Newmont Mining Corporation Recruitment for Senior Ventilation Engineer – Brong Ahafo

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Newmont Mining Corporation Recruitment for Senior Ventilation Engineer – Brong Ahafo.

Newmont Mining Corporation is a leading global gold producer with key assets in Nevada, Peru, Australia, Ghana and Suriname.

Job Description

• Company: Newmont Mining Corporation
• Location: Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
• State: Sunyani
• Job type: Full-Time

Purpose

The purpose of the role is to ensure that safe ventilated working conditions are met in compliance with Newmont and government minimum standards. Responsible for the design, evaluation, monitoring and implementation of the ventilation strategy in compliance with the business plan.

Essential Duties

Ventilation System Management

• Develop an underground ventilation strategy in accordance with the business plan.
• Determine the type and size of fans required for the ventilation systems to operate at an optimal level and oversee the general arrangement of fans and ventilation ducts.
• Advise on ventilation requirements and solutions to meet the budget, 12-week forecasts and weekly plans
• Manage all underground air quality and quantity surveys and advise on solutions to address non-compliance
• Consulting on the sequence of underground work activities based on air limitations at any point in time.
• Responsible for primary ventilation monitoring and advise on limitations.

Reporting and Compliance

• Prepare departmental ventilation reports timely and accurately to meet departmental requirements, policies and quality standards.
• Statutory reporting and simulation of the underground environmental conditions.

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Investigate, complex engineering ventilation problems and develop solutions for the optimization of ventilation processes / systems.

Safety Health and Environment

• Participate and contribute to safe practice and environmental awareness.

Staff Supervision

• Support team members in their personal development.
• Work collaboratively with mine production and geology departments and assist other functional areas to achieve their objectives.

Training & Experience

• Bachelors’ degree in Mining Engineering
• Strong knowledge in Underground Mine Ventilation.
• Strong understanding of Underground Mining Systems and Operations.
• 7 years working in an underground mining environment of this;
• Preferred a minimum of 2 years’ experience in underground mining operational time such as blasting, drilling, haulage and service crew works.
• Preferred 3 years of previous experience in ventilation engineering
• Preferred previous experience in supervising a team
• Advanced administrative skills.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in the use of mine planning software,
• Proficient in Ventsim, and Microsoft Office Software.
• Reliable.
• Independent.
• Safety Conscious.
• Initiative.
• Results Driven.
• Pro-active.
• Attention to Detail.
• Accuracy.
• Work Under Pressure.

Working Conditions

• Combination of office and UG mining conditions.
• Moist wet surfaces with section of continuous water fall.
• Potential for extreme dust particles and high heat/humidity.
• Noise exposure within the requirements for earplugs or/and ear muffs.
• Dark environment which requires personal attachment of lit head gear.
• Underground conditions include steep decline with section of uneven terrain.
• Unventilated areas with asphyxiating gaseous environments.
• Working with corrosive chemicals