Mining Engineer
Reference: ME _2013
Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd
Contract: Permanent
Location: Nairobi
Category: Experienced
Offer: Neg.
Profile Introduction
Our Client, the leading indigenous construction company in Kenya, seeks to recruit a Mining Engineer tasked with identifying and managing mining locations and planning mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound mining.
Minimum Requirements
- A
degree in geology, mining engineering, mineral or quarry engineering or
equivalent from an accredited institution.
- A
minimum of ten years experience in Mining operations
Job Specification- Mining Engineer
General Roles
General Roles
- Select
or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on
factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
- Monitor
mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness.
- Inspect
mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
- Design,
implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or
equipment.
- Devise
solutions to problems of land reclamation and water and air pollution,
such as methods of storing excavated soil and returning exhausted mine
sites to natural states.
- Lay
out, direct, and supervise mine construction operations, such as the
construction of shafts and tunnels.
- Evaluate
data to develop new mining products, equipment, or processes.
- Select
or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport ore, waste
materials, and mineral products efficiently and economically.
- Examine
maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location,
size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of
mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
- Conduct
or direct mining experiments to test or prove research findings.
- Implement
and coordinate mine safety programs, including the design and maintenance
of protective and rescue equipment and safety devices.
- Assessing
the commercial viability of new mining ventures and reclaiming mine sites;
- Preparing
plans for mines, for example tunnels and shafts for underground mines;
Other Roles
- In
the long term design, develop, and implement computer applications for use
in mining operations such as mine design, modeling, or mapping or for
monitoring mine conditions.
- Prepare
technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management
personnel.
- Prepare
schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and
operating mines.
Key Responsibilities
- staff
activities, either in one site section or throughout an entire mine;
- filling
in disused mine shafts;
- managing
monthly budgets and keeping detailed records
- Ascertaining
extraction risks
- Ensuring
that operations comply with health and safety requirements
- Liaising
with and advising managerial and technical staff (geologists, engineers
etc.)
Competencies
- Confidence
- Ability
to work independently as well as team working skills
- Strong
technical skills/capabilities
- Managerial
skills
- IT
skills
How to Apply
- If
you are qualified and up to the challenge visit
www.altimaafrica.com/careers.php and apply online by 5pm, 17th March 2013.
- Please
note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.