Overview

Underground Projects Engineer

 

We are recruiting!

 

Our client, with mining activities in Zimbabwe, is looking for an underground projects engineer to provide internal engineering services for the various underground mining projects and ensure the projects receives engineering input and monitoring required to achieve predefined quality, safety, cost and production targets. This position will focus on structural and mechanical works.

 

For more information and application details, please see below.

 

Responsibilities

  • Provide drawings, specifications, calculations and other engineering design outputs.
  • Participate in design meetings
  • Engage and consult with internal and external consultants.
  • Provide engineering assistance to the group projects management team.
  • Resolve on-site engineering issues
  • Supervise and manage subcontractors and assess contractor claims.
  • Participate in project meetings.
  • Provide written regular progress reports.
  • Proactive risk management
  • Monitor project expenditure and ensure budgetary guidelines.
  • Ensure designs adhere to building code and mining standards
  • Implement the company safety policy, procedures and standards to maximize safety.
  • Assist the company SHEQ department
  • Development of specifications and scope of work to form part of the request for Tender documentation.
  • Review tender documentation
  • Proactively work with the documents and materials controller to ensure the correct materials and equipment are procured on time for the project and adequate stock levels are maintained.

Requirements

  • Degree or HND in structural or mechanical engineering
  • Minimum of 8 years’ post graduate experience in the mining field in a similar position.
  • Drafting experience.
  • AUTOCAD or similar design software experience is essential.
  • Knowledge of steel fabrication and steel erection is required.
  • Underground shaft/mine experience is a benefit
  • Fitness levels must allow travel by ladderway to underground levels.

 

Interested and suitably qualified or experienced candidates to send through their CVs to [email protected] no later than 27/03/24.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.