About The Position
This opportunity focuses on supporting a major underground mining expansion project in Latin America through the review, development, and improvement of operational procedures related to underground mine development and drill & blast activities. As a specialist SME, you will bring extensive operational experience to challenge existing practices, assess procedural effectiveness, identify operational and safety risks, and recommend practical improvements aligned with industry leading practices and Critical Control Management principles.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in underground mining operations
- Minimum 5 years directly involved in underground mine development activities
- Hands-on experience with mechanized underground development
- Practical experience with drilling equipment, charging systems, explosives, LHDs, and underground haulage equipment
- Experience managing or supervising underground development contractors
- Experience reviewing, developing, implementing, or improving operational procedures and SOPs
- Experience supporting underground mine construction, expansion, Operational Readiness, or ramp-up activities
- Experience implementing risk-based operational procedures and Critical Control Management principles
- Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering
- Advanced English required
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Latin American underground mining operations is advantageous
- Professional engineering registration or equivalent preferred
- Additional qualifications in underground mining or blasting are advantageous
Responsibilities
- Provide specialist technical expertise to assess, challenge, and improve operational procedures, ensuring that operational and safety risks are appropriately identified, understood, and controlled.
- Working closely with dss+ and client stakeholders, you will apply your underground mining expertise to strengthen risk management practices and support safer, more effective operations.
- Review operational procedures covering the underground mine development cycle, including drilling, charging, blasting, ventilation, scaling, ground support, mucking, haulage, and mine service installation
- Assess alignment between documented procedures, field execution, and industry good practice
- Evaluate operational and safety risks associated with underground development activities
- Identify hazards, credible scenarios, control gaps, and Critical Controls
- Review procedures from both operational and risk management perspectives
- Support the development and enhancement of risk-based operational procedures and standards
- Define operational hold points, authorization requirements, and stop-work criteria where appropriate
- Conduct technical reviews, field observations, interviews, and specialist workshops
- Engage with operators, supervisors, engineers, and contractors to validate procedural effectiveness
- Develop recommendations that improve operational performance and strengthen risk controls
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
