Senior Mine Planning Engineer – Khoemacau Copper Mining

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY WITH KHOEMACAU COPPER MINING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

• Senior Mine Planning Engineer

We are looking for suitably qualified, highly motivated, talented, innovative, hands on, dynamic, team players capable of working both collaboratively and independently, with a high level of integrity, strong commitment, and a desire to deliver operational excellence while achieving Zero Harm.

The positions are based at the Mine Site located between Maun and Sehithwa in Ngamiland, therefore, you must have the enthusiasm and interest to work in a remote location and in a multicultural work environment.

While developing the first fully mechanised underground mine in Botswana, we offer a dynamic and stimulating work environment, great culture, good benefits, a competitive salary and family friendly rosters. Only Botswana Citizens may apply.

• You must be willing and able to work in an underground mining environment and be familiar with the Mining Safety, Health and Environment requirements.

Deadline for Submission: 1^st October 2021. Please note that review of Applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

 

SENIOR MINE PLANNING ENGINEER

 

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

The Senior Mine Planning Engineer will play a key part in the strategic direction of the Company to maximise returns from its available ore resource producing assets while advancing pre-development projects that offer potential to sustain and grow the business in the long term. The successful incumbent will also be responsible for managing the Mine Planning team in all day-to-day operations.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: You will be responsible for.

• Managing and developing a team of Mine Planning Engineers.
• Coordinating and communicating effectively with other site technical, operational, support and managerial teams.
• Translating broadly stated Company objectives into detailed plans and schedules.
• Identifying long term mining opportunities and developing strategies for their realisation.
• Ensuring that the medium-term developmental plan is compatible with the long-term plan and strategy.
• Coordinating the mine design and scheduling processes through liaising and consulting with production managers.
• Formulating departmental strategy and measures in line with the Company plan.
• Establishing and maintaining a mine planning system using suitable software to integrate geological resource modelling, geotechnical models, survey data, optimised design and productivity trends to accurately and timeously plan mining sequences and developmental phases to meet required production targets.
• Providing accurate designs and plans to ensure the Mine can meet current and future production requirements.
• Overseeing operations to ensure adherence to short, medium and long-term plans.
• Coordinating and reviewing the design of sublevel open stoping blocks, extraction and backfilling sequences.
• Coordinating and reviewing the design of mine development and services to support extraction.
• Ensuring that technical and planning information is timeously made available to support mining production.
• Ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
• Contributing to budgeting and cost control processes.
• Overviewing month end reporting processes for underground production statistics.
• Maintaining compliance with OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001.
• Coordinating monthly safety inspection and task observations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:

• Bachelor of Engineering/BSc Degree in Mining.
• 10 years’ experience in an underground mining environment with at least 4 years’ spent in mine planning and scheduling.
• Experience in various underground mechanised mining methods is essential with at least 5 years’ experience with sub level open stoping methods.
• Experience with backfill, ventilation and underground operational infrastructure requirements.
• Solid experience in mine scheduling and developing a mining budget.
• Strong planning and analytical skills
• Proficient in Deswik software
• Expert skills in 3D mine design and scheduling software.