Senior Mining Engineer

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Summary: Seeking a Senior Mining Engineer to develop and implement efficient mining plans, schedules, and excavation designs for open-pit operations. Highlights: 1. Lead mine planning and design for open pit operations 2. Manage mining studies and provide expert consultancy 3. Optimize production targets and improve cost efficiency ### **Job Information** Date Opened 04/09/2026 Job Type Full time Job Opening Status Open Work Experience 7 Plus Years Industry Mining City Yanqul State/Province Masqat Country Sultanate of Oman Zip/Postal Code 0000 **Senior Mining Engineer** will be responsible for the development and rollout of efficient mining plans, schedules, and excavate/dump designs. This role requires to provide designs and schedules to support the execution of the drilling, blasting and mine production plan. Responsiblities\- * Organize Implementation and monitoring of the long and short\-term mine planning and mine designing process for open pit operations. * Overview/ preparation for approval of the detailed schedules and layouts. * Overview/ preparation for approval of the open pit production plans. * Overview/preparation for approval of the mine engineering budgets. * Mining studies management using in\-house and third\-party skills (consultants). * Provide consultancy and expert advice on mining and mineral extraction projects. * Establish production targets and monitor their achievement; ensure that monthly progress plans are completed in a timely manner and are available. * Work alongside with the Geological Department to optimize grade control and minimize dilution through mine designs and mine plans. * Ensure designs and applications are consistent with regulatory and company policies and procedures. * Provide assistance and advice to the operating units, ensuring maximum production and operational planning; ensure correct and up\-to\-date plans and information, and accurately measure key mining performance indicators. * Ensure that a monthly digest of relevant KPIs, progress measurements and reports is available. * Evaluate new and innovative products, techniques, and procedures. * Recognize options and advise on actions to adopt best practices for mine engineering. * Advice, implement, assist and control mine improvement projects. * Tracking actual progress against planned production. * Manage the drilling and blasting activities to improve blasting optimization. * Regular coordination with Operations, Geology, and Survey groups to implement the weekly and monthly plan. In addition to the creation of forecasts to achieve monthly and yearly budget targets. * Work with Maintenance and Purchasing departments to provide engineering expertise and improve cost optimization. * Provide technical expertise to support the assumptions in mining reserve updates. * Comply with all technical, legal and safety measures. * Liaise with all mining operations and technical teams. ### **Requirements** Education\- * BSc. in Mining Engineering Experience\-* Minimum of seven (7\) years of open pit mine production/planning experience. * Experience in managing a mining department. Technical Skills\- * Knowledge and awareness in HSE. * To use the latest mining software. * Advanced computer skills. * Drilling and blasting experience. * Aware of geotechnical studies in mine design. Soft Skills\- * Problem solving. * Good interpersonal skill with having respect to Omani culture. * Good management and organizational abilities Preferred Training\- * Certificates for at least one of the mine design software like Deswik, Datamine, Surpac or Micromine