Managerial Leader I Safety, Health and Risk

KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Managerial Leader I Safety, Health and Risk

The Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It’s a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometers west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometers west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.

Play your part in our team succeeding….
To champion and drive Safety, Health and Risk strategies and programmes by establishing and implementing:

1.an enterprise-wide Governance and Risk Framework that will enable Kamoa’s executive team to execute their oversight and governance responsibilities. 

2.Safety, Health and risk policies, standards, practices, and systems, within the broader realm of the organisation’s sustainability strategy.

In addition, the incumbent ensures that the company complies to applicable regulations, and that alignment is achieved with reporting requirements for both international and local standards in the jurisdictions that the company operates.

You will have the following:

• Must have a completed diploma/ degree in Safety, Risk or equivalent (SHEQ / Risk Management) or Engineering or Mining
• Must have at least 15 years relevant experience within a mining/concentrate production/engineering safety environment
• Must have at least 5 years at a senior managerial level overseeing Safety, health and Risk for large scale mining operations
• Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.

Role Profile Knowledge

• In-depth working knowledge of all relevant Safety legislation
• A good understanding of mining (surface and underground), engineering, smelter and process operations
• Knowledge of work-related hazards and associated risk
• Understanding health services and emergency services
• Understanding of human behaviour and the impact of cultural differences on human behaviour

Technical Skills

• Global Safety standards
• Knowledge of plant and mining processes
• Knowledge of Construction Process
• Safety Strategic planning
• Safety performance data and analysis
• Integrated Risk Management
• Enterprise-wide Risk Management and Governance frameworks
• International Standards (ISO), i.e. ISO 45001, ISO9001,
• Computer literacy and presentation skills
• Root cause/fault tree analysis
• Incident Investigation (ICAM)

Personal Competencies should include:

• Problem-solving
• Intrapersonal maturity
• Investigation
• Facilitation and training
• Report writing
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Cultural sensitivity
• Customer Service orientation
• Communication
• Conflict Management
• Drive and results orientation
• Rule orientation
• Ability to Influence, persuade and negotiate
• Detail and quality orientation

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:

• Champion and drive Safety, Health and Risk Governance strategies and programmes
• Establish an enterprise-wide Governance and Risk Framework
• Champion site-wide Safety, Health and Risk strategies
• HSE Reporting and Systems
• Health, Occupational Hygiene and Emergency Services
• Stakeholder management- Drive relationships with stakeholders to enable optimization of the business value chain
• People: Build and maintain a capable, high performing team
• Finance: Manage the department budget
• Drive Transformation, Change and Cultural integration initiatives in department
• Manage Reporting & Governance for the department

When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers’ license and qualifications.

Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful