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Positioning:

• A Junior Quantity Surveyor in a mining commercial environment supports the financial and contractual management of mining operations and projects through cost control, measurement, and contract administration. The role involves monitoring project and operational costs, validating completed work, managing contract variations, and assisting with procurement processes to ensure projects remain within budget and compliant with contractual obligations. Working closely with project teams, contractors, and finance departments, the Junior QS helps maintain commercial discipline, reduce financial risk, and ensure accurate reporting in a high-cost mining environment. The position also provides valuable exposure to mining cost structures, contract frameworks, and operational performance, while supporting senior commercial leadership in driving efficiency and value.

Suitable candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills

• Postgraduate diploma or bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying
• Contract Law & Advanced Cost Control courses (Added advantage)
• Candidate QS registration (or working toward it)
• Exposure to BOQs, measurements, and valuations

Suitable candidates must have the following work experience

• Minimum 0–5 years’ experience in mining, heavy industrial or infrastructure environments

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not be limited to:

Principal Outcomes 

Cost Management & Control:

• Assist in preparing cost estimates and budgets for mining projects (CAPEX & OPEX).
• Track and monitor actual costs vs budget, identifying variances.
• Maintain cost reports for management (monthly cost reports, forecasts).
• Support cost-saving initiatives and efficiency improvements.

Measurement and Valuation at work:

• Measure work completed on site (e.g., earthworks, drilling, blasting, plant construction).
• Prepare interim payment certificates for contractors.
• Verify contractor claims against actual progress and contract terms.
• Assist in final account preparation and project close-out.

Contract Administration:

• Support administration of contract mining agreements, Purchase contracts, and service contracts.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms, scope, and pricing structures.
• Track key contract milestones, deliverables, and obligations.
• Assist in managing variations (change orders) and claims.

Procurement Support:

• Assist with tender documentation preparation (BOQs, scope of work).
• Evaluate supplier/contractor bids from a commercial perspective.
• Support negotiations with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensure procurement aligns with budget and commercial strategy. 

Claims and Variations Management:

• Identify, log, and assess contractual claims and variations.
• Prepare supporting documentation for claims (delays, scope changes, etc.).
• Work with senior QS/commercial manager to resolve disputes.
• Ensure proper cost recovery where applicable.

Financial Reporting and Forecasting:

• Assist in preparing monthly financial reports for mining operations/projects.
• Contribute to forecasting costs and cash flow projections.
• Monitor committed vs actual expenditure.
• Support audit processes and ensure documentation accuracy.

Risk Management and Compliance:

• Identify commercial risks (cost overruns, contractor performance issues).
• Ensure adherence to mining contracts, company policies, and legal requirements.
• Support implementation of commercial controls and governance frameworks.

Stakeholder Coordination:
Liaise with:

• Site engineers and project managers etc (progress updates)
• Finance team (cost tracking, reporting)
• Procurement team (contracts and sourcing, local activities)
• Contractors and suppliers (payments, claims)
• Support communication between technical and commercial teams.

Documentation and Record Keeping:
Maintain accurate records of:

• Contracts, Variations and claims
• Payment certificates, Cost reports
• Ensure all documentation is audit-ready and compliant.

Site-Based Support (Mining Specific):

• Conduct regular site visits to verify progress and quantities.
• Understand mining activities such as:
• Overburden removal
• Drilling & blasting
• Hauling and processing
• Align commercial tracking with actual operational performance.

Learning and Development (Junior Role Expectation):

• Work under guidance of Senior QS / Commercial Manager.

