Anglo American

Mine Pit Design Engineer

Anglo American  •  Postmasburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
Apply
AI can make mistakes so check important info. Chat history is never stored.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for Mine PIT Design Engineer. The purpose of this role is to design and update an efficient pit following geotechnical and safety guidelines, to ensure optimal and economically viable resource utilisation.

We’re the best in the industry.

You’ll make us better.

Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives", delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible – from mobile phones to medicines.

Kumba Iron Ore

We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects – exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Rosebank, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.

As our Mine PIT Design Engineer, your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

  • Ensure that planning designs comply with the Mine Health and Safety Act and the mine's regulations while staying within the production budget to achieve targets effectively.
  • Adjust the designed plans promptly whenever geological deviations occur, ensuring that the redesigns are accurate, budget-friendly, and comply with the long-term plan's requirements, including road, electrical, and water network positioning.
  • Adapt the plans based on geological deviations, market trends, and fluctuations to provide valuable inputs to the bigger mine plan picture and ensure optimal and economical production output.
  • Manage the section's expenditure within the approved budget to ensure effective cost control and savings.
  • Build, manage, and maintain healthy stakeholder relationships to achieve organisational goals.
  • Consult with stakeholders to gather relevant support and input for achieving production targets.

This role is in Technical & Integrated Planning (T&IP) department on a Band 6 (D2/D3) level reporting to the Section Manager Mine Planning.

Qualifications

  • Grade 12 / N3 Technical
  • National Diploma in Mining Engineering (NQF6)
  • B-Degree/B Tech in Mining Engineering (NQF7) is preferred
  • SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

  • Current technical knowledge with 3-5 years of operational Mine Planning experience.
  • Demonstrates a profound understanding of geological and geotechnical landscapes, applying this knowledge to resolve complex technical and operational challenges in mine layout design and planning.
  • Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the mining lifecycle, value chain, and the impact of mining activities on business and operational performance.
  • Multidisciplinary technical knowledge to design, engineer, and evaluate the performance of ventilation plans, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
  • Understands and manages combined operational impacts on the environment, such as transport, noise, and vibrations.

Additional Information

Who we are?

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine.

We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

Anglo American

About Anglo American

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, with a broad range of future development options, provides many of the future-enabling metals and minerals for a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing every day demands of billions of consumers. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and to mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – safely and sustainably.

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, premium quality iron ore and steelmaking coal, and nickel – with crop nutrients in development – we are committed to being carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. More broadly, our Sustainable Mining Plan commits us to a series of stretching goals to ensure we work towards a healthy environment, creating thriving communities and building trust as a corporate leader. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Social Media