Senior Underground Mining Engineer
Job Location:
Franklin, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
Department:
Job Summary
Explore the Potential of Being Part of Something Clearly Essential
Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve natures challenges for customers and communities. The companys salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer industrial chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 11 production and packaging facilities with more than 1800 employees throughout the U.S. Canada and the U.K. Visit more information about the company and its products.
We are seeking a Senior Underground Mining Engineer to join our team. This role leads underground mine planning and technical services activities ensuring safe efficient and sustainable operations. The Senior Underground Mining Engineer is responsible for developing short-term mid-range and life-of-mine plans while providing technical leadership in mine design ventilation infrastructure and operational improvement initiatives.
As a key technical leader this position partners closely with operations maintenance geology and safety teams to align mine planning activities with business objectives while mentoring and developing technical team members.
Why Join Compass Minerals
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including:
- Relocation assistance providedfor qualified candidates
- Benefits starting Day 1
- 11 paid holidays 1 floating holiday
- Competitive PTO package
- 1 week sick time(subject to applicable state and local laws)
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee Education Reimbursement Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Bonus opportunities for eligible positions
Key Responsibilities
Mine Planning & Optimization
- Lead development and optimization of short-term mid-range and life-of-mine plans.
- Develop mine designs sequencing strategies pillar layouts and infrastructure plans.
- Evaluate geological geotechnical ventilation equipment and operational constraints to maximize resource recovery.
- Monitor plan performance through reporting reconciliation and variance analysis.
- Prepare and present mine schedules technical reports and planning recommendations.
Operations Partnership & Continuous Improvement
- Partner with operations maintenance geology safety and leadership teams to align planning with operational objectives.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Technical Services and Operations.
- Lead planning reviews risk assessments and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support budgeting forecasting and capital planning activities.
Technical Services & Operational Support
- Provide technical leadership coaching and development for engineers surveyors technicians interns and contractors.
- Oversee ventilation systems mine infrastructure resource and reserve evaluation and geotechnical monitoring activities.
- Promote engineering standards best practices and a culture of continuous improvement.
Safety & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations environmental requirements and company engineering standards.
- Support hazard identification risk management and operational excellence initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Geology or a related field.
- 5 years of progressive underground mining experience.
- Experience with short-term mid-range and life-of-mine planning.
- Experience providing technical leadership mentoring or project coordination.
- Advanced knowledge of underground mine planning design ventilation surveying and scheduling.
- Proficiency with mine planning engineering and data visualization software.
- Strong analytical project management problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a unionized environment.
- Experience supporting resource and reserve evaluation activities.
- Background in ventilation ground control and underground infrastructure planning.
- Experience with budgeting forecasting and capital planning.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds routinely and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Vision abilities include close vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to stoop kneel crouch or crawl in confined or restricted spaces.
Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related decisions without regard to race ancestry ethnicity color religious creed or belief national origin sex (including sexual orientation gender identity and pregnancy and breastfeeding) age military or veteran status status as a qualified individual with a disability genetic information and any other characteristic protected by law. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws atâ. August 2026
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Compass Minerals produces salt, plant nutrients and magnesium chloride for distribution primarily in North America.
