Senior Specialist, Drill Blast Engineering II

Senior Specialist Drill Blast Engineering is responsible for designing, planning, and overseeing all drill and blast activities to ensure efficient and productive mining operations. This role involves mentoring and coaching personnel, maintaining high performance standards, and fostering a proactive approach to safety."

• Design, plan, monitor and report on all Drill & Blast activities to ensure productive and efficient mining operations

• Produce accurate Drill & Blast designs in a timely manner, as defined by the 3 monthly and weekly plans

• Under the direction of the Superintendent undertake Drill and Blast related project studies and investigations, monitoring, wall control blasting trials, electronic initiation designs, mine to mill analysis, and other related projects

• Introduce innovative D&B Engineering techniques and products for continuous improvement

• Be able to verify, analyses, and report blast performance data

• Conducting QA & QC on all drilling & blasting activities whilst providing documented feedback

• Champion operational quality control. Ensure holes are drilled to engineering planned depth, location and inclination desired blast results

• Prepare, monitor, update production data associated with drilling and blasting activities

• Review Key KPIs, digging rates and blast videos to determine areas of further improvement

• Ensure Blast Masters Plans for the 3-month forecast are produced in a timely manner

• Review and analyses contractor shot reports identifying trends and inefficiencies. Consult and develop a close working relationship with the geotechnical Engineer to optimise pit wall stability.

• Develop a sense of continuous improvement, seek to streamline drill and blast process to increase productivity, quality, and compliance

• Practice courageous leadership at all times Ensure all operations are conducted with regard to the use of safe work practices and proper PPE Ensure all safety incidents are fully reported, investigated and corrective actions taken as required

• Ensuring safety/toolbox meetings are conducted at the appropriate frequency with a focus of continued improvement of the Health and Safety and addressing concerns

• Supporting the Safety Management System, ensuring a safety-first work culture; applying site safety standards, procedures, and policies

• Provide support to develop, coach and mentor team members to continuously improve their knowledge and skills and relationship interactions

• Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or equivalent engineering degree 
• Minimum of 7 years' experience open pit mining in a Drill and Blast capacity
• Officially recognised competency certificate applicable to specific discipline/function (e.g. Blasting)
• Well-rounded stakeholder management experience and excellent communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel and Surpac
• Power BI and Blast Logic experience is desirable
• MinePlan 3D proficiency
• Manual driver’s license (Essential)

Ma’aden High Performance Competencies:

• Skills:Strong communication and interpersonal skills , Ability to lead a multi-cultural environment, Results oriented, Demonstrated team building and mentoring skills, Safety leadership by example, Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness, Share expertise freely and often during the application/review of policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods, Act as coach and mentor within team, Train and develop local staff, Facilitating continuous improvement