The Manh Choh Project is a greenfield gold deposit in eastern Alaska being developed with ore being hauled to Kinross’ Fort Knox mine north of Fairbanks for processing. The mine site is located in the Tetlin Hills, approximately 250 miles southeast of Fort Knox and 10 miles southeast of Tok. Production is expected to begin in 2024. Job Summary Supervise and coordinate engineering and mine support activities in an efficient manner consistent with health, safety, and environmental standards to achieve production and operational goals. Lead the development of the long-term strategy for the Life of Mine Plan, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall strategy. Formulate intermediate and short-term tactical plans to drive the execution of strategic objectives and to maximize operational efficiencies and profitability.  Provide overall advice and technical perspective to department and site management. Serve as a technical mentor to engineering personnel. Key Responsibilities and Duties Develop and operationalize long-term strategies for engineering and to ensure Kinross meets its strategic objectives Drive the development of the long-term mine plan in collaboration with the Strategic suBusiness Plan team, ensuring the plan meets business objectives, incorporates business improvements and acknowledges operational realities and risk mitigations Collaborate with the Strategic Business Plan Team and Regional/Corporate support to explore strategic options to improve long-term asset value through the optimization of planning assumptions, mine sequencing and/or the addition of new/updated ore reserves Ensure resource and reserve models are updated and accurate Formulate and intermediate and short-term tactical plans to drive the execution of the strategic objectives Develop a highly functioning planning cascade from the long-term strategic plan to daily scheduling, providing guidance to Operations in order to achieve strategic objectives and maximize operational efficiencies and profitability Develop a highly functioning planning and review process to ensure planning process performance is understood and improvements implemented. In conjunction with Operations, identify risks to plan obtainment and determine improvements required Ensure grade control and ore mining activities are optimized for maximum profitability and advise Operations on the cost and benefits of tactical options Act as a change agent and project sponsor for key initiatives in engineering; model organizational values, set the cultural tone, and prioritize business goals Advise and cooperate with all other departments affected by changes in mine operations and assist in overall mine management through interaction with other departments Develop the Engineering team to increase team capability Identify team capability opportunities and implement plans to improve priority development areas Identify strategies and key performance goals and act as an advisor to direct reports; work to overcome challenges and barriers and minimize risk Sets performance targets and measure, monitor, and manage overall performance of the function and direct reports Builds the capabilities of the team by managing performance, leveraging the talents of the function, and taking corrective action where necessary Contributes to the development of a comprehensive and effective succession management strategy in place for the function; identify succession role requirements and high potential talent, and actively develop key talent Set priorities and allocates resources Manage the human, financial, and operational resources of engineering Formulation of the annual operating and capital budgets for technical services, consistent with Kinross’ established financial guidelines and business planning process Initiates and justifies capital expenditures Leads the Engineering Department in a manner that would promote achieving safety and production goals

Qualifications and Skill Requirements Education University degree (Bachelor of Science or Engineering) in Mine Engineering Additional specialized education of up to 4 years including master’s level degree or equivalent preferred

Experience Additional specialized education of up to 4 years including master’s level degree or equivalent preferred 8 - 12 years of related work experience Previous leadership experience. Have a strong commitment to safe working practices. Knowledge of engineering techniques as they apply to ore body evaluation and mine operations. A thorough understanding of mining and the integration of the mining, milling, and maintenance functions. A thorough understanding of reserve estimation. Experience leading teams within the mining industry. Knowledge of engineering techniques as they apply to ore body evaluation and mine operations Knowledge of geological resource models and grade control processes Knowledge of requirements of “Qualified Person” in reporting ore reserves Formal professional registration preferred General knowledge of mining and the integration of the geology, mining, milling, and maintenance functions Ability to work a rotational schedule Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile, and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our core principles of responsible mining, operational excellence, disciplined growth and balance sheet strength. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).