Senior Mine Engineer (Underground)

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