Supervisor, Long-Term Planning

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Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

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Reporting to the Engineering Superintendent, you will be part of the Engineering Department. You will be responsible of the long-term planning deliverables for both Underground and Open pits. You will make sure that a seamless transition from the exploration phase to engineering and economical evaluation phase is executed, as they will provide a robust and professional long term mine planning.

In this role, you will coach, create synergies, and optimize interactions in the long term mine plan between the underground and the open pits. You are expected to be the Qualified person (QP) for the Mine Reserves and Mineral Resources (MRMR) exercises at Meliadine for the Engineering group.

You will oversee and participate in producing the Life of Mine planning (LOM), by acknowledging the underground and open pit 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.

Coordinate the annual life of Mine budget planning, both for underground and Open pits;

Coordinate the annual Scenario Analysis of life of Mine planning, both for underground and Open pits;

Oversee and approve the semi-annual mining reserves (MRMR) and mine stop optimization (MSO) exercises for the underground and open pit resource.

Generate the strategic mine plan scenarios using the tools and available software;

Develop and present the Long-Range Strategic Mining Plan and assess opportunities through the Enhanced Life of Mine plan (ELOM);

Participate to the reserve's/resource's renewal strategy in collaboration with the geology team;

Participate to the expansion projects studies and assist the permitting group when required;

Present the deliverables to the different clients and stakeholders;

Receive and analyze new mine design guidelines (block model, economical parameters);

Provide support and establish the link with the medium-term planners onsite;

Provide mining expertise and coaching team members.

Bachelor degree in Mining engineering;

7+ years of experience in underground and/or open pit mining operations with emphasis on production & mine planning;

NI 43-101 qualification is an asset;

Member of a Canadian engineering society and/or eligible for NAPEG license;

Must have good analysis skills, good organizational skills, high learning capacity, and problem-solving ability;

Excellent knowledge of Deswik softwares;

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

Experience working in a multicultural environment;

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.

Note that the official working language at Meliadine is English.

Your Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday, on remote working. The incumbent presence in Agnico Eagle offices at Mirabel or Val-d’Or, Quebec will be required occasionally.

The Long-Range Planning Supervisor will occasionally be required to visit the mine site to establish synergies within the team and present some deliverables. In these situations, accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides charter flights to and from the mine site, from Mirabel or Val-d’Or, and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.