Develop understanding of:

• Mining cost drivers (fuel, equipment, labour)
• Contract types (lump sum, re-measurable, cost-plus)
• Industry software (e.g. JDE, CAM, SAP, Excel models)

Typical Deliverables

• Bills of Quantities (BOQ)
• Cost reports & forecasts
• Payment certificates
• Variation orders
• Tender evaluations
• Final accounts

 Key Skills Required

• Strong numerical and analytical ability
• Understanding of contracts (FIDIC/NEC preferred in mining)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Attention to detail
• Communication & negotiation skills
• Basic understanding of mining operations

 Complexity & Problem Solving

Handles complex issues in operational / capital project execution, including:

• Cost escalations and financial disputes
• Site quantity verification and claim evaluation
• Variation order justification using established project management tools

Deadline:27th July,2026

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Job Description

• IVANPLATS (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines, is advancing the development of its world-class palladium-rhodium-nickel-copper-gold project in the Limpopo Province near Mokopane. This unique mineral deposit will be exploited using large mechanised state-of-the-art underground mining methods, deploying the latest technology to   develop this “mine of the future”. Suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply for the following vacancies required for the project development.

Suitable candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management.
• Strong experience in contract administration, cost control and commercial management.
• Proven experience managing multiple contractors and complex work packages.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts (FIDIC, NEC or similar advantageous).
• Experience working in high-volume, fast-paced project environments.

Suitable candidates must have the following work experience

• Minimum 8–12 years’ experience in Quantity Surveying within mining, construction or infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not be limited to:

  Contract Administration and Governance

• Administer all contracts in accordance with agreed terms and conditions.
• Ensure all contractors operate within defined contractual frameworks.
• Manage contractual correspondence, instructions and notices.
• Ensure all variations and changes are properly documented, approved and controlled.

Measurement, Valuation and Certification

• Take full accountability for the measurement and valuation of work completed.
• Review and validate all measurements prepared by Junior QS and contractors.
• Ensure interim payment certificates are accurate, complete and aligned to contract terms.
• Approve valuations for submission to management for payment processing.

  Cost Control and Financial Management

• Monitor project costs against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Identify cost overruns, inefficiencies or deviations early.
• Implement corrective actions to maintain cost discipline.
• Provide regular cost reporting and commercial insights to management.

Variation and Change Management

• Assess and manage all variations to scope of work.
• Ensure variations are properly justified, priced and approved before execution.
• Prevent unauthorised work from being executed and subsequently claimed.
• Maintain full control over scope changes to avoid cost escalation.

Contractor Commercial Management

• Engage with contractors on all commercial matters.
• Ensure contractors understand contract terms, pricing structures and measurement principles.
• Resolve commercial queries, disputes and issues proactively.
• Monitor contractor financial performance and sustainability.

Integration with Procurement and Buying

• Work closely with Buyer / Estimator to align material pricing with contract rates.
• Ensure procurement costs are accurately reflected in project valuations.
• Prevent discrepancies between procurement pricing and contractor claims.

Integration with Construction and Planning

• Work closely with Construction Manager and Supervisors to validate physical progress.
• Ensure alignment between work executed on site and commercial records.
• Coordinate with Planner to align cost reporting with project progress.

Documentation and Audit Trail

• Ensure all commercial transactions are fully documented and auditable.
• Maintain complete records of measurements, valuations, contracts and variations.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company governance and financial controls.

Risk Management and Fraud Prevention

• Identify risks related to cost leakage, over-measurement, inflated claims or unauthorised work.
• Implement controls to prevent manipulation of quantities or pricing.
• Monitor patterns of claims and contractor behaviour for irregularities.
• Escalate any suspected fraud or governance breaches immediately.

Team Leadership and Development

• Supervise and guide Junior Quantity Surveyors.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy across all commercial processes.
• Build capability within the commercial team.
• Drive a culture of discipline, accuracy and accountability

