Strategic Mine Planner

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

Reporting to the Strategic Mine Projects Superintendent, you will be part of the Strategic Mine Projects group and collaborate with other departments of the Nunavut Divisions. You will play a key role in developing Full potential evaluations of the Nunavut divisions, through scenario evaluations, cost optimization, and concept development. You will need to produce Life of Mine planning by considering the mine designs, production plans, forecasting and other mining engineering parameters and constraints. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved, while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment. 

• Support the life of mine, budget, and necessary economic analysis for Nunavut Mine Operations; 

• Support the divisions for semi-annual mining reserves and resource estimation (MRMR): Mine stope optimizer (MSO) set up, Datamine block model encoding, variance and sensitivity analysis.

• Actively participate to Expansion projects studies; 

• Develop, prepare and design the Strategic Mining Plan and assess opportunities; 

• Develop tools, procedures, and systems to ensure robust strategic planning. 

• Bachelor's degree in mining engineering or a Mining technology diploma,

• A minimum of 7+ years of experience in Underground and/or Open Pit mining operations, that includes a minimum of 2+ years' experience in production and mine planning;

• Must have good analytical skills, good organizational skills, a high learning capacity, and problem-solving abilities; 

• Project management skills are an asset; 

• Excellent knowledge of CAD software, with working knowledge of Deswik being an asset; 

• Experience in reserves and resource estimation would be an asset

• Experience working in a multicultural environment; 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team; 

• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office software especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint; 

• Strong ability to effectively communicate in English (Oral and written). Selected candidates must obtain a passing mark on a SPEEXX English language assessment.