Discipline Civil Engineer - Postmasburg at Anglo American

Job Description:
Purpose:

• Implement and optimise civil engineering technical services professionally and effectively, adhering to all safety and legislative requirements

Your duties will include:

• Select and allocate resources for safe work.
• Consider environmental factors and minimise adverse impacts.
• Oversee safety management system elements and comply as appropriate.
• Ensure critical controls are functioning.
• Implement and maintain safety standards.
• Promptly investigate all incidents.
• Stop unsafe work in any area – not just in your area. We are safety leaders.
•  Issue safety-related instructions to any employees or contractors at the workplace.
• Initiate action, including training, against subordinates and contractors for their role in unsafe behaviour.
•  Align civil engineering strategy with production profile.
• Improve engineering discipline by providing quality work and feedback to the civil management system.
• Proactively manage civil engineering risks.
• Ensure quality control/assurance in routine testing and contractor management.
•  Review progress against the plan and make changes and adjustments accordingly.
• Assign tasks to contractors in line with achieving the agreed production plan.
• Monitor and optimise contractors' work schedules.
• Stop or redirect work not being executed according to quality standards or not being solved if needed.
• Manage and govern all civil engineering processes safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively to meet short-term and long-term production objectives.
• Implement and contribute to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives and projects to ensure best practice civil engineering processes are in place.
• Prepare, review, coordinate, check and approve calculations, drawings, and specifications to achieve and maintain Kumba’s operational and project objectives.
• Ensuring adherence to civil design standards and specifications throughout project assignments.
• Provide compliance assurance, auditing, and inspection services to the operations.
• Provide technical input into structural design issues and liaise with the Mechanical Department on plant designs.
• Ensure all design standards are adhered to and maintained on all projects.
• Ensure that customer relations are maintained and enhanced to contribute to overall project success.
• Ensure all contracts are in place to monitor contractor performance and compare to agreed-upon requirements.
• Creating automated reports where appropriate to track and monitor results and quantify benefits associated with specific strategic Initiatives.
• Develop and test new growth ideas, including technology, for viability in preparation for and to be taken through the various project phases to ensure project success.
• Ensure compliance with the budget for the area of responsibility.
• Evaluate and approve cost impacts in the area of responsibility and revise the budget accordingly.
• Identify, communicate, and execute potential cost-reduction initiatives.
• Generate authorisation for expenditures.
• Revise budget after receiving appropriate authorisations.
• Take necessary action to correct misallocations.

Qualifications:

• Civil Engineering B-degree / National Diploma in Civil Engineering
• Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Technologist
• SA Drivers License

Technical Knowledge

• Understanding of value drivers in civil engineering and their interdependence.
• Advanced computer skills (MS Office, Projects, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of civil engineering in the mining industry and relevant legislation (Mine Health and Safety Act).
• Experienced in identifying and implementing business and strategic improvement opportunities and projects in mines.
• Proficient in project management fundamentals
• Good knowledge of change management methodologies.