Newmont Mining Corporation is a leading global gold producer with key assets in Nevada, Peru, Australia, Ghana and Suriname.

Newmont's Africa Operations holds two gold mining operations in Ghana: the Ahafo Mine located in the Brong-Ahafo region and the Akyem Mine located in the Eastern region. There is also near mine exploration and development focus in Ghana to annually replace gold reserves. Newmont Africa also has early-stage exploration programs in the African countries of Ethiopia and Morocco.

Our Africa operations employ approximately 5,900 employees and contractors, with the majority working at the Ahafo Mine. We offer an unparalleled blend of opportunity and career satisfaction with all the benefits you would expect from a global company. This, combined with our growth opportunities, makes Newmont a great company to work.

Our Akyem and Ahafo mines have made significant sustainable community development investments in our host communities. These include establishing Development Funds at our Akyem and Ahafo operational areas with each mine contributing US$1 per ounce of gold sold and 1% of net pre-tax annual profit into its community development fund.

The only gold company listed in the S&P 500 index, Newmont in 2007 became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Newmont's industry leading performance is reflected through our Africa operations' high standards in environmental management, health and safety for our workforce and creating value and opportunity for our employees, host communities and Newmont's shareholders.

About This Role

• To lead and manage the key technical functions to support the mine site operations. These include leading the following areas for both surface and underground mining:
  • Mine Geology
  • Geotechnical and Hydrological Engineering services
  • Surveying
  • Strategic Ventilation
  • Medium Term Planning
  • Mine Infrastructure including Operational Services.
• Coordinate with Exploration and Resource Geology.

In This Role You Will:

Health and Safety Management

• Ensure safe work practices, procedures and policies are implemented and adhered to by self, all members of the Mine Technical Services department and our business partners.
• Develop and lead the safety strategy for the Mine Technical Services department.
• Report all departmental safety incidents and accidents using the Newmont tools (e.g. cintellate) and ensure appropriate corrective actions are put in place to limit risk exposure.
• Develop and maintain departmental risk registers to ensure all risks are identified and mitigation measures are in place. Ensure that all fatality risks and financial risks for the Mine Technical Services department are well understood, critical controls are in place and verified on a regular basis.

Workforce Management

• Provide leadership through coaching, mentoring and support for the Mine Technical Services department leadership team to ensure high levels of performance, development of successors and the achievement of a positive workplace culture that reflects Newmont's values.
• Structure department to achieve strategic objectives.
• Ensure that time, focus and priorities of direct reports and department employees are aligned for optimum team performance.
• Provide department with line of sight to achieve team / site objectives. Communicate strategies and work programs to mine technical services, the respective Site Leadership Team (SLT) and Regional Geology and Technical Service functions.
• Ensure staff resources are maximised and staff members undertake appropriate training and development, so they are skilled to perform allocated duties efficiently.
• Retain and develop key personnel with adequate succession planning in place for all roles.
• Implement and monitor performance and individual development plans for all direct reports.
• Build and maintain collaborative internal relationships with key departments (mining, processing).

Operations

• Build and maintain formalised relationships with key contractors to effectively manage contracts to maximise safety results, efficiencies, productivity and reduce costs.
• Ensure provision of reliable grade estimation models, ore control monitoring and reconciliations with the aim of maximising mined ore grade whilst minimising ore loss/dilution.
• Ensure that medium term mine plans and projects for the Life of Mine (LOM) are achievable, compliant with internal Newmont and external guidelines, agreed scopes of work ae in line with the strategic objectives of the Company to maintain growth and sustainability.
• Oversee the provision of high quality geotechnical, hydrological, ventilation, operational and planning support to the underground and open pit operations. Ensure robust recommendations regarding geotechnical, processes and outcomes that continue to add value in providing an acceptable risk profile for the business and full achievement of the Life of Mine (LOM) potential.
• Oversee development and execution of all operational services sustaining capital projects including Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) and site water management strategic plans and other infrastructure projects.
• Maintain and upkeep all site infrastructure through the Operational Services department.
• Ensure ongoing management of reconciliation systems that monitor resource/reserve estimation quality, reserve parameter inputs such as underbreak and dilution and business plan compliance.
• Continually seek to improve the effectiveness of Mine Technical Services department processes and systems through ongoing evaluation of concepts, methods and procedures.

Additional Responsibilities:

Resource and Reserve Management

• Liaise with the resource department with regards to resource modeling and reserves estimation processes to ensure that quoted reserves and resources are in accordance with the quality standards as outlined by the Newmont guidelines and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting requirements.
• Implement strategies which ensure conversion of inventory, resource and reserve at conversion rates meeting mine depletion or higher.
• Ensure recognition of opportunities to grow the resource base through identifying, reviewing and implementing site strategic priorities relating to exploration and resource definition projects and studies for open pits and underground.
• Act as site lead for reserve and resource competent persons, ensuring compliance with Newmont Standards and responsibility for internal communication of Reserves and Resources, reporting and facilitation of external audits as required.
• Guide and contribute to continuous improvement of reconciliation procedures.
• Ensure suitable and adequate data management procedures are in place to ensure timely and accurate collation of geological data which in turn, ensures ore resource integrity and quality.
• Liaise with resource geology staff to implement and monitor quality assurance programs to ensure accurate records are maintained for all resource evaluation activities.

