Technical Expert, Levee Construction

Freeport McMoRan Inc.; Skouw; On-site; IDR 300,000,000 - 600,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A major mining company located in Indonesia, Papua, Skouw, is seeking a Technical Expert for Levee Construction to provide and control technical expertise for the Tailings River Management Project. The ideal candidate will have 15 years of engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work in extreme conditions. Responsibilities include developing policies for tailings management, overseeing construction works, and ensuring safety and compliance with government approvals.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in construction, geotechnical, hydro-geological, environmental, and mining engineering.
• Demonstrable record of senior achievement in mining or industrial companies.
• Willingness to work in extreme conditions.
• Fluent English (oral and written) with willingness to learn Bahasa.

Responsibilities

• Develop Tailings Management Plan policies.
• Provide technical expertise in the management of TRMP Department.
• Monitor construction works and ensure cost efficiency.
• Direct investigation of levee design and overall system design.
• Manage survey equipment and data acquisition schedules.
• Oversee laboratory tests and geochemical data analysis.
• Advise on tailing material composition issues and corrective actions.
• Support policy development reflecting operational, environmental and political changes.
• Manage division budget, cost control, cash flow, and forecast final costs.

Skills

Construction experience

Leadership skills

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Heavy equipment

Job description

Title: Technical Expert, Levee Construction

Provide and control technical expertise for the department and the Tailings River Management Project as required for PTFI to demonstrate a world class Tailings Management System that complies with both applicable permits approved or issued by the Government of Indonesia and to World Environmental Mine Management standards, while minimizing risk and at a minimum cost for PTFI.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Develop Tailings Management Plan policies and guidelines to provide a clear direction to all PTFI's divisions regarding tailing management issues, in line with company visions, values and strategies.
2. Provide technical expertise in the management of the TRMP Department, associated contractors/consultants, and to PTFI Senior Management to ensure that PTFI TRMP provides for the Tailings Management Plan (TMP) as required and is in accordance with the PTFI policy and relevant GOI approvals/permits.
3. Provide technical expertise in the direction, management and control of all field construction work activities -including cost control/cost scheduling, administration and RKL/RPL reporting to ensure that all construction works are done according to the project plan, in a most efficient cost, in a satisfactorily and timely manner.
4. Provide technical expertise in the direction, management and control investigation work of the levee design and the overall system design, material monitoring and long‑term prediction.
5. Provide technical expertise in the direction, management and control of all survey equipment and activities, monitor whether they are working properly and according to the set schedules to ensure that accurate and timely data are acquired.
6. Provide technical expertise in the direction, management and control of all laboratory tests and other activities to ensure that valid and accurate physical and geochemical data analysis are consistently produced, as a basis of necessary decision making.
7. Provide technical expertise in the direction, management and coordination related to any improper tailing materials composition to come up with correction suggestions and/or actions.
8. Provide technical expertise with the support of the Chief Technical Advisor to PTFI Senior Management to further develop the PTFI Tailings Management policy to reflect changing operational, environmental and political impacts/circumstances.
9. Provide technical expertise in the direction, management and control of division budget including the cost control process, cash flow forecast and forecasting of final cost in each project to ensure all expenditures are at the maximum efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with fifteen (15) years of experience in construction, geotechnical, hydro‑geological, environmental and mining engineering as part of key core requirement.
• Suitable senior engineering and project management background, education, and titles to support the background required.
• Demonstrable record of senior achievement in a mining, construction or industrial company.
• Measurable skills in working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrable background working within a multicultural environment.
• Physical capacity to allow for stressful work situations and for outdoor work in extreme rain and heat.
• Extensive experience in heavy equipment machine application.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Concern for safety and environment.
• Willingness to work in a team environment.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Highly proactive and achievement oriented.
• Highly focused toward satisfying customer requirements.
• Fluent in English (oral and written) and willing to learn Bahasa.

Criteria/Conditions

Copper Overseas Service Company ("COSCO") promotes a drug/ alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre‑employment drug testing and on‑going random drug testing as per applicable Company Standards.

COSCO has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety‑sensitive:

Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who receive Safety Training; or

Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who operate equipment or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing their COSCO job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose “motor vehicles” includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel).