Superintendent Mine Planning

About the Role

Maaden is seeking a Superintendent Mine Planning to join their team in Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is responsible for developing and maintaining short-term, medium-term, and life-of-mine plans. The Superintendent will coordinate closely with Geology, Mining Operations, Processing, and Technical Services to ensure the achievement of production and business targets. Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Mine Planning and Design Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans in collaboration with relevant technical and operational functions.
• Produces and reviews mine designs, production schedules, extraction sequences, and development plans to optimize resource utilization, safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Coordinates with the Geology department to integrate resource models, reserve updates, and grade control information into planning and production forecasts.

Performance Monitoring and Optimization

• Monitors actual mining performance against approved plans, analyzes variances, identifies constraints and risks, and recommends corrective actions.
• Conducts mine optimization studies and evaluates mining methods, equipment requirements, and operational strategies to maximize resource recovery and minimize operating costs.
• Drives continuous improvement opportunities within mine planning processes, systems, and technologies.

Business Planning and Technical Governance

• Prepares annual operating plans, production forecasts, manpower requirements, budgets, and capital expenditure proposals for mine planning and development.
• Maintains the accuracy, integrity, and availability of mine planning data, survey information, and technical reports.
• Leads technical studies, feasibility assessments, mine expansion plans, and resource utilization reports.
• Reviews and approves planning deliverables, technical reports, designs, and schedules against company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

Team Leadership and HSE Compliance

• Supervises Mine Planning personnel, provides technical guidance and coaching, and deploys department resources effectively.
• Implements HSE requirements in planning activities and participates in risk assessments and incident investigations.

Key Success Factors

Success in this role is measured by the alignment of short-, medium-, and life-of-mine plans with approved production and business objectives. It also involves ensuring the accuracy, availability, and compliance of mine designs, schedules, forecasts, and technical reports with company and regulatory requirements. Timely identification and resolution of planning variances, constraints, and risks are crucial, alongside continuous improvement in resource recovery, operating efficiency, and cost effectiveness while meeting all HSE requirements.