Job Description

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Our client, an established mining services provider is seeking a Head of Projects who will provide overall accountability for safety, operational resources and people performance to ensure profitability and sustainability of the mining contracts.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a team of approximately 400 people across 3 different sites.
Design and implement effective mechanisms to optimise people performance and rewards.
Create opportunities for individual and skills development and the recognition of high performers.
Implement career paths and succession plans.
Manage employee relations pro-actively and create relevant communication forums with Labour, local communities, Head Office and the client.
Ensure adequate capacity and capability of equipment and people performance.
Ensure that contract profitability targets are achieved within specified limits.
Financial Management and Reporting xe2x80x93 production, turnover and operational cost base budgeting and drill consumables demand monitoring.
Optimise quality and output versus costs in line with sustainability and safety.
Implement and monitor a materials usage and forecasting systems.
Ensure capturing and validation of quality data for production, turnover and cost reporting and timeous reporting to client, sites and Head Office.
Manage the relationship with client and community stakeholders and within the company.
Pro-actively diagnose barriers to communication and create mechanisms to enhance sharing of information with all relevant stakeholders
Contracts SLA terms - ensure compliance and monitoring of BBB-EE and other SCM-related requirements, including local recruitment, local procurement and CSI.
Identify and manage risks related to people, technical resources and strategic risks such as reputational damage.
Identify and action opportunities for business development within client company projects.
Pro-actively develop and implement strategic initiatives to address problems.
Initiate and optimise enterprise development in rural areas.
Safety - Achieve Absolute Zero Harm.
Lead the awareness to improve behaviours and attitudes towards safe working practices.
Implement joint and individual project planning, execution & performance - anticipation, scheduling, co-ordination, operational efficiencies are achieved.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

10-15+ yearsxe2x80x99 experience in mining (ideally as Mine Manager) or drilling sectors.
Relevant degree in Engineering, Geology or Finance.
Experience in managing large contracts (R400m+ turnover).
Proven leadership capability in a multi-disciplinary and stakeholder complex environment.
Advanced proficiency in MS Office suite, specifically Advanced Excel and PowerPoint, PowerBI, Teams.

Benefits and Contractual information:

Permanent Employment Opportunity
Competitive annual package

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Ruan Roodt

Managing Lead: Market Intelligence

CA Mining

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