Junior Rock Engineer
Hotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa
Job Description
Job Summary
Hire Resolve's Client is looking for a Junior Rock Engineer to join their corporate office in Northern Cape!
Responsibilities:
- Conduct geotechnical investigations, including data collection, logging of exploration boreholes, slope stability analysis, and reporting on groundwater and pit wall conditions.
- Perform hazard identification, risk assessments, accident investigations, and implement systems to mitigate rockfall and other geotechnical risks.
- Provide technical input into mine design and layouts, including slope performance, reserve losses, dilution, and post-blast assessments.
- Monitor and assess rock mass characteristics, slope stability, and adherence to ground support standards, ensuring workplace safety and initiating work stoppages when necessary.
- Support continuous improvement by benchmarking rock engineering practices, training mine personnel in Strata Control principles, and reporting geotechnical findings to relevant stakeholders.
- Degree in Rock Engineering / Geology / Mining Engineering
- Rock Mechanic Certificate (at least completed 2 papers)
- Chamber of Mines Strata Control
- 5 years operational experience in an opencast mining environment
- Salary: R1,6m - R1,9m CTC
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Training & Development
- Paid Time Off (PTO) (if applicable)
- Salary: negotiable.
- Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
- Apply for this role today, contact Stefnie Bestbier at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
- You can also visit the Hire Resolve website:
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
Hire Resolve
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About
Specialists in Civil, Structural, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Mining, Manufacturing and Finance Careers! Hire Resolve is one of the larger and more agile South African recruitment companies that focus on placing professionals and skilled people in permanent employment and contract employment. We prefer and focus on working with top quality professionals and candidates in South Africa and Africa. Hire Resolve has successfully placed Engineering, Mining, IT, Manufacturing and Finance professionals with top firms across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and in Africa. Hire Resolve has assisted candidates to find jobs at over 100 JSE listed companies of which many are global companies with offices and operations in South Africa and Africa. It is for this reason that we are well respected in the industries we operate in and in the recruitment industry.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1558501
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationHotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa
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EducationNot mentioned