Swakop Uranium is recruiting a Senior Engineer: Civil to be based in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Description
- To be the Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE) that is accountable for the integrity of the Tailings Storage Facility
- To plan and manage the design, construction, operation and monitoring of the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF)
Duties
- Arranging the development of Tailings Management Plan
- This Arranging independent design and operational reviews
- Perform risk assessment and addresses deviation and stability issues
- Review and update the Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance (OMS) manual
- Arranging collections, evaluation and reporting of monitoring data as per Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance (OMS) manual
- Plan resources to meet weekly deposition requirements
- Maintain records related to design, construction and OMS
- Complete dam safety inspections
- Oversee contractor work activities and ensure compliance with all SU SSHERQ requirements
- Review bids from contractors and determine project responsibilities, by identifying project phases and elements, assigning personnel to phases and elements of the project
- Control project costs, by approving expenditures and administering contractor contracts
- Prepare the section’s annual operational budget, by forecasting costs and monitor expenditure and cash flow on a regular basis
- Prepare project status reports, by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends and recommending actions
- Ensure effective enforcement and implementation of legal and procedural compliance
- Maintain project integrity and reputation through compliance with Company
- Government regulations
Requisites
- Grade 12 or current NSSCO with 20 points over 5 subjects
- BSc/ BEng/ BTech / in Civil / Structural Engineering
- 5 years’ post qualification working experience in a Mining environment / Mining Processing environment of which two years should have been in a managerial capacity
- Experience in the building, roads construction industry, tailings dam management as well as project management will be an added advantage
- Strong understanding of soil structural characteristics and methods of testing compaction and consolidation
- Experience with Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) design, construction, and monitoring
- Experience with slope stability and seepage management
- Excellent track record of contract & contractor management and stakeholder engagement
- Valid Code B/BE Driver’s License
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted