Senior Specialist, Long Term Planning

About the role

The Senior Specialist - Long Term Planning develops and maintains long-term mine planning inputs that support business planning, capital allocation and resource development decisions. The role leads Life of Mine option assessments and supports new project evaluations by integrating geological, technical and operational inputs into a cohesive long-term plan. Reporting to the Manager - Planning, it provides frontline leadership, technical support and governance over long-term planning processes at the Obuasi Gold Mine.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the Life of Mine plan, including reserve conversion, capital strategy, cut-off grade analysis and new project evaluations
• Evaluate and compare Life of Mine scenarios to support value optimisation and risk management
• Coordinate and review capital AFE submissions and provide planning inputs to capital and operating design
• Support resource and reserve reporting so plans align with geological models and corporate governance standards
• Lead planning presentations and reporting for stakeholder engagement
• Provide mentoring and training to engineers as part of succession planning
• Allocate at least 30% of time to site safety compliance and 30% underground to validate planning assumptions
• Incorporate ground control, ventilation and void model updates into all planning horizons

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline
• At least five years' experience in Life-of-Mine or capital and strategic planning, with at least three years in a senior supervisory role
• Experience in reserve reporting, Life of Mine options analysis, cut-off grade calculations and budgeting inputs
• Valid Ghanaian manual driver's licence; MINCOM shift boss or higher certificate of competency desirable
• Ability to work underground and use a computer for extended periods

Required skills

• Deswik CAD, Deswik Scheduler, MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Reserve reporting, cost modelling and data analysis and forecasting
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills

What we offer

• Medical insurance, employee assistance programmes and wellbeing initiatives
• Pension or provident fund contributions supported by the company
• Annual leave, sick leave and public holidays