Deadline:3rd August,2026

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• The Document Controller, reporting to the Group Document Control Manager, plays an important role in ensuring that project and operational documentation is properly managed, tracked and maintained throughout its lifecycle.
• This role provides a hands-on document control service, ensuring the effective management and administration of technical and non-technical documentation throughout its lifecycle. Responsibilities include the processing, registration, classification, distribution, tracking, storage, retrieval, archiving, and final handover of documents. The role also ensures that all documentation is accurate, current, appropriately reviewed and approved, and distributed in accordance with established company procedures, processes and compliance requirements.
• A solid technical foundation will enable the incumbent to provide effective document control support to both project and operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Document Management – process incoming and outgoing documentation; ensure documentation is correctly classified, registered, change control monitored, stored and maintained in accordance with established standards, procedures and document control requirements.
• Distribution & Transmittals – prepare and issue document transmittals; distribute approved documents/drawings to internal and external stakeholders; ensure timely circulation for review and approval; maintain records of document submissions and distributions; track review comments and coordinate document updates
• Revision Control - manage document revisions, superseded and obsolete documents/drawings; ensure only current approved versions are available for use.
• Quality & Compliance - ensure compliance with established specifications, project and operational requirements, ISO standards and company procedures; participate in audits related to document control; support quality management processes and Document Management activities.
• Project & Operational Support - collaborate with internal and external parties, e.g. project and operations teams, EPCMs, vendors, subcontractors and consultants; monitor document deliverables; assist with closeout, handover and archiving.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 (Matric) or related equivalent
• Additional certifications are advantageous.

Experience

• 2 to 5 years of document control experience in an EPCM environment within the mining and metals industry.
• Working understanding and experience in processing engineering (design) and vendor deliverables within a team environment on large scale projects.
• Experience using Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) such as SharePoint, Bentley, ProjectWise, Box, Aconex, OpenText or similar platforms.
• Working understanding and implementation of Document Management processes, procedures and systems and how these interrelate with other areas of project and operational activity.
• Working understanding and experience of ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) (desirable).

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat and electronic file management (Windows Explorer, WinZip, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of Document Control principles and Records Management.
• Experience with document numbering systems, revision control and transmittal processes.
• Ability to generate reports and maintain databases.
• Good command of the English language, including vocabulary, correct grammatical usage, spelling and punctuation.

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication (orally & written) and interpersonal skills.
• High level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Able to work in a team environment, unsupervised and under pressure.
• Good work attendance record.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• 24-hour document processing turnaround time – timely issuance and processing.
• Quality document checking.
• Achieve and maintain high level of accuracy of document capture and metadata.
• Document number allocation.
• Setup and maintain hard copy filing system(s).
• Assist with close-out, handover and archiving of project and(or) operational related documentation.
• Carry out administrative tasks (printing, copying, filing, scanning, etc.) as required of the function.
• Compliance with Document Management processes and procedures.
• Successful audit outcomes and document retrieval efficiency.
• Conform to SHEQ requirements.

Working Conditions:

• 12-month fixed term contract.
• Office-based role.
• Interaction with project and operational teams, contractors, suppliers, vendors, consultants, etc.
• May work under tight project deadlines and changing priorities.

Deadline:23rd July,2026

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• The Group Financial Accountant is a key junior management role within the Finance Department. As a mining group with all 3 major projects in development and production, this role is responsible for all aspects of project accounting on a standalone and consolidated basis. This role will be involved in all aspects of Group Financial Reporting, Financial Planning and Analysis and Tax.
• The output of this position is included in published external reporting as well as reports presented to executive management and the Board of Directors.
• Some of the key focus areas for this role include consolidations and financial reporting, budget preparation and monitoring, treasury management, financial modelling and tax. These functions are crucial to the successful operation of not only the project companies but also to the listed Canadian company. The output of this department and role is vital in ensuring the financial wellbeing of Ivanhoe.

You will have the following:

• A Chartered Accountant (South Africa) with a minimum of 2-year post qualifications experience
• Experience within the mining industry
• Experience with complex accounting treatment of financing transactions and the treatment of pre- production mining costs and deferred revenue
• Experience in accounting for revenue in the mining industry and remeasurement of contract receivables
• Experience in the budgeting process
• Experience in the treasury administration process
• Minimum advanced skills and knowledge required: 
• Consolidations preparation within a multi-currency, multi-jurisdictional environment
• Preparation of reports that are externally published and provided to a multi-faceted stakeholder base
• Forecasting and budgeting of mining companies that are not yet in an advanced stage of production

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to: 
As a critical junior management role within the department, the key responsibilities of this role are:

