Job Vacancy For Site Tailings Engineer

• To support the Tailings Manager to maintain and improve the operations at the Tailings Storage Facilities.

• Assess risks for all tasks and ensure they are controlled before and during task execution.
• Report all incidents and ensure they have been investigated and corrective actions completed on time.
• Act on all corrective actions assigned and ensure timely completion.
• Investigate all environmental incidents in assigned work areas and prepare reports with recommendations for the Departmental Manager for onward submission to the Environmental Manager or his representative.
• Investigate all appropriate equipment related safety and environmental status and take prompt and appropriate corrective action
• Support with the preparation and execution of training and development plans.
• Communicate policies and procedures to stakeholders in a manner to achieve full understanding and compliance.
• Provide guidance to direct reports in leadership techniques to achieve maximum performance.
• Develop a skill matrix that includes all disciplines and individual achievements
• Ensure direct reports provide all input up to date for the skill matrix.
• Inspect and monitor that all out-posted role-holders work within the work Management System framework and that coaching is conducted where work is not completed to an acceptable standard.
• Building effective working relationships with key stakeholders to ensure expected results are achieved.
• Ensure activities of the TSF comply with AGA TSF management framework and GISTM.
• Maintain Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) key performance indicators (KPI's) including freeboard, pool distances and pool depth and adherence to the standard operating procedure (SOP) at the TSF.
• Produce reports based on interpretation of daily, weekly and monthly monitoring information.
• Monitor the performance of the TSF, observe and report on effectiveness of maintenance of all TSFs.
• Inspect TSF infrastructures and provide feedback to the line manager.
• Supervise TSF operations and construction activities of contractors.
• Supervise daily operations of TSF contractors including cleaning of Solution trenches, drain boxes.
• Maintain discipline and performance management among the members of the TSF crew.
• Ensure the tailings deposition systems are constructed and operated within life of mine depositional requirements in line with legislative instrument (LI 2182).
• Ensure environmental risks and opportunities are identified, and control measures implemented to address issues.
• Assist with interactive development of Tailings Storage Facilities final design drawings and documentation through to effective communication to the construction team.
• Oversee required tailings deposition infrastructure, methods and operations as well as embankment design works.
• Compile all required reporting including daily, weekly and monthly monitoring reports, monthly stewardship documents and annual construction reports
• Regularly monitor the performance of any geotechnical structures, observing and reporting on effectiveness of maintenance of all TSF facilities.
• Verify that operational freeboard (including factors of safety), storm water channels and access routes are properly maintained and reporting to line manager.
• Manage the TSF risk register which includes identifying risks with operations and stakeholders throughout the mine life cycle, developing corrective actions to mitigate risk and monitor implementation of corrective actions

• Bachelor's degree in civil, Geotechnical/Geological Engineering or its equivalent

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in operations, construction and management of Tailings Storage Facility
• Preferably 5 - 8 years in a management / senior supervisory role
• Experience and good understanding of total mining cycle.

• Professional Engineer (Ghana Institution of Engineers)

• Management of plant performance and efficiency.
• Proven understanding of mechanical operations of key plant equipment such as TSF monitoring devices, pumps, pneumatic valves etc.
• Must be able to understand and appreciate the hazards associated with chemicals and equipment found within a processing plant.
• Understand plant KPI's and metrics

• Ability to work within a group dynamic consisting of professional peers and subordinates.
• Ability to adhere to routine and time sensitive, possibly repetitive tasks
• Self-driven to achieve targets and improve the status quo.
• Should not require direct supervision because this incumbent provides leadership especially after normal office hours
• Strong and proven decision-making skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and motivating skills

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