FQM
Requisition Number: 508316
Contract Type: On-going
Country: Zambia
Location: Solwezi
Site: Kansanshi
Categories: Construction, Engineering, Environmental, Mine Geology, Mining
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has grown from a small mineral operation in Zambia into a multinational mining business in less than two decades, with a global portfolio of copper and nickel assets in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. This phenomenal growth is down to FQM people who have strived to be Bolder, Smarter and Driven in everything they do.
In March 2013, First Quantum Minerals acquired Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canadian-based mining company primarily producing copper and zinc from mines in Finland, Spain and Turkey, with also a major copper deposit under development in Panama, known as Cobre Panama. The combination of the First Quantum and Inmet assets has created one of the world’s leading copper producers with a geographically diversified portfolio of high-quality operations and development projects in eight countries across five continents.
With a strategic plan to produce more than 1 million tonnes per annum of copper within five years, the Company is poised to become the largest, widely-held pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the world.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, Implement and Maintain inspection and quality control systems, in order to maintain contractual obligations.
- Arrange and chair contractors site meetings.
- Oversee Road & Earthworks construction projects to ensure site requirements are met within safety and quality standards.
- Setup a certification system for construction quality control.
- Generate reports as and when requested by Management.
- Ensuring all safety procedure are enforced on site.
- Ensure compliance with the Mines Safety regulations.
- Coordinate / manage construction projects, plan and schedule works.
- Any duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Full Grade 12 Certificate.
- Diploma in Construction / Civil Engineering
- Member of EIZ
- Valid First Aid Certificate
- Valid Driver’s Licence
- Minimum of three years’ relevant experience in construction, earth moving, civil and roads in an open pit mining environment.
- Knowledge of Survey.
- Knowledge of the fundamentals in earth moving.
- Knowledge of drainage and drainage systems (Basic hydrology).
- Should be conversant with heavy equipment earth moving applications
- A team player and have the ability to work under intense pressure
Applications close: 30 Sep 2019 FLE Daylight Time