DIVISIONAL MINING ENGINEER – DEBSWANA DIAMOND COMPANY 713 views

Debswana Diamond Company – Group Projects would like to invite suitably qualified innovative, results oriented and self-driven individuals to apply for the position listed and described below and join a professional team driven by service excellence, where the demands of the business are met by encouraging team work and addressing the needs of the individual.

DIVISIONAL MINING ENGINEER

REF: DCC 0000462

Tenable at Debswana Corporate Centre Job Summary

To identify and develop value adding alternatives and options for Debswana future mines through conceptual and prefeasibility studies including the transition from open pit to underground mining based on the available kimberlite resources. To design and schedule Debswana dumps for the life of Debswana mines, including the application of technology and innovation.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Mining Engineering
• Eight (8) years post-graduation experience, including open pit and underground production experience at middle management level.
• Registration with Botswana Engineers Registration Board.

Pre Appointment Training

• Middle management training
• Good Knowledge of applicable mine planning software e.g. GEMS, Datamine, Whittle
• Good knowledge of applicable mining and environment laws for open pit and underground mines

Key Activities

• Financial: Interprets departmental objectives, needs, and changes in the micro and macro environment and ensures resources are put in place to meet these in the medium to long-term.
• Strategic Planning & Design: Carries out conceptual and pre-feasibility studies on known resources by optimizing the reserve to determine viability of projects; Determines the optimal mining block that maximizes the NPV for a given pipe and or mine; Determines the Open Pit to Underground transition- Project Scheduling; Determines and selects appropriate mining methods for the underground mines; Designs underground layouts and produce schedules for u/g studies carried out; Investigates, analyses and makes recommendations on major design criteria e.g. hoisting (shaft size, location & depth), access, ground handling, pumping, equipment selection, ventilation, mining rates etc.; dump designs; life of mine dump scheduling;

• Project Management Capability: Ensures adherence to approved project management principles; Compiles project charters, scopes of work, reports and decision notes as pertaining to the prefeasibility studies carried out.
• Corporate Governance & statutory compliance: Ensures that all statutory design obligations are met in a professional and timely manner and that the design is in line with OH&S standards; Compiles scopes of work to adjudicate tenders for the design, consulting and EPCM work for the Prefeasibility studies.
• Customer relationship Management: Ensures that internal and external stakeholders are kept abreast of the latest developments; Advices on Resource Extension Projects timelines and deliverables that influence U/G projects; Establishes and maintains a professional relationship with mining contractors, consultants, suppliers and peers.
• Skills Development: Identifies owns skills gap and develops in the identified areas.

Behavioural Competencies

• Achievement Orientation
• Judgement and decision making
• Managing Performance and holding people Accountable
• Planning, Coordination and Execution
• Problem Solving
• Change Leadership
• Innovation
• Concern of Safety, Health and Environment
• Developing others
• Teamwork and collaboration

Only candidates who meet the above requirements need apply by visiting us on

https://insurance.jobsbotswana.info/6qW5x to register and apply.

Closing Date: 15 May 2019

NB: Only short listed candidates will be responded to.