Snr Manager Engineering

About the role

To manage the allocation of mine engineering activities budget and monitor performance of personnel in order to maintain successful mining engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety, cost, and production related expert advice on operational and long term balance to avoid any failures of excavations.
• Manage the allocation of rock engineering activities budget, monitor TCO performance vs index and benchmarks, highlight any deviation in a timely manner, and take corrective actions as necessary in line with the governance process.
• Execute SHE strategy to achieve zero harm, fatalities, and LWDCR, and to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.
• Create systems (e.g. ground management standard, equipment retrieval standard, mine stability and layout) which embed safe practices.
• Develop and deliver training programmes and materials to enable functional specialists and operating personnel to understand rock mass risks and lead indicators.
• Ascertain long term stability of critical capital structures and environmentally sensitive areas by selecting appropriate excavation and pillar design parameters in consideration of the local geological and geotechnical environment, providing external technical review results, and approving on DMR/DWA applications to undermine sensitive areas.
• Provide thought leadership to enable and support line managers to achieve specific functional or organisational goals, and manage effectively crisis situations by facilitating problem solution, applying sound rock engineering principles, and ensuring right outcomes.
• Instill rock engineering specific standards, best practices, governance requirements, risk assessment processes and enforce adherence by applying non-conformance processes across all projects.
• Identify critical red flags that pose risks to projects
• and formulate mitigation strategies to keep project preparation and execution carried out in a safe manner and within the set deadlines.
• Identify, develop, introduce, and embed in the long term best practices regarding mine design, pillar design, mining methods, monitoring methods, tools and equipment to remain competitive in the market.
• Oversee mining charter, monitor WIM and SLP commitments and take corrective actions when needed, and manage training budget as percentage of payroll.
• Apply evidence-based SHE practices, in alignment with set standards, to ensure safe operations.
• Implement Sasol's risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework.
• Plan, supervise, administer, or carry out talent management programs
• provide rock engineering related input to develop training programmes
• train, mentor, and develop engineers
• identify rock engineering related competencies and conduct performance reviews
• and perform other tasks requiring knowledge or skill in people development.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or GCC Certification
• Professional registration with ECSA (PrEng) (Strong Wish
• Working Experience: 12+ relevant years
• Minimum of 5 years relevant engineering experience in an underground environment
• Demonstrated experience in technical assurance, setting standards and governance
• Exposure to acting in the Manager’s role (advantage)
• Exposure to complex projects and/or studies, and/or operational problem-solving environments.
• Strong fault-finding experience / knowledge on machines