Minerals Development Company Botswana,Director, Technical Services Jobs in Botswana

Job
description

Minerals Development
Company Botswana seeks well-versed professionals to be part of their founding
executive team.

DIRECTOR,
TECHNICAL SERVICES

MAIN PURPOSE
OF JOB
To lead, plan and coordinate all
activities associated with technical
operations (production) and projects on a group-wide basis.

To provide direction
and support to multi-disciplinary teams and multiple commodities, having
responsibility over engineers, mining activities, technical services and
project development.

To coordinate
technical oversight with other disciplinary oversight processes (Finance, HR).

Requirements

DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate
  in the development of organisational strategy and annual plans and
  budgets.
• Develop
  the operational plan for technical services in line with overall business
  objectives.
• Provide
  technical expertise in the development of plans (operational and projects)
  and review operations and technical projects.
• Provide
  direction and support for operations and projects, and provide oversight
  on consultant activities.
• Oversee
  management teams of subsidiaries, joint-ventures and projects. Ensure the
  teams are appropriately staffed and deliver against agreed plans and
  budgets.
• Provide
  leadership to the technical services team and guidance to subsidiary and
  joint-venture management teams, with respect to technical operations and
  projects.
• Coordinate
  communication with joint-venture partners and other stakeholders with
  respect to key projects and monitoring of operations and production.
• Ensure
  that safety, health, environment and quality aspects of all operations
  across the group are to standard.
• Develop
  policies and procedures to ensure compliance with business imperatives and
  relevant legislative requirements.
• Review
  Group wide operational budgets and ensure level of quality and alignment
  with Group objectives.
• Manage
  the departmental budget and sign of on Group Company operating budgets.

COMPETENCY
REQUIREMENTS

• A
  proven track record of successful management at executive level with a
  proven track record in managing operations and projects.
• Superior
  understanding and proficiency at running mining operations or managing
  large and capital intensive mining projects.
• Knowledge
  of all types of technical services.
• Good
  business and financial acumen.
• Strong
  leadership skills and the ability to think strategically and analytically
  with excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Good
  interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) with excellent
  presentation skills.
• Strong
  people management, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Good
  project management skills.

JOB
SPECIFICATION

QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineering
  degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in Mining and/or Metallurgy.
• Mine
  Manager’s Qualification (open cast or underground mining) or Metallurgical
  Manager’s Qualification.
• Project
  Management Qualification would be beneficial.
• Professional/
  Certified Engineer Certificate preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• 15 – 25
  years’ experience in mining industry.
• At
  least 5 – 8 years’ experience at senior management level (E-Band)
• Direct
  experience at General Manager level or equivalent in operations management
  (Mining or Metallurgical)
• Specific
  experience in both underground and open cast mining environments.
• Specific
  experience in 2 or more commodity types e.g. (Gold/ Base Metals/ Coal/
  Diamonds)
• Experience
  working in a number of countries and with diverse management teams
• Experience
  in managing large (US$ 500M – US$2Bn) complex mining or metallurgical
  projects involving multidisciplinary teams

Company
profile

Closing
date and application instructions

CLOSING
DATE: 03/06/2016

E-MAIL: recruitment@profilesforbotswana.com