Job Title: Senior Mining Engineer
Organisation: Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
REF: UNMC-2025-EE-02-08
About Organisation:
The Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC) was established under the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022, (Act No. 25 of 2022) and incorporated under the Companies Act 2012, (Act No.1 of 2012). It is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. The overall function of UNMC is to manage the commercial holding and participating interests of the State in the mining and mineral industry to ensure that the country obtains optimal value from its mineral resources.
Job Summary: Oversees and manages mining operations, projects, and teams, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with regulations, while also developing and implementing strategic mine plans and budget
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designing short to mid-term mine designs for the economic extraction of ore based on the geological block model and the Budget mine plan.
- Completing quarterly forecasts and producing estimate of physicals.
- Compiling and managing the capital budget and capital forecasts as needed.
- Assisting with the development of the MRMR state and associated reports.
- Liaising with geology, mine operations, and other technical services groups to ensure the tactical plan targets can be achieved and the appropriate designs are created.
- Maintaining an integrated LoM model with current designs and making the necessary updates based new geological information and reviews.
- Ensuring that new designs have been reviewed and approved before production begins, and applying the mine standards in designs.
- Optimizing production through mine designs and production scheduling, creating mine plans and stope file notes.
- Reconciliation of plan compliance and stope performances on monthly and quarterly basis.
- Provide operational and technical support through mine plan and schedule, design and implementation.
- Identify new or alternate ideas and concepts that can be used to improve the business.
- Filling-in med-term planning and other duties as required, and ad-hoc projects.
- Any other task as may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- An Honours Degree in Geology; or Mining Engineering; or Mineral Economics; or Mine Surveying; or Geoscience from a recognized University / Institution
- A masters degree in Geosciences; or Mineral Policy and Law; Mineral Economics, or Regulation and Management of Mining; or Environmental Management; or Management; or Natural Resource Management will be an added advantage.
- Professional Engineer registration if applicable
- At least six (6) years of experience in mine planning, design &/or mining for an underground and Opencast mine operations
- Proficient computer knowledge of Microsoft packages (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of Greek, IGF Mining Regulation and any other related best mining practices
- A high regard for safe practices.
- Good ability for both teamwork and individual performance of tasks.
- Good ability to take responsibility.
- Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
- Age: 30-45 years
How to Apply:
Applicant should visit the UNMC website at www.unmc.co.ug or the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development website: www.memd.go.ug to view the detailed job description, select and apply for the job of choice and submit application through the online application system https://form.jotform.com/250122842226548
Only applications received online will be accepted. Applicants are required to attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents. (Note that the academic documents should be certified by the awarding local institutions while awards by foreign institutions should be certified by the foreign institution or a duly authorized Certification body of that country) All applicants must attach soft copies of relevant motivation letter, CV and academic transcripts in word and PDF formats only.
Applications without Certified academic documents will not be considered.
UNMC offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive and attractive benefits.
Deadline: Friday 19th April 2025 at 17:00pm
NB: Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
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