Senior Mining Engineer

Flatwater Group

Senior Mining Engineer providing technical direction and support for solid minerals development at Flatwater Group. Involves leadership, grant monitoring, and mining project evaluations.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $85,000 - $105,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as a leadership position within the mining engineer functional category
Prepares comprehensive resource and reserve estimates for a variety of solid mineral deposits
Develops detailed mine and reclamation plans for undeveloped mineral properties
Conducts economic evaluations of solid mineral projects
Acts as a primary mining technical representative
Reviews and evaluates grant proposals from Tribal organizations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mining Engineering or a closely related field (e.g., Geological Engineering)
Master’s degree preferred (mining, geotechnical, or mineral economics)
FE required; PE strongly preferred (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
6-8 years of progressively responsible experience in mine planning, reserve estimation, and economic evaluation across surface and/or underground operations
Strong experience with making capital and operating cost estimates
Experience leading mine design and engineering
Familiarity with commercial software used for reserve estimation and mine planning

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive federal benefits package available to full-time employees
health insurance
paid time off
retirement plan participation

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Hard Skills & Tools

resource estimationreserve estimationmine planningeconomic evaluationmine designcapital cost estimationoperating cost estimation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mining EngineeringMaster’s degree in mining, geotechnical, or mineral economicsFundamentals of Engineering (FE)Professional Engineer (PE)