Senior Engineer, Mine (Smithers)

Join Centerra Gold as a Senior Engineer in the Mount Milligan Mine Operations team. This role focuses on optimizing mine‑to‑mill processes through collaboration with geology, operations, drill blast, maintenance, and mill teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop medium to long‑range mine plans and production schedules.
• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure short‑range mine plans align with long‑range strategies.
• Conduct short‑term options analysis to support improved equipment utilization and cost optimization.
• Optimize drill‑and‑blast parameters to improve rock fragmentation and unit costs; ensure effective D&B performance reporting and analysis.
• Conduct field inspections to verify drilling accuracy (QA/QC).
• Develop and control D&B budgets, including cost forecasting and plan‑vs‑actual variance analysis.
• Coordinate and execute industrial trials of explosives, blast systems, and drilling equipment, ensuring ...