Planning, Reporting and Financial Management

• Review and report on the activities of the Mine Technical Services department to ensure adherence to plan and the timely and accurate provision of information to the General Manager and key stakeholders.
• Ensure that departmental strategic plans and operating capital and staff budgets are developed, implemented and executed in the most cost-effective manner and are in line with site strategic objectives.
• Responsible for preparation of operating and capital budgets for mine technical services, monitoring of budget variances and control costs within area of responsibility to ensure compliance with budget and forecasts.
• Maintain and improve the mine technical services Management Operating System (MOS) to ensure that clearly defined processes are functional and maintained to manage risks and opportunities.

Compliance and Social Responsibility

• Comply with all regulatory and statutory requirements, minimising risk exposure and liability.
• Manage and adhere to contracts and social responsibility agreements.
• Lead Integrated Management Systems (IMS) compliance for the Mine Technical Services department.
• Actively participate in workplace inspection programs.
• Present safety, production and operational initiatives at toolbox meetings.
• Support other departmental members in achieving their goals.
• Lead by example in terms of professional conduct, positive attitudes and dedication to all geology business improvement initiatives.

Site Leadership Team

• Ensure attendance and active participation in daily, weekly and monthly managers meetings.
• Contribute to strategic planning sessions.
• Actively participate in Site Leadership Team (SLT) place inspection programs.
• Provide mine technical services direction and technical reference for the General Manager and the leadership team.
• Present site and corporate workplace initiatives at toolbox meetings.
• Support other departmental managers in achieving their goals.
• Lead by example in terms of professional conduct, positive attitudes and dedication to all business improvement initiatives at the respective site.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor's degree in Geology and/or Mine Engineering at a recognised tertiary institution.

Additonal Knowledge:

• Proficient in statutory and compliance reporting for internal and external stakeholders and meet competent person requirements for resource and reserve statements.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of key engineering / geological and geotechnical principles for large scale underground projects and open pit mining.
• Familiar and experience in the Ghanaian mining industry and associated mining regulations.
• Strong leadership and personal communication skills including the ability to develop, coach, mentor and influence other people.

Experience:

• A minimum of 15 years' operational experience within several different mining operations.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in both exploration and production geology.
• A minimum of 5 years' in a senior management role preferably in underground large tonnage gold operations and open pits.

Technical Skills:

• A proven track record in leading projects from discovery to reserve declaration.
• Strategic thinker with exposure to strategic business planning processes.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to persuade, involve and lead a diverse multi-functioned group of stakeholders to ensure short term operational objectives are achieved in an efficient manner for an optimal solution.
• Experience in the preparation of strategic plans, budgets and cost management.
• Demonstrate ability to diagnose problems and identify potential solutions by thinking outside of the box to deliver alternative outcomes.
• Exposure to continuous / business improvement systems.
• Computer literacy skills - Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to build an environment that fosters 'living safely' and Fatality Risk Management (FRM) as core values.
• Ability to drive project(s) strategy through effective strategic and business planning.
• Ability to assess current execution capability, recommend appropriate improvements and establish metrics.
• Business acumen to make the right business decision for Newmont and for operations.
• Create and communicate a compelling vision for the future and inspire the project/organization to act.
• Mature self-confidence to engage at all levels of the organization, to meet and influence government and community leaders and to engage at the highest levels of partner organizations.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Tough and self-discipline to hold him/herself and others accountable for meeting goals.
• Adhere to a core set of values and beliefs, demonstrate high integrity and ethics, and build trust and inspire others.
• Courage to make tough decisions, even under pressure and stick with them. Decisions made with a long-term sustainable development view.
• Ownership mindset to actively manage opportunities, threats, risks and ensure financial responsibility while protecting the reputation of Newmont.
• Mature self-confidence to engage at all levels of the organization, to meet and influence government and community leaders and to engage at the highest levels of partner organizations.
• Establish a climate where differences are valued and respected. Role model for inclusive behaviors. Sensitive and receptive to other cultures.

Working Conditions

• Position is located at the Ahafo South Mine.
• Position will be required to travel to and assist other domestic and international sites.
• Position will also require travel to various offices / facilities of the project stakeholders and contractors (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management , Suppliers, Government etc.)

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.

Newmont seeks to recruit, hire, place and promote qualified applicants, meaning applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnic, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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