Anglo American / De Beers Group
Mining
VPTechnical&Operations
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“VP Technical & Operations at Anglo American / De Beers Group. Skills: Operational readiness, Technical disciplines, Mine planning, Processing operations. Oversee operational readiness. Oversee technical disciplines”
What You'll Achieve.
Maximize crop yield; Increase quality; Improve soil structure; Deliver future value; Exceed performance objectives
Industry & Context.
Risk assessment; Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Interrogation of performance
Regular international travel, Regular local travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Undergraduate qualification, Registered professional engineer, Extensive underground mining experience, Extensive underground processing experience, Senior leadership role experience, Operating underground mine experience, Integrated processing facilities experience, Complex project studies experience, Anglo American Investment Development Model experience, Investment Criteria By Stages experience, Business acumen application experience, Risk based outcomes experience, Working over several disciplines awareness, High level of autonomy operation
Nice to Have
Simular external project studies experience
What You'll Do.
Oversee operational readiness
Oversee technical disciplines
Develop strategy for Woodsmith Operation
Develop plans for Woodsmith Operation
Maintain fit for purpose mentality
Oversee Geology teams
Oversee Technical Services teams
Oversee Mine Technology teams
Oversee Process Development teams
Oversee Operational Readiness teams
Oversee Asset Strategy teams
Oversee Reliability teams
Oversee Safety & Health principles application
Take personal responsibility for safety
Ensure elimination of fatalities
Ensure safety in design
Ensure alignment with risk management
Demonstrate innovation for value
Oversee drilling campaigns
Oversee geological methods
Produce integrated quantitative assessments
Develop feasibility plan
Ensure operational readiness
Pursue opportunities to enhance business case
Manage operations inputs
Manage feasibility study chapters
Ensure financial discipline
Ensure alignment with investment governance
Accountable for business case assumptions
Accountable for business case projections
Support Group Investment Assurance reviews
Ensure readiness for GIA reviews
Ensure alignment with governance requirements
Lead Technical and Operations team
Develop robust plan for operations
Mitigate risks in resource uncertainty
Mitigate risks in grade variability
Retain flexibility for resilient business
Collaborate with project study team
Collaborate with engineering service providers
Collaborate with Solutions and Marketing
Collaborate with site execution teams
Ensure integration between operations
Ensure integration between project
Ensure integration between marketing
Demonstrate SHE leadership
Incorporate SHE considerations into design
Incorporate SHE considerations into delivery
Engage in Visible Felt Leadership interactions
Create purpose-led culture
Create technically brilliant culture
Create high-performing culture
Build future Woodsmith operations team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Project study team; Engineering service providers; Solutions and Marketing; Site execution teams; Cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Technical discussions
Process & Methodology
Project management fundamentals, Investment Development Model, Investment Criteria By Stages
Full Job Description
Anglo American is a leading global mining company, and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast-growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. We are constructing a state-of-the-art underground mine to enable the extraction of Polyhalite – a unique multi-nutrient fertiliser – along with the necessary infrastructure both above and below ground that will be required for transport, processing, and distribution. POLY4 is our flagship multi-nutrient fertiliser product. Made from polyhalite, it contains four of the six macro-nutrients and many micronutrients that are essential to plant growth. It allows farmers to maximise their crop yield, increase quality and improve soil structure with one simple product. Join us as the Vice President Technical & Operations To lead the operational readiness and technical disciplines, developing the strategy and plans for the future Woodsmith Operation, aligned with Anglo American standards and industry best practice, while maintaining a fit for purpose mentality. You will report to the Woodsmith Project Director and oversee the Geology, Technical Services, Mine Technology, Process Development, Operational Readiness, and Asset Strategy and Reliability teams. Duties will include: Safety & Health * Oversee consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities. * Ensure safety in design and alignment with risk management principles. General * Drive best practice and a culture of demonstrating innovation for value in the development of operational plans (geology, mining, processing and port operations). * Oversee drilling campaigns an
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