Job Purpose: Mine Structural Stability Engineer reporting for Operational Planning Superintendent is responsible for developing, maintaining and advancing our geotechnical systems and processes, providing key inputs to plan and deliver a cost effective robust mine plan safely and efficiently. Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintaining a minimum safe standard for all personnel, infrastructure and equipment on site
- Work closely with the planning, scheduling, geology and mine supervision teams to provide high quality designs for the extraction and dumping areas.
- Analyse and interpret data to allow for the effective benching of the open cast mine and overburden dumps ensuring wall stability and ground stability.
- Oversee the data collection, analysis and maintenance of the seismic and ground movement instrumentation processes.
- Define and communicate geotechnical learnings to continuously develop site-based geotechnical knowledge and awareness
- Mitigating geotechnical material hazards to the site and company
- Ensure geotechnical systems and procedures are in implemented, employed and maintained
- Identify and implement business improvement through problem solving, innovation and technology
- Demonstrating safety leadership and promoting safe practices and procedures in all facets of work
- Play an active part in the mine planning process
- Providing leadership and technical guidance to fellow engineers and technicians
- Any tasks related to planning, engineering and design assigned by the management.
Minimum Qualification
- Education: Bachelor Degree in Mining or Geological Engineering,
- Relevant Experience: 4+ years in relevant field.
Specialized knowledge
- AutoCad 2D & 3D skills
- Strong discipline in the field of technical information management (drawings, standards, documents) accuracy and control.
- English language literacy
- High level of computer literacy
- An ability to write clear and concise reports.
- Confidence
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Independence strong interpersonal skill, energetic and able to work with team or independently and under pressure;
- Strong technical skills
- Teamworking skills
- Communication skills and dealing with any emergency problems professionally.
- Strong administrative and organizational skills
- Ability to provide project administration support
- Ability to maintain accurate data
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
- Ability to extract and compile data into reports
- Ability to communicate effectively with others for the purpose of data exchange, clarification and follow up