Project Resident Engineer at Tronox

Position Overview

The role of a Resident Engineer (2.13.1 engineer) under the Mine Health and Safety Act involves significant responsibilities related to ensuring the safe operation and maintenance of machinery, buildings, structures, and tanks within a mining environment. This role is crucial for creating and maintaining a safe working environment and preventing accidents or hazards within mining operations.

Primary Responsibilities

This role is accountable for:

• Report to the Project Manager.
• Appointed as 2.13.1 Subordinate Engineer under the Mine Health and Safety Act, responsible for the following:
  • Safe installation, proper operation, running, and maintenance of all machinery
  • Safe erection and maintenance of all buildings, structures, and tanks.
  • Ensuring that safety appliances, mechanisms, and guards are maintained in good condition.
  • Compliance with regulations relating to machinery.
  • Stopping the work of any apparatus or machine that may pose a danger to individuals.
  • Additionally, the 2.13.1 engineer must work within the framework of the Mine Health and Safety Act to uphold safety standards and protect individuals working at Tronox sites.
• Ensuring Health and Safety standards are implemented, Continuously assess, always maintained and provide assistance / guidance as needed to the project team.
• Efficient Management of Safety Team
• Ensuring Health and Safety standards are incorporated into design and ensuring 2014 construction regulations for all on-site contractors.
• Site communications – internally and to client team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Applicable B Eng, BSc (Eng) or B Tech degree
• SAMTRAC qualification advantageous
• Computer literate – MS Office and MS Projects
• Government Certificate of Competency Mining
• 15 Years’ experience in the Construction / Heavy industry or Mining environment.
• At least 5 Years’ experience as an appointed 2.13.1 or 2.13.3.1 appointee in a mine, or a combination thereof.
• Driver’s license (Code B)

Knowledge & Skills

• Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
• Working knowledge of the Mine Health and Safety Act, Minerals Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Drive for results, strong interpersonal, leaderships and organizational skills.
• Good experience on large construction projects.
• Personal attributes required: Confident, tenacious, innovative, self-motivated, responsible, team worker, adaptable, analytically able, client oriented, pro-active, and strongly oriented towards excellence in project management.
• Drive for results, strong interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills.