Senior Mine Planner at Worley

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:  

• To design, programme and schedule the exploitation of the mineral body in order to convert the mineral resource into mineral reserves for the safe, healthy and profitable extraction of the minerals in line with customer organisations’ strategies. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Co-ordinate and develop short, medium, and longer term mining plans that optimise the exploitation of the ore-body and contribute towards the safe, profitable and cost effective mining of mineral reserves. 
• Responsible for the mine plan and to ensure the integrity and integration of all mine planning data and activities. 
• Compile a consolidated report to determine the risks associated with the execution of the short and medium term mine plan for analysis and scrutiny of the findings. 
• Analyse and scrutinize the report findings against planned schedules and recommend corrective action. 
• Determine and optimise the appropriate technology, techniques, including resource and equipment requirements, methods and procedures for mining final products. 
• Create operational mining infrastructure and resource(s) schedules. 
• Resource to reserve conversion to be done as per Samrec definition (JOC, Canadian code, et al.) 
• Ensure that legislative requirements for mine planning as per the Customer’s COP and safety standards, Minerals Act, Health & Safety Act and other related Acts are adhered to. 
• Contribute to and participate in the processes of the medium and long term business planning. 
• Provide the information for the monthly planning meetings. 
• Record the results of the monthly planning meetings. 
• Liaise closely with other Mineral Resources professionals, as well as production / processing and technical departments, to obtain their input, co-ordinate and factor in the range of data, inputs and expertise into mine plans.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB: 

The minimum educational, qualifications and experience that are required to perform the job competently:  

Minimum Qualifications:   

• An NQF 5 -6 Qualification in Mine Planning issued under the Quality Council for Trades & Occupations and / the Southern African Institute for Mining & Metallurgy (SAIMM).  

Preferred:   

• Further qualification as in Bsc. / BTech in Geology / Mining / any relevant equivalent tertiary qualification in Mining, Geology or a Mineral Resources related discipline. 

Experience:   

• Minimum 5 to 8 years in Mine Planning department. 
• Experienced in testing new and existing engineering technologies relating to the location and extraction of minerals from the earth and overseeing the safety of mining operations and supervision of miners. 
• Good understanding of mining methods, viz: mineral beneficiation; geology; survey; ventilation; rock engineering; mine health and safety; mine sample collection and analysis; and mine planning information systems. 
• Ability to relate the outputs of mine plans with financial implications   
• Ability to obtain information from the relevant sources and liaise with other related disciplines (Survey, Geology, Rock Engineering, etc)   
•  Project evaluation skills   
• Business objects reporting skills   

Personal Qualities 

• Focus and belief that Zero Harm is achievable. 
• Action Orientation 
• Building Effective Business Relationships 
• Commitment. 
• Customer Focus. 
• Drive for Results. 
• Integrity and Trust. 
• Analytical. 
• Initiates action. 
• Performs under pressure 
• Meets deadlines. 
• Creativity & Innovation. 
• Cross-cultural awareness. 
• Ethical Behaviour. 
• Achievement Focused. 
• Commercial Acumen. 

COMPETENCIES OF THE JOB:  

• High level awareness / competency in cultural heritage rights & / rights of indigenous communities. 
• Computer Literacy. 
• Mine Planning software experience (Mine24D, Cadsmine, etc.) 
• Advanced Safety knowledge. 
• Solid understanding of engineering concepts and application of knowledge. 
• Basic understanding of national, industry codes and standards and customer specifications 
• Communication, particularly relationship management & negotiation. 
• Participative team player, capable of leveraging the input and experience of the broader team to analyse options and then make decisions as necessary. 
• Ability to deal with change. 
• Planning & organizing, with strong project management skills. 
• Can operate in environment of complexity. 
• Leadership Skills including Strategic Ability, Managing Vision & Purpose, and Global Business Knowledge. 
• Ability to work in a matrix structure. 
• Effective technical and practical engineering skills in Mining and Minerals / resources industry. 
• Able to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its customers. 
• A good working knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the discipline, and the basic requirements of other disciplines. 
• A good working knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB:  

• Will be required to visit Customer sites, Customer offices, Supplier offices/workshops as well as construction sites.  
• Will be required to conduct inspections at Supplier workshops as well conduct inspections on constructions sites. 

SPECIAL CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE JOB: 

• Travelling to sites frequently is expected. 
• Short term posting to site(s) is also a requirement. 
• May be required to travelling internationally to other Worley offices, Customer and / or Supplier sites.