B2Gold is recruiting a Senior Mine Engineer (Underground), in Otavi, Namibia.
Description
- Reporting to the Otjikoto Underground Mining Manager, this position will be an 8/4 fly in-fly out rotation, based at the B2Gold Namibia Otjikoto mine
Duties
- Design and optimise stopes based on drilling results as well as economic, operational and geotechnical factors for optimum reserve extraction
- Design development and auxiliary infrastructure that supports optimum operations
- Develop and update ore and waste rock dump designs
- Plan, schedule, track, and coordinate long-term production schedules incorporating all related underground mining and support activities, including diamond drilling, blast schedules, advance rates, equipment availability, utilisation, backfill, dewatering, ground support, ventilation and construction
- Identify and drive operational efficiencies
- Guide contractor to achieve contractual and budget operations and safety targets
- Compare actual excavations to design and identify deviations and causes and minimise these through appropriate interventions or design changes
- Do weekly and monthly production reconciliations (design vs actual vs Budget) of operations and guide operations to achieve MTP and budget
- Assist with the compilation of the operational budget
- Compliance with the B2Gold Golden Rules, Code of Conduct and all Policies
- Comply with the Namibian Mining Act (Labour Act, Ordinance, Minerals Act, Explosives Act) and Regulation’s clauses that apply to designated work areas
- Actively participate in implementing and improving the Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE) Management System
Requisites
- Grade 12
- Minimum Degree in Mining Engineering (B. Eng.) NQF level 7
- Minimum seven years of experience as a mechanised hard-rock underground mine engineer with at least three years of supervisory experience
- Strong knowledge, expertise and understanding of underground mine design, mine and production optimisation, production planning and ventilation design
- Valid Code BE driver’s licence
- Excellent knowledge of mine design and scheduling software: MineSight, Deswik, Vulcan, Mine 2-4d, EPS Scheduler, etc
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
- B2Gold offers a competitive compensation package, including salary to commensurate with experience, knowledge and skills, plus a comprehensive group benefits package for employee and their dependents
- B2Gold requires employees to be fully vaccinated (and maintain fully vaccinated status), subject to applicable human-rights related exemptions and availability in candidate's home country