Chief Rock Engineer - Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine - South Africa

Profile 1. Purpose of Role -Providing the mine (3-5 shafts with increasing mining complexity, variable conditions and aging infrastructure) with high level and specialist rock engineering services and expertise. 2. Work of Role -Develop/contribute to tactics and plans for mining at increasing depth and to combat increased seismicity inferred from multiple observations and measurements in current mining -Set and assure compliance to rock engineering systems, policies, protocols and standards -Benchmarking the state of rock engineering practice in relation to established best practice (technology) -Review and sign off layouts, mandatory codes of practice and rock engineering related systems -Investigate opportunities to optimize efficiency and cost, driven by rock engineering input -Conduct and sign-off geotechnical modelling for mine design and layout purposes -Conduct/contribute to feasibility studies for new on-mine projects -Responsibility for the rock engineering service at the mine including human resources optimization and talent management -Business and technical risk analysis -Cross discipline (mining, ventilation, planning, safety and surface geotechnical) input in mine planning -Support the overall operational management of the mine -Custodian of LoM rock engineering strategy 3. Qualifications -Grade 12 -Chamber of Mines Rock Mechanics Certificate (for Metalliferous Mines) -Chamber of Mines Advanced Rock Engineering Certificate -BSc Hons in Engineering Geology / Mining Engineering -MSc in Mining Engineering – Advantageous -Member of South African Institute of Rock Engineering - Advantageous 4. Experience -Minimum of 10 years post qualification experience in rock engineering 5. Knowledge and Skills -Sound knowledge to integrate with mining, safety and health legislation, ventilation, geology and planning disciplines -Sound knowledge pertaining to people management -The understanding of and experience in asset management principles around mining, equipment and associated operational / maintenance standards /philosophies will be required -Working knowledge of specialist rock engineering computer programs and models -Valid driver's licence We offer Market Related Apply Now

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