Junior Rock Engineer at Hire Resolve

Job Description

• Hire Resolve’s Client is looking for a Junior Rock Engineer to join their corporate office in Northern Cape!

Responsibilities:

• Conduct geotechnical investigations, including data collection, logging of exploration boreholes, slope stability analysis, and reporting on groundwater and pit wall conditions.
• Perform hazard identification, risk assessments, accident investigations, and implement systems to mitigate rockfall and other geotechnical risks.
• Provide technical input into mine design and layouts, including slope performance, reserve losses, dilution, and post-blast assessments.
• Monitor and assess rock mass characteristics, slope stability, and adherence to ground support standards, ensuring workplace safety and initiating work stoppages when necessary.
• Support continuous improvement by benchmarking rock engineering practices, training mine personnel in Strata Control principles, and reporting geotechnical findings to relevant stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Degree in Rock Engineering / Geology / Mining Engineering
• Rock Mechanic Certificate (at least completed 2 papers)
• Chamber of Mines Strata Control
• 5 years operational experience in an opencast mining environment