Senior Engineer - Mine Planning (Deswik)

Job Description

Your Impact

• Develop and maintain short-, medium- and long-term mine plans for open-pit and underground mining
  
  

operations.

• Prepare mine designs, including pit layouts, haul roads, ramps, waste dumps, stockpiles and
  
  

underground development layouts using Deswik.

• Generate production schedules and mining sequences that support operational planning and mining
  
  

study requirements.

• Contribute to mine optimization, option assessments, trade-off studies and life-of-mine planning.
• Support mining inventory, production forecasting, material movement and equipment planning
  
  

activities.

• Coordinate with geology, geotechnical, mine water and infrastructure disciplines to develop integrated
  
  

and practical mine plans.

• Prepare clear technical reports, presentations, calculations and engineering documentation for internal
  
  

and client review.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the continued development of the GCC Mine Planning
  
  

capability.

Responsibilities

• Create, update and review mine designs using Deswik.CAD and related Deswik modules.
• Develop strategic, tactical and operational mine plans aligned with project objectives and available
  
  

technical inputs.

• Prepare mining sequences, pushback designs, development layouts, extraction strategies and
  
  

production schedules.

• Build and maintain schedules using Deswik Scheduler, including activities, dependencies, resources
  
  

and production targets.

• Analyze mining rates, material movements, equipment productivity, operational constraints and
  
  

schedule performance.

• Evaluate alternative mine development and production scenarios and communicate the technical
  
  

implications.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and confirm that planning assumptions, constraints and interfaces
  
  

are appropriately incorporated.

• Support project planning, technical reviews, quality assurance, proposals, estimates and delivery
  
  

against agreed scope, schedule and budget.

• Contribute to standardized workflows, templates, automation and continuous improvement in mine
  
  

planning delivery.

Capability Development and Collaboration

• Support the growth of the Deswik-based Mine Planning capability within GCC India.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and task-level review for graduate and junior mining engineers.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions, technical training and lessons-learned activities.
• Work effectively with geographically distributed project teams and communicate progress,
  
  

dependencies and risks clearly.

• Escalate technical, quality, schedule or resourcing concerns to the Mine Engineer - Team Leader and
  
  

relevant project leadership.

Qualifications

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in mine planning, mine design and/or production scheduling.
• Strong experience in open-pit and/or underground mining operations or consulting assignments.
• Demonstrated capability in strategic, tactical and operational mine planning.
• Advanced working knowledge of Deswik for mine design and scheduling.
• Understanding of mine development, extraction sequencing, material movement, equipment
  
  

productivity and operational constraints.

• Ability to interpret geological, geotechnical, hydrogeological, environmental and infrastructure inputs
  
  

for mine planning.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting international mining projects and integrated global delivery teams.
• Experience contributing to scoping, prefeasibility and feasibility studies, operational planning or
  
  

technical due diligence.

• Knowledge of mine economics, scenario evaluation, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience reviewing technical work and mentoring junior team members.
  
  

Software Skills

• Deswik.CAD
• Deswik Scheduler
• Deswik.IS and/or Deswik.OPS, where relevant to the project scope
• AutoCAD or Civil 3D
• ArcGIS or QGIS
• Microsoft Excel and Power BI
  
  

Success in the Role

Success will be demonstrated through safe, accurate and timely mine planning deliverables; effective

use of Deswik; strong integration with global project teams; clear communication of assumptions and

risks; consistent technical quality; and active contribution to the development of GCC India's Mine

Planning capability.

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.
  
  

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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We are

• Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
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Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.

Working with Us

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

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With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.

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• Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.
  
  

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

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