Shaft Ventilation Engineer needed at De Beers Group

Job Description:

• The Shaft Ventilation Engineer is responsible for providing the Operational Area Management with the specialist Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene services and expertise, to ensure a safe and healthy work environment and minimize pure risk and litigation and adverse publicity. 

Major Outputs: 

• Ensure that legal requirements, group standards and policies are adhered to through monitoring and reporting
• Design, implement and manage total effective Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene strategies and systems
• Provide solutions and advise on specific Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene matters
• Advice, lead and conduct benchmark exercise internally and externally for the Operational Area
• Participates in the advancement of technical projects to address areas of concern and to minimize the potential for unhealthy work places and/or conditions
• Responsible for medium term Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene planning (at least 5 years)
• Responsible to close out recommendations and instructions e.g. Isometrix
• Collaboration with the Mining  and Mining Technical disciplines to ensure design parameters are adhered to.

Qualifications:

• A recognized degree or diploma in mining/ mechanical engineering or equivalent [Advantageous] 
• Chamber of Mines [SA] Certificate Mine Environment Control  
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Competent as 5.1(1), 9.2(2), 16.1(1) (MHSA) and chapter 12.1 (MHSA) as Occupational Hygiene Practitioner 
• Extensive computer literacy in MS Office, SAP

Experience: 

• 3 years’ experience as a legally 12.1 appointee. 

Closing Date:

• 05 June, 2025