• Group and joint venture consolidations, accounting and reporting to external shareholders on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. This involves multi-currency and multi- jurisdictional reporting.
• Project accounting and reporting for inclusion in group consolidated results which are published externally on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Assist with the financial planning and analysis process involving preparation of budget workbook templates, consolidation of budgets received from various budget holders across the Interrogation of the accuracy of budgetary information prepared by other departments. Analysis and tracking of budgeted costs against actual costs.
• Timely preparation and submission of periodic facilities compliance requirements for Group companies.
• Input into the preparation of internal and external reports such as the Group Financial Statements, CFO report and Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
• Detailed review and monitoring of financial reporting packs prepared by the finance departments across the Group. Evaluation of validity, accuracy and completeness.
• Preparation of complex accounting for unique financial transactions that arise during the operations of the projects and then communicating such accounting to the relevant departments
• Preparation of tax calculations and tax returns for South African subsidiaries.
• Review of tax calculations and tax returns of companies located in other jurisdictions. 
• Indirect supervision and monitoring of work performed by other junior members within the department.
• Communication with external stakeholders such as accounting service companies located in Barbados and Luxembourg.
• Custodian of the maintenance of signatories and access to accounts. 
• Involvement in due diligence requests through the collation of required supporting information during the process of the identification of new business opportunities, M&A and group wide financing transactions.
• Timely submission of all work to prevent adverse consequences for the listed company due to non-compliance with the requirements of various external stakeholders.

Deadline:23rd July,2026

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Purpose of the role:

• Ivanhoe Marketing is a newly established Commodity marketing, Sales and Logistics entity within the Ivanhoe Group of Companies.
• To coordinate, control and monitor daily logistics operations, ensuring all shipments are planned, executed, and tracked in line with operational requirements and service level expectations.

Experience required:

• Minimum Qualification - National Senior Certificate (matric) and relevant qualification advantageous
• A proven track record of success.
• Overborder Road Freight knowledge is essential with knowledge of Commodity Movements being an advantage.
• Knowledge of truck sizes and load capacity
• Good computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Duties and Responsibilities:

Daily logistics operations 

• Manage the pre-advice of all trucks being captured onto the Software System, including the upkeep of the arrival dates on the system and identify any redundant data.
• Plan movements of Empty trucks being sent to the mine in the evening Convoy.
• Manage all Logistics relating to the movement of cargo by Rail, Rail planning, including the shunting of cargo to the Rail Terminal, and Stock held at the Rail Terminal.
• Ensure LSP volumes are monitored against their committed tonnages and follow up on any potential failings of LSP’s.
• Monitor the arrivals per LSP, ensuring that the LSP split there allocation equally throughout the month.
• Manage the number of Loaded trucks per location, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, moving any excess number of trucks at the Mine to one of the contracted Parking yards.
• Identify risks, delays, or underperformance and intervene
• Ensure overall logistics flow meets service level expectations

Data and Administration

• Analysing data quality entered onto Software System and ensure any potential errors are corrected.
• Ensure Routing data supplied aligns with the overall objective of the Offtaker.
• Assist the mines reception team to validate the truck data for final registration.
• Follow up and Validate all Truck and Rail Manifest on the company’s Software System, ensuring all data inserted is correct and aligns with the companies SOP.
• Follow up and Validate all Port Warehouse Proof of Deliveries on the company’s Software System, ensuring all data inserted is correct and aligns with the companies SOP.

Communication

• Provide daily data relating to LSP Failures (exceeding of daily arrivals, incorrect data captured) and details of the number of trucks Loading / convoyed to the mine, putting on record in case of later disputes.
• Build and maintain relationships with all LSP’s and the Outbound Logistics Loading Team at the Mine.
• Keep all Stakeholders informed in writing of any issues arising.
• Communicate between all parties, including but not limited to, the Mine, Ivanhoe Marketing / Trading and LSP’s and their Site Representatives.
• Capture all Comments inserted under the “Diary of Events” ensuring clear understanding for all stakeholders in event of queries being raise.
• Assist and support colleagues, fostering a collaborative and cooperative team culture.

Other

• Identify improvement opportunities and continually drive improvement
• Ensure adherence to processes by all Stakeholders
• Investigate and resolve operational issues
• Escalate critical problems
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented

Deadline:22nd July,2026