Senior Mining Engineer at Hatch

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Bring experience in underground hard rock and/or open pit metal mining to join the Mining Practice in our Johannesburg office.
• Have at least 15 years of experience on mine sites in either technical or operational roles and/or experience in engineering consulting and hold professional engineer status or be registered as an engineer-in-training with ECSA.  In addition to these technical aspects, successful candidates will have a desire for ongoing professional development, an interest in community involvement and be able to demonstrate solid self-motivation and teamwork skills.

You bring to the role:

• Interaction with clients and/or external consultants.
• Successful candidate will participate in teams preparing mining studies from concept level through feasibility level and into project execution, which will include detailed mine design and planning. There will also be a need for participation in due diligence reviews and engineering support for operating mines.
• Undertaking underground and/or open pit mining studies, including mine designs, fleet sizing, schedules, labour, operating and capital cost estimates.
• Ensuring that the methodology and tools used to undertake mining studies, mineral reserve estimates, development of life of mine plans, production schedules, and analysis are appropriate to attain the level of accuracy that meets the client’s requirements in a cost-efficient manner while maintaining appropriate engineering review processes.
• Advising on the scope of mine infrastructure facilities such as ventilation, dewatering, backfilling and ore and waste handling systems.
• Assisting other discipline engineers’ infrastructure design by providing mining engineering input and assistance.
• Selecting mine equipment, determining fleet size and replacement schedules.
• Preparing study or project documentation including memos, notes, and technical reports.
• Taking on the mining discipline work and/or participating in the engineering review process for nominated projects.
• Identifying developments in mining practice and analysis techniques which offer opportunity for improved efficiency and business development.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience required for this role will include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering or an associated field.
• Ability to obtain registration as a Pr. Eng.
• Competency in one or more mine design software packages (Deswik preferred).
• Knowledge of current mining practices and equipment productivities.
• Excellent English oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated teamwork, negotiation, and conflict management skills.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving ability.
• General knowledge of metal industry economics and financial assessment.
• Willingness to participate in external business development activities.
• Willingness to travel to Client locations for short term assignments.