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Unit Manager Env Engineering Jobs in Welkom, Free State, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com
Title: Unit Manager Env Engineering
Company: ExecutivePlacements.com
Location: Welkom, Free State, South Africa
Unit Manager Env Engineering
Recruiter:
Bridge Personnel Concepts
Job Ref:
2721042917
Date posted:
Friday, May 1, 2026
Location:
Welkom, South Africa
SUMMARY:
POSITION INFO:
Job Alert!!
A Mining Company in Free State is seeking a suitable candidate to fill the role of Unit Manager Environmental Engineering
Minimum Required Qualification:
- Certificate in Mine Environmental Control (MEC)
- NQF 6 (Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma)
- At least 5 years’ experience in a related role, of which 2 years should have been at a management level or experience in a functional/specialist area.
- Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of management systems and database formulation.
- Working knowledge of specialist Ventilation and Refrigeration computer simulation programs where required
- Training, via courses, formal training or practical experience in:
- Legislation,
- Management system formulation and implementation,
- Safety, Health and Environmental integration,
- Hazard identification and risk assessment
The Appointee should:
- Be medically fit to work in the specific business area.
- Have a clear security screening record.
- Have a valid driver’s license.
Advantageous Qualifications:
- Level 6: Diploma and Advanced Certificates, National Diplomas and Advanced Certificates in Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology
- Postgraduate qualification in Natural Sciences and Environmental Engineering
Key Responsibilities:
- Ventilation & Occupational Hygiene Management
- Manage environmental, occupational hygiene and radiation protection disciplines across the segment.
- Establish sound engineering governance and principles.
- Establish and control Environmental Engineering (Ventilation) Hygiene resources (e.g. instruments, equipment, systems, and staff.
- Perform internal and external audits.
- Oversee the operational status of the disciplines.
- Implement new technology, systems and practices within the context of the Gold operational segment.
- Maintaining technical excellence across the Gold segment discipline specific.
- Implementation and evaluation of statutory COP's, SOP’s, and Managerial instructions regarding Ventilation Engineering and Occupational Hygiene.
- Technical interpretation recommendation and reporting to the owner of the mine and relevant statutory organisations on Ventilation Engineering and Occupational Hygiene aspects.
- Implement and evaluate monitoring programs and data management systems.
- Ventilation / Refrigeration Systems / Networks Design & Integration
- Design optimal ventilation systems that support a zero-harm sustained production approach.
- Optimise ventilation systems using computer simulation models)
- Ensure that the ventilation / refrigeration models integrate into the current ventilation systems within the discipline.
- Liaise with engineering team to optimise ventilation systems and improve reliability).
- Develop strategies that would incorporate best practices into designs.
- Conduct technical interpretations of new legislation, guidelines and directives in collaboration with key stakeholders. Sustainability
- Manage the integration of Occupational Hygiene standards.
- Incorporate relevant best practise standards.
- Ensure that the department complies with new legislation, guidelines and directives.
- Allocate the relevant resources to assist in executing of the relevant duties.
- Assist in benchmarking standards against best in industry and influence the appropriate changes.