Project Engineer: Mine Closure & Rehabilitation at Mintek

Job Description

Construction Supervision:


Client representative on site for the projects
Responsible for the on-site quality assurance and conformance to designs and specifications
Ensuring compliance to statutory requirements as well as Mine Health and Safety Act requirements
Verify the measurement and calculation of quantities for payment certificate.
Address any on-site deviations to the scope, designs and specifications.
Monitoring and tracking of all construction activities and programme of works and ensuring the contractor complies with all agreed policies and procedures
Witness onsite quality tests and approve procured material.
Compile daily diaries and progress report.
Attend Progress Meetings and arrange and facilitate technical/coordination meetings.


Project Coordination


Coordinate the execution of projects to ensure that the outputs / outcomes are in line with Mintek's strategies and goals.
Manage and assess all project documents submitted by contractors, including scoping documents, bills of quantity, and budgets.
Proactively manage tasks and activities to ensure that problems and delays are identified early and remedial action is instituted to minimise consequences.
Interact with key stakeholders to understand, anticipate and manage their expectations
Compile weekly project progress and financial reports.
Timely compilation of weekly and monthly project progress and financial reports.


Design and Documentation


Prepare detailed mine rehabilitation designs including the production of construction drawings.
Compile tender documents, including specifications for all applicable works ensuring that all documents accurately capture the nature, size and scope of the project.
Manage and assess all project documents submitted by contractors, including scoping documents, bills of quantity, and budgets.
Project initiation including desktop studies and site investigations to produce scoping reports.
Conducting pre-feasibility studies and community engagement
Manage specialist sub-consultants like geotechnical specialists, surveyors etc.


Stakeholder Management


Interact with key stakeholders to understand, anticipate and manage their expectations.
Interact and attend key meetings with law enforcement authorities and private security service providers.
Manage relations between the contractors and mining communities, ensuring that potential areas are managed or escalated to the client accordingly.
Security and team management for shafts installations
Prepare audit and finding reports for D&O programme
Budgeting and estimates for projects
Tender and technical evaluations
Statistical management of projects and costing.


SHEQ management


Ensure that effective SHEQ procedures are in place so that contractors and workers operate in a safe and healthy environment.
Ensure compliance with applicable legislation at all sites where Mintek is operating including Mine Health and Safety Act.
Undertake risk assessments for own projects and review and approve contractor's monthly SHEQ reports
Preparation of SOPs and review thereof
Preparation of standard management forms, letters, minutes templates etc
Contribution to the standardisation of tender documents, evaluation criteria and other key MCR documents and processes.


JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:


MEng or/and MSc in Earth Sciences and related fields or relevant, ideal PhD in related fields.
Extensive knowledge of the mining industry or public sector, mining communities.
10 years' experience in the project management of either mine closure and rehabilitation programme, civil engineering, concrete works and earthworks.