Superintendent, Mine Planning

About the role

Develop and oversee mine plans from a two‑year horizon down to daily operations, ensuring alignment with long‑term strategies, production targets and regulatory requirements. The position is based at Newmont’s Ahafo North mine site in Ghana and works closely with the Accra Hub corporate team.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and manage the <2‑year mine plan (BP and QF) to align with the 5‑year plan, production goals and regulations.
• Create and supervise monthly, weekly and daily mine plans, ensuring they meet business plans and operational targets.
• Produce reconciliation reports of performance versus plan on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual bases.
• Continuously improve mining activities through design revisions, updated block models, financial and operating input reviews, and fleet assessments.
• Lead the Mine Planning team, coordinate training, drive Fatality Risk Management and monitor risks.
• Plan scope‑of‑work documentation, budgets and manage mine‑planning consultants and contracts.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering (professional registration preferred).
• Minimum 12 years of mining experience with deep expertise in mine planning, design, scheduling and operations at large sites.
• At least 5 years supervising multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement, risk management and business improvement initiatives.

Required skills

• Advanced mine planning, cost modeling and operational optimisation.
• Expertise in mine design, drill‑and‑blast, mine scheduling and performance‑to‑plan reconciliation.
• Strong risk management, project and contract management capabilities.