Anglo American / De Beers Group

Mining

VPTechnical&Operations

£175–275k ~AI est. Whitby, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

Mining
Problems you'll solve

Risk assessment; Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Interrogation of performance

Eligibility Requirements

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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