Job Order Detail

Description

Jr. Engineer, Mine
Cigar Lake, SK

Position and Responsibilities

Working with the Cigar Lake team, you will be responsible for providing mine engineering knowledge and expertise. Core responsibilities include planning and scheduling, ventilation, ground control, surveying and other activities to support production in a geo-technically challenging environment. With safety as your core value, you will focus on high quality results and provide direction and guidance to ensure that planning is in place to achieve targets.    

Education and Qualifications

Requirements of the position:
    Bachelors degree in mine (or related) engineering
    Eligible for registration with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)
    Strong communication, planning and organizational skills
    Work a rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft
Assets:
    Previous experience in an underground mining environment
    Mine planning experience

Applicants will be considered for a level within the job progression which is appropriate to their qualifications.

Preference will be given to Residents of Saskatchewans North.

The Cigar Lake operation is located in northern Saskatchewan and operates on a two week on/two week off rotational schedule. Employees commute to the site by aircraft from designated locations in Saskatchewan.

Safety is a top priority at Cameco. Successful candidates for all positions at safety-sensitive sites or in safety-sensitive positions must take and pass a substance test (which includes marijuana testing) as a condition of employment. Marijuana remains in a users system for about 30 days, so applicants who recently used marijuana recreationally should not expect to pass a substance test.