Job Category: Mining
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we understand that challenges are changing rapidly in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.
A position has become available for a Mining Engineer within Hatch. Based in Johannesburg, the Mining Engineer will support the Regional Practice Lead and Regional Director Mining to build and contribute to the mining engineering capability across the Africa, Europe and the Middle East (AEM) region. The Mining Engineer will be responsible for business development and providing technical support on projects of varying stages and operations throughout the AEM region.
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for growth and business development activities of the mining engineering capability throughout the AEM region
- Develop a multicultural network across the region to build relationships with key clients
- Develop internal networks within Hatch globally to deliver “best value” outcomes for clients
- Provide specialist advisory support to clients and project teams working on mining operations and projects
- Undertake underground and/or open pit mining studies, including first principle mining engineering, benchmarking, mine designs, schedules, cost estimates and economic evaluations
- Ensure that the methodology and tools used to undertake mining studies, ore reserve estimates and analysis are appropriate to attain the level of accuracy to meet the client requirements at minimum cost
- Ensure that all reserve statements are sound and comply with the appropriate code
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Maintain and improve technical skills in mining engineering in order to:
- Improve the quality of technical solutions
- Increase clients perception of technical capability
- Reduce cost and improved client acceptance
- Improve efficiency (reduced costs/improved competitiveness)
- Take on the lead and/or project manager role for nominated projects
- Undertake technical and peer reviews to ensure quality outcomes
- Identify developments in the “mining practice” and analysis techniques which offer opportunity for improved efficiency and business development.
Requirements:
- At least 15 years mining experience, covering both production and project environments
- A significant portion of the experience must have been spent in Open Pit Mining environment
- Open Pit Experience is essential
- Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering
- Mine Managers Certificate of Competency will be advantageous
- Professional Registered Mining Engineer with ECSA will be advantageous
- Preferably literate in a mine planning software package (Deswik, Studio 5D, Mine2-4D, Xpac, Surpac, Datamine or Whittle)
- Experience with Deswik will be advantageous
- Pit Optimisation experience will be advantageous
- MS Office computer literacy
- Excellent report writing ability in English
- Russian language skills will be advantageous
- Understanding of financial modelling principles
- Be able to demonstrate effective negotiation and conflict management skills
- Willingness and ability to travel as work requires across the Africa, Europe and Middle East region
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and integrated team environment
- Business / commercial experience
- Advanced interpersonal and presentation skills
- Effective and open communication style including the ability to plan and deliver high quality reports, proposals and bids.
How to apply:
- Submit an application to our “Careers” section
- http://www.hatch.co.za/Careers
This is an expression of interest job posting.
We are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected status. If you have any special needs requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.