Mine Closure Consultant

• Working location South Africa;
  Ivory Coast;
  Zambia;
  Australia
• Job Type Full time
• Work Experience 4-5 years
• Salary Market Related
• City Bryanston
• Province Gauteng
• Country South Africa
• Postal Code 2191

Digby Wells Environmental is a leading environmental and social consulting firm supporting the responsible development of Africa’snatural resources. We partner with mining clients across Africa to achieveoperational success with sustainable environmental management and acceptable social outcomes.

Weare looking for a Mine Closure Consultant with experience in mine closureplanning and mine closure cost assessments to join our team supporting projects in Tanzania and across East Africa. Landform modelling and rehabilitationdesign experience will also be beneficial. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to practical, responsible and regulatory-compliant mine closuresolutions across a diverse portfolio of mining projects.

The successful candidate will develop mine closure strategies and liabilityassessments, support closure, decommissioning and rehabilitation projects, and contribute to practical and sustainable closure landforms. The role combines technical delivery, project management and collaboration with multidisciplinaryspecialists, clients and regulatory authorities. It offers meaningfulresponsibility, hands-on growth and the opportunity to work with passionate,capable colleagues across Africa.

AtDigby Wells Environmental, you will join a team tackling diverse mining and environmental challenges across Africa. Together, we make a difference locallywith global impact through practical, sustainable solutions that support responsible resource development.

Youwill have the opportunity to:

• Make a meaningful difference through responsible mine closure, sustainable landform design andviable post-mining land-use solutions.
• Grow through experience,with exposure to diverse projects, commodities, geographies and goodinternational practice.
• Work alongside invested and passionate colleagues across environmental, social and technical disciplines.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and multidisciplinary teams in Tanzania and across Africa.

• Conduct and develop mine closure cost estimates, mine closure plans, closure and rehabilitation strategies and post-closure land-use planning.
• Developor contribute to practical closure landform models and designs for waste rockdumps, tailings facilities, pits, stockpiles and other disturbed areas,considering drainage, slopes, erosion control, constructability and long-term stability.
• Generate and interpret terrain models, survey data, engineering designs, GISinformation, cut-and-fill assessments and earthworks quantities for closureplanning and costing.
• Prepare technical reports and input for closure, decommissioning, environmental authorisationand regulatory approval processes, including the regulatory engagement where applicable.
• Monitor and evaluate closure and rehabilitation performance and provide technical guidance to clients.
• Manageclosure-related project activities to ensure delivery on time, within budgetand to quality standards.
• Conductfieldwork and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients and regulatory authorities.

• Experience in mine closure planning, closure cost estimates, rehabilitation design andpost-mining land-use planning.
• Practical experience in landform modelling, terrain design or earthworks modelling withinmining, mine closure, civil engineering or environmental consulting will be beneficial.
• Proficiency in relevant modelling, design and spatial software such as Civil 3D, AutoCAD,ArcGIS, QGIS, Global Mapper or similar; mine planning software would be advantageous.
• Abilityto interpret engineering designs, survey information, mine plans and spatial data, and develop earthworks quantities and design inputs.
• Understandingdrainage, erosion and sediment control, slope shaping, material balances,practical rehabilitation techniques and legal and best practice mine closurerequirements.
• Strong technical report writing, numerical and analytical ability, with willingness to undertake fieldwork at mining operations and remote locations.
• Trainingor demonstrated competence in CAD, GIS, spatial analysis, terrain modelling ormine planning software would be advantageous
• Professional registration or membership with arecognised professional body (e.g., Engineers Registration Board, NEMC, or equivalent international accreditation) would be…