Shaft Ventilation Engineer

The Shaft Ventilation Engineer is responsible for managing and co-ordinating the overall Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene systems programmes and department as well as providing Operational Area Management with the specialist Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene services and expertise to ensure a safe and healthy work environment to minimize pure risk and litigation and adverse publicity. The work focus timeframe is 1 to 5 years but some plans may have a longer timeframe.

Roles and responsibilities include the following:

• Ensure compliance to Section 11 and 12 of the Mine Health and Safety Act (Occupational Health Risk Assessment and Monitoring)
• Ensure compliance to the Environmental Engineering and Occupational Hygiene
• Regulations of the Mine Health and Safety Act pertaining to monitoring and reporting.
• Advice to management on Operational Area Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene planning technical systems and administration.
• Establish and maintain technical standards.
• Establish and maintain management information systems.
• Emergency preparedness programmes are effective and in place.
• Advice on high level Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene matters.
• Participate motivate and lead in mining Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene technology studies.
• Provide solutions to specific Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene matters (known or identified via trend analysis)
• Forward scanning to anticipate future Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene trends and their potential impact.
• Determines the need for and develop ventilation and occupational hygiene policies procedures and standards in conjunction with Group SHE Specialists.
• Sets daily weekly and monthly ventilation and occupational hygiene standards and targets
• Effective risk assessment strategy and programme.
• Technical system audits and implementation of new innovations.
• Benchmark against acceptable international best practices and audit findings.
• Advice lead and conduct benchmark exercise internally and externally for the Operational Area.

This role is on a band 6/12 level reporting to the Chief Ventilation Engineer

Qualifications :

• Relevant tertiary qualification

• Elementary certificate in Mine Environmental Control.
• Chamber of Mines (COM) Certificate in Mine Environmental Control

Experience

• Qualified as Ventilation professional and occupational hygienist with five years post qualification experience in ventilation

Knowledge and Skills

• Competent as 5.1(1) 9.2(2) 16.1(1) (MHSA) and chapter 12.1 (MHSA) as Occupational Hygiene Practitioner
• Occupational Health legislation
• Management system formulation and implementation
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Extensive computer literacy in MS Office SAP
• Palladium and other specialized technical programs

Additional Information :

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms these include all acts of gender-based violence bullying harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful inclusive and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please complete our online application form via this job advert.

Closing Date

24 December 2025

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time