Senior Engineer

Description

Job Summary: Lead the long-term mine planning area, optimizing designs and projects through the integration of geological, geomechanical, operational, and economic variables. Key Highlights: 1. Lead long-term mine planning with a strategic and cost-effective focus. 2. Develop and optimize mining designs by integrating key variables. 3. Promote best practices in planning, safety, and environmental stewardship. Freeport\-McMoRan is a leading international mining company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-life, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company maintains a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion, and growth projects across the copper industry. Freeport\-McMoRan is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers, the world’s largest molybdenum producer, and a significant gold producer. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity of building a career with Freeport\-McMoRan. **Description** --------------- **Senior Engineer** **Primary Function:** The primary function is to lead the long-term mine planning area, developing and optimizing mining designs and projects through the integration of geological, geomechanical, operational, and economic variables to generate strategic and cost-effective plans. All of the above is carried out efficiently, safely, with quality, and with a focus on safe production, thereby ensuring operational continuity of the area. **Essential Functions:** 1\. Develop and optimize phase, dump, ROM, and stockpile designs, applying geomechanical, operational, and economic criteria. 2\. Prepare long-term mine plans: five-year Budgets and Forecasts, Life-of-Mine (LOM) plans, strategic plans, and expansion project plans. 3\. Manage the preparation and control of reserve, resource, production, and operational reporting documents, ensuring information quality and reliability. 4\. Develop, evaluate, and optimize mine plans through analysis of technical, economic, operational, regulatory, and environmental variables, driving continuous improvement initiatives. 5\. Generate analyses, reports, and recommendations for planning, budgeting, and strategic decision-making, supporting feasibility studies and business cases. 6\. Lead team development, promoting best practices in mine planning, safety, and environmental stewardship. 7\. Perform activities that promote and impact safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency, gender equality, and operational excellence. 8\. Execute any other tasks within their area of responsibility as assigned. **Qualifications** ------------------ **Minimum Requirements:** \- Degree in Mining Civil Engineering. \- Minimum 8 years of experience in mine planning. \- Experience in mining design and preparation of LOM plans, Forecasts, and strategic studies. \- Proficiency in mine planning tools such as MineSight, MPSO, NPVS, or equivalents. \- Class B driver’s license with at least 2 years of validity. \- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office. \- Intermediate English. **Preferred Qualifications:** \- Commitment to safety, human rights, environmental protection, and community engagement. \- Willingness to embrace change, learning, collaboration, and teamwork. \- Ability to balance values and results. \- Orientation toward continuous improvement. \- Leadership, coordination, and control capabilities. \- Results-oriented mindset. \- Analytical and problem-solving skills. **Reports To: Strategic Planning Superintendent** **\*\* \*\*** **1 vacancy, 4x3 shift** **\*\* \*\*** **Application deadline: August 10, 2026** Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra is an inclusive company with an active equal-opportunity policy and, pursuant to Law 21\.015 and other applicable laws, applications for positions are considered without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, disability, or any other ground constituting discrimination. All hiring decisions at Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra are based exclusively on the candidate’s suitability for the position applied for.