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Senior Geotechnical Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

Company AngloGold Ash...
Industry Mining
Category Mining/Petrol...
Location Tarkwa
Job Status Full-time
Salary GHS
Education Bachelor̵...
Experience 5 years
Job Expires Dec 22, 2017
Contact ...
 

Company Profile

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI IDUAPRIEM LIMITED (A subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti Limited) operate the combine Teberebie and Iduapriem open-pits gold mines at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana and has a workforce of over 1400, including contractors.

Job Description

AngloGold Ashanti (lduapriem) Ltd (AAIL) is looking for a highly qualified and motivated person for the role of Senior Geotechnical Engineer.

Role Summary 
This role is to provide model geological structures and geotechnical domains using geological and mining software like Leapfrog, Surpac, DataMine. 

Role Accountabilities 

  • Inspect high walls to check for signs of instability and other geotechnical hazards. Communicate findings and recommendations to mine operations and mine planning teams. 
  • Assist Superintendent - Geotechnical Engineer to analyze and provide recommendations for slope development and failures management using available analytical and numerical techniques. 
  • Install slope monitoring systems like prisms, Radars, extensometers, in clinometers and piezometers. Collect, analyse and interpret data from these monitoring systems and present the results for use in designs.
  • Provide Geotechnical and Hydrological inputs for weekly mine planning and operations. 
  • Model Geological structures and geotechnical domains using geological and mining software like Leapfrog, Surpac, DataMine etc 
  • Assist in managing special projects on an as-needed basis including blast design for minimising damage to high walls, pit wall mapping campaigns, geotechnical investigations (drilling and logging),historic dump stability analysis and instrumentation upgrades.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Bachelors' Degree in Geotechnical, Geological or Mining Engineering. 
  • A minimum of 5 years' Experience in Geotech. 
  • Relevant Experience in Slope Management and Ground Water. 
  • Strong geotechnical data collection skills. 
  • Understanding of principles of geotechnical monitoring tools and systems such as total station robotics and Alert monitoring system. 
  • Strong team player. 
  • Good geotechnical design and analytical abilities. 
  • Proficient user of industry standard geotechnical, rock mechanics and mining software.

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