Specialist Hydro-Geologist

As our Specialist Hydrogeologist your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Safety Health and Environment

• Manage a safe and healthy work environment where workers and contractor can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
• Keep environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance.
• Active participation in VFLs Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

Hydrogeology:

• Ensure dry and safe mining conditions by dewatering the pit.
• Keep the groundwater level below the mining level to maintain safe mining operations.
• Develop accurate and up-to-date hydrogeological models including conceptual numerical and analytical models.
• Monitor and report hydrogeological parameters such as water levels abstraction rates water quality well yields rainfall and more to manage the dewatering process effectively.

Water Management:

• Define the roles and responsibilities of professionals in a multidisciplinary team involved in water management and establish related KPIs.
• Incorporate common water sourcing/resources essential drainage shared aquifers and multisource water consumers into local and basin-wide aspects of water management.
• Ensure surface and sub-surface water and wastewater discharge is consistent with basin-wide and community requirements.
• Update an operating site-wide water balance including tailings and a mine water balance reflecting all sources and losses monthly.
• Develop a water balance that supports long-term strategy and action plans for critical Life of Mine (LOM) water management risks and opportunities including a plan to obtain related permits promptly appropriately dealing with permit non-compliances water security (for the catchment) water quality and closure planning.
• Evaluate water demand over LOM considering ramp-up and mine closure.
• Develop water infrastructure to support mine dewatering and water supply.
• Create a water use efficiency plan for managing water demand and conservation minimising water use abstraction and discharge and increasing recycling and reuse.
• Manage water infrastructure maintenance (river diversion channels stormwater runoff channels and other infrastructure de-silting etc.).
• Develop a contaminant and plume/seepage monitoring and management plan including promptly mitigating any water pollution event.
• Establish a documentation and data management system.
• Initiate proactive communication with all relevant external stakeholders to ensure effective monitoring and consistent performance evaluation against water quality goals and regulatory requirements for water use and quality.

People Management:

• Optimise human resources in a way that the section delivers maximum output.
• Ensure work ethics is of such a nature that workers continuously strive towards improving their performance.

Outputs:

• Effective mine dewatering/slope depressurisation strategy and implementation plan.
• Well yield capacity exceeds required abstraction rates.
• Annual updates of hydrogeological models.
• Groundwater monitoring network Water Information Management System and monthly reports.
• Interaction with Mine Planning.
• Adequate coverage of measured and potential dewatering impact zone.
• Technical input in external stakeholder engagement sessions/forums.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary water team and deliver Water Management Plan.
• Water balances (groundwater grey water and process water).
• Water-related capital projects to support water management requirements.
• Develop water KPIs for operation.
• Maintain license to operate.
• Infrastructure Plan.
• Engineering Maintenance Plan.
• Environmental Management Plan.
• Surface Water Management Plan.
• WIMS.

This role is in the Discovery & Geosciences (GEO) NC department on a band 6.12 level reporting to the Manager Geology.

Qualifications :

• BSc degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline NQF7.
• BSc Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline NQF8 (Preferred).
• Registered member (full) of SACNASP/ECSA.
• SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

• 6 - 8 years of experience in hydrogeology and water management in large open-pit mining operations.
• Experience in large-scale mine dewatering systems.
• Experience in slope depressurisation systems.
• Experience in external stakeholder relationships such as DWS regional water authorities local municipalities and surrounding landowners.
• Experience with site-wide water balances.

Additional Information :

Who we are

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine.

We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve peoples lives.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a days work. To make that happen we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that were also continually investing in new technologies from drones to data analytics that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American 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 fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time