Senior Mining Engineer, Mine Planning

21 Jul 2026 Senior Mining Engineer, Mine Planning at First Quantum Mineral

• Business Plan Schedule Development and Support • Develop and maintain the mining schedule inputs for the Business Plan under the direction of the Principal Mining Engineer, including production profile, material movement, ore release, strip ratio, dump capacity and key enabling works. • Translate LoM strategy and BP direction into practical schedules that reflect approved cutback/phase strategy, waste deployment strategy, mining sequence and operational constraints. • Maintain clear documentation of BP schedule assumptions, constraints, risks and opportunities to support governance, review and approval processes. • Work closely with Short-Term planning teams to ensure the BP schedule is technically defensible, executable and aligned across planning horizons. • Forecast Schedule Development and Recovery Planning • Run forecast schedules throughout the year to measure performance against the approved Business Plan and identify gaps to plan early. • Update forecast schedules using actual performance, latest operational constraints, readiness status and revised assumptions from relevant technical functions. • Develop forecast and recovery scenarios to close gaps to plan, including production recovery, waste movement, ore release, strip ratio, cutback readiness, dump capacity and key enabling works. • Assess and communicate the impact of forecast scenarios on value, cost, risk, execution readiness and future period performance. • Prepare clear forecast outputs and recommendations for review by the Principal Mining Engineer, Planning leadership, Operations, Processing, Finance and other stakeholders. • BP, Forecast and Monthly Plan Integration • Ensure the strategic direction of the Business Plan is captured in forecast schedules and translated into clear monthly planning priorities. • Work with the Short-Term Planning Superintendent and monthly planning team to ensure the monthly plan aligns with the latest approved forecast and protects key BP/LoM priorities. • Identify and escalate conflicts between the monthly plan, forecast schedule and Business Plan, and propose practical alternatives to maintain alignment.