Principal Mining Engineer (Underground Mining)

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

• Professional 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