Listing reference: hgld_000160

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 5 April 2024

Position summary

Industry: Mining & Quarrying

Job category: Drilling

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

Carry the legal appointment for the shaft in terms of sect 14.1(6) and 141(8) of the MH&S Actin (1996) and rendering a specialist service to the Mancom team.
Compile, update and amend the COP in combating rock fall- and rock burst accidents according to the latest regulatory mandate/guidelines set out by DMRE.
Ensure compliance with the operation COP in combating rock falls and rock bursts accidents.
Apply rock engineering principles and best practice to the life of mine of the operation to ensure the production capability and capacity of the shaft is safely optimised.
Manage and oversee Rock Eng department by establishing their KPIs and overseeing delivery and quality of their work.
Scrutinize and assist in developing the life of mine plans from a production and safety perspective, including studies into life of mine extension.
Ensure that the underground workings and infrastructure are routinely assessed by competent persons as per COP and that all rock eng principles have been considered, ensuring underground activities are conducted as safely as practicable from a rock mass stability point of view.
Ensure adequate coverage, sensitivity, accuracy, maintenance and expansion of the seismic network as required by the operations COP.
Develop, implement, monitor and ensure compliance to formal routines or expectations and optimize all systems related to Rock Eng department.
Liaise with relevant stakeholders, regarding Rock Eng related matters.
Remain up to date with the latest geotechnical developments by regularly attending ANIRE meetings, functions and workshops.

Minimum Requirements

Grade 12 / NQF Level 4 (Maths and Science)
Certificate in Rock Engineering (Metalliferous) issued by the Minerals Council of South Africa
Tertiary (Bachelors) Degree or advanced Rock Engineering Certificate issued by the Minerals Council of South Africa
Minimum of 3 years’ geotechnical experience working at a mine/s of similar depth or similar geotechnical risk
Experience in mine seismicity and the geotechnical interpretation thereof for excavation stability
Experience in the interpretation of numerical modelling results for excavation stability
SANIRE Membership (professional body for Rock Engineers)
Experience working in a Mining environment
Medical Certificate of Fitness
Computer Literacy (including use of Word, Excel & Power Point)
Fluency in both verbal and written English is essential

Skills and Personality Traits

Logical thinking

Advantageous

5 Years’ or more geotechnical experience working at a mine/s of similar depth or similar geotechnical risk
Postgraduate Degree (Honours or higher) in a relevant field such as Mine Engineering, Geology or Physics
Advanced Rock Engineering Certificate issued by the Minerals Council of South Africa
Experience in project management, including related software (e.g. MS Projects)
Experience in the use of mine seismicity visualization- and analytical software (e.g. IMS Vantage, IMS Ticker and IMS Synapse)
Experience in the use of CAD-type software of mine layout/design visualization and drafting (e.g. MicroStation, Deswik)

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