Drill & Blast Engineer

About the role

The Drill & Blast Engineer provides technical expertise and planning support to safely and efficiently execute all drill and blast activities at Nyanzaga. The role ensures designs, schedules, explosives management and QA/QC processes align with production targets, legal requirements and community/environmental constraints.

Key responsibilities

• Develop short-, medium- and long‑term drill and blast designs, optimise patterns, charge plans, timing and initiation sequences.
• Provide daily technical direction to drill and blast crews, monitor execution quality and conduct blast readiness checks.
• Manage explosives magazines, ensure compliance with Tanzanian legal requirements and company standards, and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Perform risk assessments, vibration and air‑blast monitoring, and lead incident investigations related to drill and blast operations.
• Analyse KPIs such as cost per metre, powder factor and fragmentation, and prepare regular performance and compliance reports.

Required profile

• 3–7 years’ experience in open‑pit drill and blast engineering, preferably in gold or hard‑rock mining.
• Experience working with modern blast design software and strong QA/QC capability.
• Familiarity with Tanzanian mining legislation, environmental regulations and reporting requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or equivalent and Tanzanian blasting certification (or ability to obtain).

Required skills

• Blast design software (e.g., BlastMap, SHOTPlus, Vulcan, Minesight).
• Mine design and data analysis tools.
• Explosives handling, initiation systems and ground control principles.
• Modelling and interpretation of blast vibration, fragmentation and dilution.