Section Engineer
Company: Sasol
Location: Secunda, South Africa
Closing Date: 28 February 2025
Job Req ID: 7695
Business Unit: MRS: Mining
Introduction
Sasol is seeking a highly skilled Section Engineer to join the team in Secunda. In this role, you will ensure the safety, stability, and efficiency of coal mines by providing expert advice on excavation design and supporting overall mine design in compliance with the Mine Health and Safety Act.
Purpose of Job
As a Section Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to validate and optimize excavation design methodologies and parameters to ensure the stability of Sasol’s mining operations. You will focus on developing and implementing safe mining practices, identifying best practices for mine and pillar design, and overseeing the long-term stability of key structures.
Key Responsibilities
- Expert Advice: Provide expert advice on operational and long-term balance, focusing on safety, cost, and production.
- Excavation Safety: Ensure no failures in excavation design by establishing best practices for mine and pillar design.
- Training and Development: Create and deliver training materials to improve functional specialists’ and operating personnel’s understanding of rock mass risks and lead indicators.
- Mine Design: Ensure long-term stability by selecting appropriate excavation and pillar design parameters, considering geological and geotechnical factors.
- Best Practices: Identify and introduce best practices for mine design, support design, and monitoring methods to enhance operational efficiency and safety.
- Financial Responsibility: Oversee the annual rock engineering budget, contributing to mining costs, production rates, and reserve utilization.
- Safety and Continuous Improvement: Lead efforts to maintain best-in-class safety performance and continuously improve key safety metrics to maintain the license to operate.
Formal Education and Experience
- Education: University Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Certifications: Government Certificate of Competence in Engineering
- Experience: Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in mining, with a focus on engineering and excavation design.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Work Process Optimization: Ability to streamline processes for enhanced efficiency.
- Action Planning: Strong skills in planning and executing long-term strategies.
- Engineering Technology: In-depth knowledge of engineering technologies and their applications.
- Courage: Ability to make tough decisions in high-pressure environments.
- Diversity and Inclusion: Commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- Engineering Design: Expertise in engineering design and application within mining operations.
- Situational Adaptability: Ability to adjust strategies to align with changing conditions.
- SHE Policies: Familiarity with Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) policies and standards.
- Strategic Mindset: Ability to think long-term and strategize for continuous improvement.
Sasol’s Commitment
Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace, with preference given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Apply Now to become a part of Sasol’s commitment to innovation, safety, and sustainability!
