Leads the site-based geotechnical team at North Mara Gold Mine, providing technical leadership for open-pit and underground mining, ground-control systems, geotechnical planning, risk management, and safe production.
Responsibilities
- Provide geotechnical input into open-pit and underground mining and mine-planning processes
- Lead the geotechnical team and implement the Ground Control Management Plan in accordance with Barrick’s Geotechnical Standard
- Develop and review geotechnical stope and slope designs
- Manage geotechnical hazards in open-pit and underground operations
- Design stope and development ground support, including primary support and cable-bolt layouts
- Conduct stability, raise-bore, pillar, and backfill-exposure analyses
- Maintain ground-control management systems, Trigger Action Response Plans, and ground-support standards
- Design, install, evaluate, and analyze underground and open-pit stability-monitoring systems
- Maintain geotechnical block and Life of Mine stress models
- Conduct hydrogeological assessments and analyze technical reports
- Inspect and report significant ground falls and manage ground-control issues
- Manage ground-support trials, performance assessments, and pull testing
- Lead and develop the site geotechnical team and coordinate consultants
- Manage geotechnical staffing, budgets, equipment procurement, and consultant work
- Train and develop Geotechnical Engineers and conduct ground-control training
- Collaborate with mining managers to ensure compliance with approved ground-support standards
- Manage ground-support projects, costing, budgeting, and change management
- Maintain stocks of ground-support consumables and prepare monthly consumption reports
- Ensure ground-control audits and quality-assurance programs are completed and documented
- Prepare weekly and month-end geotechnical reports
- Provide design approvals, conduct site inspections, monitor ground conditions, and maintain technical records
- Promote workplace health and safety and ensure compliance with statutory regulations and company procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering majoring in Geotechnical Engineering, or a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, or Geology with a master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering
- At least five years in a mine-site leadership role at Senior Engineer level or above
- At least five years of experience in each of underground and open-pit mining operations
- Knowledge of geotechnical software including Map3D, Phase2, Dips, Slide3, UnWedge, RocData, and GEM4D
- Experience in ground-control management, stability monitoring, geotechnical block modelling, and Life of Mine stress modelling
- Strong communication, interpersonal, team leadership, and analytical skills
- Leadership and business management qualifications are an advantage
- Geotechnical engineering leadership
- Open-pit and underground mining expertise
- Ground-control management and stability monitoring
- Geotechnical planning, mine design, and risk assessment
- Knowledge of Map3D, Phase2, Dips, Slide3, UnWedge, RocData, and GEM4D
- Geotechnical block modeling and Life of Mine stress modeling
- Hydrogeological assessment
- Technical reporting and data analysis
- Team leadership and capacity development
- Project budgeting, procurement, and change management
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Analytical judgment and operational improvement skills
