AngloGold Ashanti Recruitment for Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for AngloGold Ashanti Recruitment for Senior Geotechnical Engineer.

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with mines and exploration projects in four different regions namely – Continental Africa, Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. The underground mining operation will be fully mechanized, designed to produce up to an average maximum of 5,000 t/day of ore mined.

Job Description

Company: AngloGold Ashanti
Location: Ghana
State: Accra
Job type: Full-Time

Role

To develop and lead an effective site Geotechnical Engineering team capable of continuously enhancing performance whilst delivering on the business objectives/targets. To mitigate geotechnical risk by identifying geotechnical hazards and advising appropriate actions.

Duties

Establish the necessary Geotechnical processes and practices for the redevelopment of the Obuasi Mine, including Operational Readiness
Provide unequivocal Geotechnical planning data to enable the quarterly updates of the rolling 18-month plan to be produced on time.
Develop the annual Geotechnical cost centre budget to achieve the required targets for achieving annual, medium term and LoM business plans
Deliver the work of the Geotechnical function within approved budget targets and specified timeframes, costs and related KPIs
Demonstrate Safety Leadership and improve the Culture across the Geotechnical department and with own Geotechnical team regarding Safety, Health, Environmental and Sustainable Development
Provide the resources and expertise to develop the team to capably and consistently deliver the annual budget, according to their role and level of authority
Rigorously drive implementation of projects and nurture and sustain a culture of Accountability and Continuous Improvement within Geotechnical team
Develop and maintain constructive relationships with Internal Stakeholders (Corporate, Group Planning & Technical, sister mines, etc.) and external Stakeholders (Regulatory Agencies and Authorities, Minerals Commission) to establish existing and changing societal and regulatory expectations and requirements

Qualifications

BSc in Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering or similar

Experience

A minimum of 3 years’ experience and demonstrated technical capability and knowledge of open pit and/or underground mining geotechnical design and implementation
Demonstrated capability to conduct technical geotechnical work with limited supervision
Be physically fit and be able to pass pre-employment and medical examinations / screening
Experience in the use of Mining Geotechnical Software;
Good Communication Skills.

Technical Competencies

Understands all the aspects of design basis and mechanisms identification and has demonstrated the ability to address their impact on the design with minimal supervision.
Knows when to engage Specialists support.
Understands how inputs & outputs to design specification contributes to the design parameters and how they can be manipulated to reduce variability.
Can implement a new design specification philosophy under supervision.
Commission and maintain a fit-for-purpose monitoring system for the mining method.
Investigates areas of significant deviation from the LOM design predicted operational limits
Conducts advanced evaluation and trend assessments and reports the results at daily/weekly production meetings (short term focus) – knows when to engage Specialist support
Collects and manages relevant data to a high standard of quality assurance and control.
Uses relevant statistical analysis, technical models, systems and tools as part of the analytical process.
Makes & supports conclusions with accurate information & analysis suited to the mining method.
Construct numerical models in simple codes.
Understands the critical operational parameters to operate numerical codes and equipment within design tolerances.
Understands the basic assumptions and reliability of numerical codes and equipment, and can identify when results are outside of norm

Leadership Competencies