Geotechnical Engineer at Ekapa

About the job
JOB DESCRIPTION

• The incumbent will be assigned duties in the Geotechnical Department at EKAPA Mine and will be responsible for implementing and co-ordinating Geotechnical functions for the Underground Expansion Project.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Excavation and ground support design, including the issuing of support recommendations and maintaining quality assurance and control of support elements and installation including all testing and quality assurance on shotcrete and thin sprayed liners.
• Monitor those excavations are done to design and adjust ground support and blasting practice as needed.
• Provide assurance to the project manager that support is installed to standard based on quality and quantity surveying for issuing of support measurement payment certificates.
• Monitoring of instrumentation, support conditions, ground conditions, mining-related damage, excavation and structure-related movement and ingress of water.
• Ensure best practice core logging, face mapping of country rock and Kimberlite and rock characterisation including calculation of rock characterisation indexes, classifications and ratings.
• Maintenance and update of on-mine Geotechnical model from RMR, Rock Strength Data as well as fracture analyses.
• Maintenance and update of on-mine country rock model.
• Maintenance and update of groundwater model.
• Exploratory drilling for the purposes of Hydrology, Structure and Rock Strength.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

· Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Geology, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering or Civil Engineering.

· Chamber of Mines Rock Engineering Certificate – preferably in massive underground mining.

· More than five (5) years’ relevant experience in underground mining – preferably in a block cave and mechanized development environment.

· Experience with Geotechnical Modeling and Block Cave Modeling software a definite advantage.

Ekapa is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups in line with the Company’s Employment Equity Policy and internal candidates. Pre-screening, profile testing, assessments, medical and security clearance form part of the recruitment and selection process. Short listed candidates will be required to attend a panel interview. Employment of the successful candidate is subject to the aforementioned criteria. Preference will be given to candidates reside within our host labour sending area of Frances Baard District Municipality (proof of residence may be requested).

Please submit your CV, qualifications and ID, to [email protected] by 11 August 2021. If you are already employed by Ekapa, please also submit an authorised Internal Application Form. Please note that incomplete documentation will not be considered. All the internal successful candidates and external shortlisted candidate will be required to undergo a Level 3 Vetting process.

If you have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. Ekapa reserves the right not to fill this position.

Please note that Ekapa does not accept form of payment for recruitment purposes.