Mine Waste Group Manager

WSP; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Mine Waste Group Manager, Africa to lead the Africa Mine Waste team, drive strategic growth, and deliver major tailings and geotechnical projects across the region.

You will shape the business strategy, build a high-performing team, and oversee project delivery, client relationships, and proposals across Africa. Leadership, technical excellence, and strong BD capabilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience on tailings/mine waste projects locally or internationally.
• Demonstrated leadership with 10+ direct reports or more.
• 15+ years in mine tailings design and management.
• Relevant SHEQ training (internal or external).
• Proven experience in leadership roles within consulting environments.
• Strong business development and ongoing project pipeline management.

Responsibilities

• Lead Mine Waste Africa, manage resources, budgets, timesheets, and hiring activities.
• Develop and drive group KPIs; align with strategy and financial objectives.
• Oversee tailings design studies, geotechnical services, and lab activities.
• Ensure safe, compliant operations and foster a high-performing team.
• Develop client relationships, manage multi-regional projects, and pursue proposals.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Business development

Client relationship management

Project management

People management

Communication

Tailings design

HSE leadership

Job description

Are you a seasoned leader in mine waste and tailings management, ready to shape the future of sustainable mining across Africa? We are seeking an exceptional Mine Waste Group Manager, Africa to lead our high-performing team and drive strategic growth across the region

Operational Management

Play an integral part of the development and delivery the business strategy for Mine Waste, Africa in line with the broader Mining Service business.
Responsible for resources are utilised and allocated to project work within the discipline group to meet client service, technical and financial criteria.
Knowledgeable and accountable for the governance and compliance of their business unit, ensuring processes, systems and operations are consistently followed and understood at every level.
Accountable for the financial and operational management of Tailings team in Africa.
Responsible for overseeing Mine Engineering and Stability, Geotechnical services and Advanced Geotech Lab as part of the financial and operational management of the Mine Waste business.
Responsible for day-to-day management of the group including timesheets, expenses, leave, budget expenditure, hiring and terminations.
Responsible for developing group level Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and continuously influence, lead, communicate and hold people accountable for achievement and delivery of the group and divisions’ business strategy and financial objectives.
Accountable for developing a high performing team including performance feedback, retention and development of our people. Proactively identifying skills and development needs, fostering career development and seeking out and hiring technical and industry leaders to strengthen capability within the business to serve our client needs.
Actively lead by example and ensure all activity is aligned to our policies and procedures and people matters are dealt with consistently, fairly and in a timely manner.
Contribute to building the technical capability of others and transferring technical expertise within the organisation. Foster a culture that generates long-term learning and development of capability.
Inspire, motivate, encourage, and influence direct reports through a socially impactful leadership style.

Business Development & Client Relationship Management

Accountable for developing and maintaining African, global and multi-regional and local client relationships in line with Global Mining and Divisional strategy.
Deliver best client outcomes/options which consider numerous variables, including client costs/time.
Utilise existing network to build client relationships, while maintaining those that are pre-existing.
Develop internal networks with key colleagues.

Project Management and Delivery

Oversees the appropriate management of client projects, obtaining the necessary review and sign off, identifies risks, troubleshoots and reports risks that may cause financial or reputational impact to WSP in Africa .
Accountable for business and project delivery as required to lead the delivery on major Africa Mine Waste projects based on scale and complexity of project.

Develop and implement a resource, recruitment and succession plan for the Africa Mine Waste Team based on the WSP’s business strategy, with support from Talent Acquisition and Human Development teams.
Responsible for the effective sharing/coordination of resources among the Mining Advisory disciplines to optimise productivity, utilisation and workload of the team and allow for skill development and succession planning.
Technical direction of tailings design studies for multi-disciplinary projects locally and internationally.
Review technical deliverables.
Be accountable for efficient project delivery.
Writes winning proposals and contributes to pursuits.

Qualifications

Proven working experience on tailings/mine waste related projects locally or internationally, ideally in a consulting environment
Demonstrated experience of leadership, personal accountability, persistent and goal oriented.
Substantial experience (15 years+) in mine tailings design and management.
Relevant internal and external SHEQ training.
Proven experience within a formal leadership role (10 direct reports or more).
Experienced in dealing with client issues and concerns related to projects and project teams.
Strong experience in business development and ensuring adequate ongoing pipeline.

Personal Attributes

Balances innovation, quality and technical excellence with delivery to timelines and budget. Is flexible to meet project outcomes.
Open to and actions feedback.
Manages self under pressure.
Lives company and project's vision and guiding principles.

Health and Safety

Responsible for demonstrating health and safety leadership, promoting a safe working environment and an interdependent health and safety culture. Set a positive example to others through identifying and eliminating workplace safety hazards and acting in the spirit of our health and safety policy and procedures at all times.
Contribute to and foster a good safety culture to ensure the safety and well-being of all staff within Mine Waste Africa, including taking a lead role on implementing and improving safety processes.