Geotechnical Technician – Debswana Diamond Company
Job Description
Title: Geotechnical Technician – Quality Control (Underground) – 5 Year Fixed Term Contract
Jwaneng, BW
Purpose of the Role
To collect data and Quality Control to ensure compliance to Geotechnical specifications & standards. This enables Geotechnical design assumption verifications and stability assessments.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Provides technical information to assist in the compilation of budgets
- Compliance to Sectional (Geotechnical) OPEX and CAPEX budgets
- Undertakes Geotechnical quality control in support of mining execution by conducting the following:
- Undertakes Geotechnical data collection which include but not limited to:
- Performs geotechnical monitoring instrumentation installations (e.g. smart cables and Multi Point Borehole Extensometers.
- Conducts data download from Geotechnical monitoring instrumentation
- First pass maintenance and/or repairs of Geotechnical monitoring instrumentation
- Provides Geotechnical support to mining execution teams by:
- Conducts basic geotechnical hazard awareness training to the mining execution team
- Ensures adherence of the mining execution team to geotechnical support specifications and support standards.
Other Job Responsibilities
- Adheres to safety, health and environmental policies/ procedures in area of Compliance to SHE standards responsibility
Education
- Diploma in Geology, Geotechnical, Mining or equivalent
- Strata control certificate
Experience
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Hardrock underground mining industry plus experience with guiding and providing geotechnical quality control.
Legal Certification/Professional Registration
- SANIRE/SAIMM/ERB or their equivalent
Technical Competencies
- Enabling Technical Excellence
- Project Management
- Responsible SHE Practices
- Operational Knowledge
- Governance and Controls
- Performance Reporting
- Quality Control
Behavioral Competencies
- Achievement Orientation
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Planning, Coordination and Execution
- Adaptability
- Innovation
- Impact and Influence
- Concern for Safety, Health and the Environment
- Building Partnerships
- Service Orientation
- Teamwork & Collaboration
Closing Date: 14 June 2024
Debswana is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that we only contact shortlisted candidates.
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