Senior Mining Engineering Technician

The incumbent will be responsible for leading the design, and implementation of underground mine ventilation systems ensuring a healthy, safe and compliant working environment.

Technical Responsibilities

• Develop sustainable and regulatory-compliant mine ventilation designs.
• Modify and adapt existing engineering practices and technologies to be applied in practical mining operations and projects.
• Produce underground mine ventilation concepts, layouts, designs, trade-offs, scenario planning and execution plans.
• Construct life-of-mine ventilation network models and perform airflow, heat, contaminant, blast fume and radon simulations for different mining scenarios using industry standard ventilation network modelling software (Ventsim or VUMA).
• Identify hazards, assess and manage risks in the workplace to improve health and safety, reliability and performance of underground mine ventilation systems.
• Identify and select appropriate ventilation equipment including ventilation controls, ducting and scrubbing/filtration systems to ensure a healthy and safe environment.
• Provide expertise in problem-solving regarding engineering, operation, and maintenance of ventilation systems.
• Provide advice and guidance regarding ventilation requirements to assist mines with meeting their statutory and health and safety obligations.
• Develop, implement and monitoring programs minimising workplace and environmental pollution involving chemical and physical hazards
• Implementing and reviewing environmental health management plans and occupational health and safety plans.
• Ensure ventilation systems are compliant with mine health and safety regulations, industry codes, and environmental standards.
• Lead or support risk assessments, ventilation incident investigations, and safety improvement initiatives, when appropriate
• Travel to site to conduct ventilation surveys site, inspecting and auditing workplaces, and on-site training.
• Support business development endeavours

Project Management:

• Manage medium to large size projects within scope, budget and timelines.
• Develop and project budgets for ventilation and occupational hygiene projects and management plans.
• Coordinate project execution, including feasibility studies, equipment selection, contractor supervision, and commissioning.
• Project management on technical study and design work - internal and client meetings and presentations, report writing, technical reviews, report edits and progress reviews.

Team Leadership and Mentoring:

• Mentor and guide junior and intermediate engineers, technicians, and ventilation officers.
• Contribute to technical training programs and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement

Stakeholder engagement

• Support business development initiatives.
• Participate in relevant client engagement and networking and internal development initiatives.
• Build and maintain client and partner relationships.