Geotechnical Superintendent

About the role

The Barrick Africa Middle East Team is recruiting a Geotechnical Superintendent for the North Mara gold mine in north-west Tanzania. The role is the geotechnical discipline lead and leads the site-based team (with consultants where needed) to deliver geotechnical planning and design inputs and protect the plan from geotechnical hazards.

Key responsibilities

• Provide geotechnical input into open pit and underground mining and mine planning, and maintain the Ground Control Management Plan, TARPS and Ground Support Standard
• Manage the geotechnical budget and headcount, and commission consultant work, in collaboration with the regional Geotechnical Manager
• Lead the geotechnical team and implement the Ground Control Management Plan, including stope and slope designs, hazard management and stability monitoring system design, installation and analysis
• Maintain a 3D geotechnical block model and a Life of Mine stress model, and raise bore stability, pillar and backfill analyses
• Handle hydrogeological design and monitoring, train geotechnical engineers, and collect and interpret geotechnical data
• Ensure ground control audits and QA programs are regular and documented, maintain consumable stocks, run ground support trials and report significant ground falls
• Produce weekly and monthly geotechnical reports, promote health and safety, comply with statutory regulations and company policies, and escalate risks to management

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, or in Civil, Mining or Geology engineering with a Master's in Geotechnical Engineering; leadership and business management qualifications preferred
• At least 5 years' experience in a leadership role on a mine site (senior engineer and above)
• At least 5 years each in underground and open pit mining operations
• Good understanding of mining processes and of interactions between open pit and underground operations

Required skills

• Working knowledge of geotechnical software such as Map3D, Phase2, Dips, Slide3, UnWedge, RocData and GEM4D
• Excellent communication, sound judgment and analytical skills, and ability to lead change

What we offer

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
• A career path with opportunities to grow and learn alongside industry colleagues