Section Manager Planning, D4, KPS013/24GS at Seriti

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Oversee and manage the Mine Planning section on the operation
• Ensure legal requirements, group standards and policies and codes of practices are implemented and adhered to
• Develop and manage the Mine planning section's Financial Budget
• Effective People management, ensuring that Mine planning roles are well defined and clarified and that competencies and learning paths are developed to human capacity and capability
• Assist with annual Life of Mine Planning and Budget Planning, integration of planning and scheduling with operations and optimisation of Reserves and reconciliations
• Provide Technical expertise to production teams and production meetings
• Application of Best Practices
• Assess Risks and develop appropriate remedial actions for the Life of Mine Plan
• Ensure that costs allocated for project mine planning tasks within specified operation are controlled within the prescribed budget  

Requirements:

• B Eng. / BSc / BTech in Mining Engineering
• Mine Managers Certificate of Competency (MMC)
• Minimum 8 years’ experience with 2 years appointed Mine Overseer in Production and 2 years appointed Mining Activity Engineer
• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Operational value chain in Opencast / Underground Operations
• An in-depth knowledge of legislation relating to the mining industry. E.g., Mine, Health and Safety Act, MPRDA, Environmental Legislation, etc
• Solid knowledge of relevant Mine Planning software
• A good knowledge of Mining, Value Based Management and Asset Optimisation
• High level of computer literacy
• Valid driver’s license
• In possession or able to obtain a valid Certificate of Fitness
• Advantageous:
• Relevant mining related tertiary qualification (e.g., Masters Mineral Economics, Masters Mineral Resources, etc)
• Advanced written report skills
• Registration with relevant mining industry professional association