunities. Assist in developing short term budgets and cash flow forecasts for the region.
• Manage the operational performance of sites. Provide technical guidance to the site and regional teams, spending time on ground and engaging regularly to track progress. Ensure optimal performance of underground operations whilst proactively addressing and overcoming potential obstacles. 
• Develop the capability of site leadership teams. Build a relationship of trust and respect, and proactively performance manage with feedback and interventions to drive individual and team performance. Provide career growth opportunities for leaders and ensure adequate succession planning is in place. 
• Act as a key interface between ExCo and underground sites. Update the AME & LATAM ExCo on a weekly basis, distilling important information and reporting on the sites’ UG technical performance against the business plan, including key challenges and necessary actions.
• Build and maintain Barrick’s License to Operate. Working closely with site GMs and Country Managers, drive engagements with host nation stakeholders, such as government agencies, local communities, and suppliers. Ensure awareness of differing requirements across all sites. Play a key role in the localisation of the workforce, bringing nationals through and managing their careers.
• Implement and sustain the AME & LATAM UG Mining Management Operating System (MOS):
  • Regional operational oversight to ensure underground mine plans capture, quantity and escalate where changes/variations are required, sign off to account for additional resource and cost requirements inclusive of Planning Risk reviews to ensure flexibility is there. 
  • Build flexibility into the mine plans, through quantifying risks and opportunities, and determining minimum KPI levels per site.
  • Standardise mining operational and cost models to track and forecast key business outputs efficiently and accurately to drive Group wide cost reduction initiatives. 
  • Build and roll out a more integrated weekly planning template (7+21) for all UG mines.
  • Build technical capability and standards.
  • Develop regional Mine Design Standard. Establish bi-weekly ROW Mine Design review board.
  • Provide technical input and guidance into long term planning to ensure sustained, highly efficient UG mining operations.
  • Standardise software requirements through the use of the available Deswik, VentSim and PumpSim packages.
    

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering.

Experience and Skills Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in underground mining operations, mine planning or technical services, with strong exposure to short-term scheduling, operational execution and performance improvement across complex underground mining environments.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, reviewing and governing underground short-term mine plans, including 7+21 planning, risk and opportunity identification, KPI tracking, resource requirements and cost implications.
• Strong technical capability in underground mine design, sequencing, scheduling and operating model development, with the ability to translate long-term plans into practical, executable short-term schedules.
• Proven ability to provide technical guidance to site and regional teams, identify operational constraints, drive corrective actions and support the achievement of safety, production, cost and business plan targets.
• Advanced proficiency in underground planning and design software, including Deswik, VentSim and PumpSim, with the ability to standardise software usage and improve planning capability across multiple sites.
• Excellent leadership, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust, influence senior site leaders, develop technical capability and support succession planning across underground operations.
• High level of safety leadership and commitment to operational discipline, with experience promoting safe work practices and supporting continuous improvement aligned to Zero Harm principles.

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization
   

We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
 

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
 

Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.

Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".