Underground Mine Planner – Africa & Middle East

Underground Mine Planner – Africa & Middle East

Position Description

Barrick, Africa & Middle East Region are seeking to recruit an Underground Mine Planner - AME .

The Underground Mine Planner will lead and develop planning capability across the region to deliver safe, practical, and optimised mine plans. The incumbent will support operational performance and strategic decision-making through continuous improvement, robust analysis, and effective planning processes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Oversee long to medium term planning

- Lead the development and delivery of accurate, practical, and optimised mine plans.
- Drive scenario planning to enhance flexibility and manage operational risk.
- Ensure site operations align with plans and that planning standards are applied consistently across all sites.

Drive ongoing optimisation of site activities and planning processes.

- Monitor site activities to validate plan execution and inform future planning.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen planning processes and flexible mine plans that adapt to changing operational needs.

Guide production and productivity assumptions.

- Provide data-driven input into planning and budgeting processes.
- Ensure mine schedules reflect realistic productivity assumptions and align with operational capabilities to achieve consistent and sustainable production outcomes.
- Evaluate costs and schedules, recommending improvements and cost savings.

Support project planning and strategic decision-making.

- Prepare project mine plans as required, supporting reserve and plan sign-off processes.
- Contribute to strategic decisions through analysis, modelling and due diligence.
- Evaluate external projects or opportunities
- Collaborate effectively across disciplines and levels to drive alignment and informed decision-making.

Build and lead planning capability across the region.

- Support the growth and development of the planning teams, providing guidance, mentoring and training across the sites.
- Enhance team capabilities whilst fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualification Requirements:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering

Experience and Skills Requirements:

- 8 – 10 years of Mining Engineering experience.
- Advanced ability to use underground planning software (preferably Deswik) and mine optimisation software.
- Experience in developing and implementing planning processes and systems.
- Ability to create mine designs, mine schedules, across long, medium and short terms.
- Experience completing mining and infrastructure related trade-offs.
- An understanding of mining equipment and productivities.
- Demonstrated understanding of engineering theories and principles.
- Strong presentation, oratory, and verbal skills.
- Able to communicate ideas and recommendations to team members in a clear manner.
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization, including executives.
- Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
- Able to create alternative solutions to problems.
- Excellent time management and project management skills.
- High level of sound and independent judgment and reasoning.
- Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures.
- Effective leadership skills required.

What We Can Offer You

- A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
- The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization

We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.