Legal Manager (Chrome/PGM Experience required)

Hire Resolve; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Negotiable

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Hire Resolve's client, a mining company in the North-West region, seeks an experienced Legal Manager to provide strategic legal leadership and safeguard mineral and corporate interests within a complex mining environment.

You will oversee legal, contractual, litigation and stakeholder risk management, including mining rights, permits, DMRE submissions, and governance across the operation.

Qualifications

• LLB degree and admission as attorney in SA; legal practice background in mining preferred.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in mining with chrome/PGM experience.
• Experience with MPRDA applications and DMRE engagement.
• Experience drafting and negotiating mineral or chrome ore off-take agreements.
• Expert knowledge of MPRDA, MHSA, NEMA, NWA and Mining Charter.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal leadership for the mining operation.
• Manage mining rights, permits, and regulatory submissions (MPRDA, DMRE).
• Draft and negotiate commercial and JV agreements.
• Manage litigation, disputes, and external counsel.
• Ensure compliance with POPIA, FICA, PAIA and company secretary duties.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Regulatory compliance

Contract negotiation

Litigation management

Stakeholder relations

Education

LLB Degree

Admitted Attorney

Law Society / Legal Practice Council membership

Job description

Hire Resolve's Client is currently looking for an experienced Legal Manager to join their mining company based in North-West. You will be responsible for providing strategic legal leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting mineral and corporate interests, and managing legal, contractual, litigation and stakeholder risks within a mining environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership and direction for the legal function.
• Manage and oversee mining rights, prospecting rights and permits in accordance with the MPRDA.
• Manage DMRE submissions, including Section 11, Section 102, renewals and Mining Work Programme requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the MPRDA, MHSA, NEMA, NWA, Mining Charter and B-BBEE Act.
• Manage Environmental Authorisations, Water Use Licences, Waste Licences and Air Emissions Licences.
• Monitor and advise on changes in mining legislation, Mining Charter requirements, carbon tax and royalty legislation.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including mining contractor, off-take, sale, transport, logistics, equipment hire, diesel supply, power, JV and shareholder agreements.
• Draft and manage Service Level Agreements.
• Manage procurement contracts and ensure appropriate governance and anti-corruption compliance.
• Manage legal aspects of Social and Labour Plan requirements, including community development, local employment and procurement.
• Handle land claims, surface rights disputes, resettlement matters and access-related issues.
• Advise on royalty and community trust structures and community shareholding compliance.
• Manage litigation, arbitration, labour disputes and regulatory appeals.
• Instruct and manage external attorneys, counsel and advocates, including legal strategy and cost control.
• Manage Section 54 and Section 93 MHSA appeals, DMRE directives and NEMA Section 28 directives.
• Manage legal risks relating to investigative reporting, media and community unrest.
• Act as Company Secretary and ensure compliance with the Companies Act.
• Maintain statutory records, board resolutions, minutes and CIPC filings.
• Manage compliance relating to POPIA, FICA and PAIA.
• Provide legal advice to the Board, EXCO and relevant stakeholders.
• Advise on employment law, contractor versus employee risks and union negotiations.
• Manage legal processes relating to disciplinary matters, retrenchments and industrial action.
• Manage stakeholder and community-related legal risks within the mining operation.

Requirements

• LLB Degree
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
• Membership of the Law Society of South Africa / Legal Practice Council
• Minimum 10 years' experience within the mining industry (Chrome/PGM REQUIRED)
• Experience with MPRDA applications and DMRE engagement.
• Experience drafting and negotiating mineral or chrome ore off-take agreements.
• Experience with SLP and Mining Charter compliance.
• Expert knowledge of the MPRDA, MHSA, NEMA, NWA and Mining Charter
• Valid Driver's License

Benefits

• Salary: Negotiable
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (If Applicable)