Over the years, GSA’s reputation for "Excellence" has been earned by providing outstanding partnerships with our clients and candidates. Our professional team of Recruitment Experts has over 26 years of combined recruitment experience within Atlantic Canada. We are the benchmark for permanent placement and contract opportunities in the Atlantic Region. GSA partners with industry leaders throughout the four Atlantic Provinces and continues to exceed their expectations by providing the best possible talent from around the world.

If you would like to join the GSA Success Story, take a look at our current openings and open the door to a new career.

Our client is seeking an Intermediate Open Pit Mining Engineer for their Saskatoon office. The successful candidate will have:

• A degree in mining engineering 
• Minimum of BSc degree in Mining Engineering from an accredited university or equivalent.
• 3+ years underground and/or open pit experience on at least one minesite (preferably metalliferous) in either a mine operational or technical role. A variety of experience is considered desirable.
• Knowledge of mine planning software (Gemcom, DataMine, Surpac, MineSight, etc.)
• EIT or P.Eng. or the ability to become an EIT or P.Eng.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and in unsupervised, independent situations
• Problem solving and economic analysis experience
• Knowledge of a second language an advantage
• Preference will be given to candidates residing in North America.

The successful candidate will consult on projects for North American and International clients; requiring significant travel. Assignments will include technical support for engineering studies (scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility), operational advice and due diligence/independent reporting on projects for North American and international clients. The position demands high quality work performed in a timely manner.

As a consultant, the successful candidate will be expected to create and maintain client relationships and work in a team environment as well as being self-sufficient and able to work independently. Strong communication skills and interpersonal capabilities are essential.

In addition to a competitive salary, our client provides extended medical and dental care, performance bonuses and potential shareholding opportunities in the company.

If the above sounds interesting to you then please forward me your resume in confidence, to Roxanne Prime at rprime@gsa-search.com.

Please quote competition number IOPM0616-CB in your resume.