Senior Specialist, Long Term Planning

About the role

The Senior Specialist - Long Term Planning is based at the Obuasi Gold Mine and reports to the Manager - Planning. The role develops and maintains long-term mine planning inputs that support business planning, capital allocation and resource development decisions, leading Life of Mine option assessments and supporting new project evaluations. It also provides frontline leadership, technical support and governance over long-term planning processes.

Key responsibilities

• Allocate at least 30% of time to site safety compliance and at least 30% underground to validate planning assumptions and infrastructure sequencing.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance as part of succession planning.
• Lead continuous improvement of Life of Mine planning assumptions, standards, documentation and scenario evaluation frameworks.
• Develop and 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, coordinate and review capital AFE submissions, and support resource and reserve reporting.
• Provide planning inputs to capital and operating design, integrate geological models, drilling strategies and grade control, and incorporate void model, ground control and ventilation management plan deliverables.
• Lead planning presentations and reporting, and align long-term plans with medium- and short-term horizons.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline; advanced training in mine planning software is desirable.
• Minimum five years' experience in Life-of-Mine planning 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 capital/operating budgeting inputs.
• Valid Ghanaian manual driver's licence; recognised First Aid certificate and MINCOM shift boss or higher certificate are desirable but not prerequisites.
• Physically fit to work underground and use a computer for extended periods.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Deswik CAD and Scheduler, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to consolidate inputs from geology, geotechnical, ventilation, production and infrastructure teams.
• Strong analytical skills, including cost modelling and interpreting mine plans and production metrics.
• Clear communication skills for presentations and reporting.

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 in line with company policy.