Job Description:

As Principal Mining Engineer – Ops Excellence you will provide services as required and your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Ensuring that safety, health and environmental aspects and considerations are incorporated in the designs and project work conducted.
• Maintaining a strategy for mining processes, develop procedures and processes to implement the operational strategy and ensure operations are optimized through the strategy.
• Governance functions to ensure mine planning standards are developed, communicated, and adhered to and facilitated performance regarding requirements.
• Governance functions to ensure adherence to reporting standards and facilitate performance regarding requirements.
• Assisting with external stakeholder requests where appropriate to ensure the smooth and efficient running of survey processes to address and resolve issues promptly.
• Effectively share knowledge to support operational best practice.
• Ensuring alignment between projects and business optimization initiatives and the Kumba RDP (Resource Development Plans) and LOM (Life of Mine) plans.
• Supporting the implementation of projects within defined timescales and budgets to assure accuracy of cash flow forecast.

This role is in the Mining (MIN) discipline at a Band 5 level reporting to Manager Mining.

Qualifications:

• BEng Mining Engineering/Mining
• MBA / MBL in Business Management / Administration
• Mine manager’s certificate of competency (MMCC)
• Professional registration with ECSA
• Mine Planning related software such as Whittle, Deswik, XPAC, OPMS, XERAS, MicroStation, Haulsim
• SA Drivers License

Experience

• Strong experience conducting open-pit mining studies and projects (concept phase to implementation)
• Mining Engineering open-pit experience at management level operational and technical
• Management experience at MTS Manger, Manager Mining level will be advantageous
• A positive record of delivering quality mine planning and mining engineering outputs on projects
• AA (Anglo American) Organization Model concepts and principles