Job Summary

Reporting to the SVP Technical Services, the Principal Mining Engineer (Underground) supports Equinox Gold’s technical services team by applying operational expertise across the company’s underground and, to a lesser extent, open pit operations. The role focuses on improvement initiatives, site support, and technical advisory across operations in Canada, the USA, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Key Responsibilities

- Identify value-adding opportunities during site audits

- Deliver continuous improvement initiatives across operations

- Ensure safety and regulatory compliance

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve production targets

- Benchmark operations internally and against industry peers

- Undertake equipment trade-off studies and cost estimation

- Support mining method trade-off studies, including open pit exposure

- Provide advice on underground mining best practices

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline

Certifications:

- Skilled Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or equivalent required

Required Experience & Technical Skills





- 10–15 years of experience in mining engineering, primarily in operational roles

- Experience in underground mining (production engineer, superintendent, or manager roles)

- Exposure to open pit operations is an asset

- Experience with underground mining methods (longhole stoping, cut and fill, sublevel caving)

- Experience in ground support design

- Exposure to underground automation and tele-remote systems (LHDs, trucks, drills)

- Experience with equipment and mining method trade-offs

- Experience in ventilation, refrigeration, and mine services design and optimization

- Experience in mine planning

- Experience across commodities, preferably gold

- Continuous improvement experience is an asset

- Underground drill and blast experience (development and production)

Competencies

- Strong communication skills with a range of stakeholders (senior management, technical, operations)

- Ability to work independently

📌 Principal Mining Engineer (Underground Mining) (Vancouver)
🏢 Equinox Gold
📍 Vancouver