Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

At Newmont, people create the value in the metals we mine and are ambassadors in the communities where they live and work. As a team, we foster an environment in support of our people vision, where everyone belongs, thrives and is valued. We have built a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can bring their differences to support delivering results together.

Our Africa operations employ approximately 5,900 employees and contractors, with the majority working at the Ahafo Mine. We offer an unparalleled blend of opportunity and career satisfaction with all the benefits you would expect from a global company. This, combined with our growth opportunities, makes Newmont a great company to work.

Our Akyem and Ahafo mines have made significant sustainable community development investments in our host communities. These include establishing Development Funds at our Akyem and Ahafo operational areas with each mine contributing US$1 per ounce of gold sold and 1% of net pre-tax annual profit into its community development fund.

Join us and unearth your potential in a global company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of the mining industry.

Your Impact

• The Engineer, Short-Term Planning will be responsible for designing, implementation and guidance for all drilling and blasting operations within our open pit mine.
• This position will work closely with Geology, Operations and Mine Planning Teams to ensure that blasting activities support production goals and comply with regulatory standards.

As Part Of Our Team, You Will

Safety

• Comply with all Newmont Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Accept personal responsibility for the health and safety of every employee under or assigned to his/her supervision.
• Comply with all Health & Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility requirements under Newmont’s Integrated Management System, Newmont vision and values.
• Conduct and complete incident / accident investigations and take corrective action to prevent injury and / or reoccurrence (involving team members).

Drill and Blast Designs

• Blast Design & Implementation: Develop and optimize blast designs to achieve fragmentation and cost objectives, while ensuring minimal environmental impact and compliance with safety regulations.
• Support in mine scheduling activities to assist with drill and blast plan for weekly, monthly and three months scheduling.
• Operational Guidance: Guide operations in drilling and blasting activities, coordinating with on-site teams to ensure efficient, safe and timely execution of blasting operations.
• Recommend improvement activities to achieve and exceed key performance indicators (KPI’s).
• Investigate and recommend modifications to present operations when more flexible and feasible engineering alternatives could render improvements.
• Cost Management: Assist with blasting-related budgets, seeking cost-saving measures without compromising safety or quality.
• Quality Control & Improvement: Monitor blast results, analyze fragmentation data and adjust designs to improve performance and mitigate any operational issues.
• Collaboration with other Departments: Work closely with the Geology, Mine Planning, Geotechnical and Operations teams to align drilling and blasting activities with production schedules.

Environment and Compliance

• Ensure adherence to policies, standards and procedures in all areas of operations.
• Monitor blast variations and emissions to ensure compliance with the national and best practice guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with all safety procedures, codes and regulations and assist in securing permits.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Degree in Mining Engineering.
• Blasting Certificate of Competency.

Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in open pit drilling and blasting operations.

Technical Skills

• Familiarity with drill and blast principles, explosives handling, and safety regulations.
• Ability to visualize and communicate mine designs using specialized mine design software such as:
  • Minesight, Deswik, Surpac, Mineshed etc.
  • Shotplus-i.
  • Blast-IQ.
  • Split Desktop, FRAGtrack, Shovel Matrix, WipFrag etc.
  • MineStar.
  • MineOps/Hexagon.
• Strong PC skills using Microsoft Office software such as Excel, Word and Power Point.
• Strong presentation, facilitation and consultation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to identify and analyze organizational needs.
• Demonstrate strong supervisory, verbal and written communication skills.

Self-awareness

Social Process Skills

• Understand own behaviours and is aware of the impact on others.
• Adapt their own behaviour where necessary in order to get a productive outcome for the wider team.

Team Process

• Able to be an effective team member by listening, clarifying tasks, receiving and providing feedback.
• Able to be an effective team leader (where applicable) by establishing and maintaining a positive and productive work environment through listening, dealing with different points of view, giving and receiving feedback.

Collaboration

• Build positive working relationships with a diverse range of people across disciplines.

Your Work Environment

• This position is located at the Ahafo North mine site.

We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.

Newmont seeks to recruit, hire, place and promote qualified applicants, meaning applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnic, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. As part of our diversity efforts. females are encouraged to apply.

NOTE: Newmont does not ask for or require job applicants to pay money to apply or be considered for employment with the Company. In addition, Newmont does not ask potential job candidates to provide sensitive personal data without first submitting a job application through our secure, online portal, and only as requested for legitimate business purposes. If you are asked to provide money or sensitive personal data through any other means, do not respond and please report this immediately to [email protected].