Section Engineer

Sasol; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sasol seeks a Senior Rock Engineer in Secunda, Mpumalanga, to validate excavation design methods and parameters and support mine design in line with health and safety standards.

You will lead development of safe practices, governance, and standards; provide expert advice on safety, cost and production; manage the Rock Engineering budget and drive continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor in Mechanical/Electrical Eng or GCC, PrEng registration and 8+ years underground mining experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or GCC Certification.
• Professional registration with ECSA (PrEng) is a strong wish.

Responsibilities

• Provides expert advice on Operational and Long Term balance regarding safety, cost and production.
• Ensure no failures of excavations and maintain safety standards.
• Create and embed safe practices (ground management, equipment retrieval, mine stability and layout) across teams.
• Train and enable specialists and operators to understand rock mass risks and indicators.
• Distil complex concepts into practical training material.

Skills

Process optimization

Action planning

Engineering technology

Courage

Diversity & inclusion

Engineering design

Situational adaptability

SHE policies

Engineering development

Strategic mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

GCC Certification

Professional registration with ECSA (PrEng)

Job description

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 75-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Requisition ID

13576

Closing date

19 November 2026

OME

MIN: Mining

Location

Secunda, Mpumalanga

Purpose of Job

To validate correct design methodology and parameters in excavation design and to support overall mine design, to ascertain coal mines stability of Sasol Group mining in line with mine health and safety act.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides expert advice on Operational and Long Term balance regarding safety, cost and production.
• No failures of excavations.
• Create systems (e.g. ground management standard, equipment retrieval standard, mine stability and layout, etc.) which embed safe practices as a natural way of doing things.
• Training and enabling functional specialists as well as operating personnel to understand rock mass risks and lead indicators.
• Distil complicated concepts into simple, visible, practical training material.
• Ensures Long Term stability of critical capital structures and environmentally sensitive areas by the selection of appropriate excavation and pillar design parameters in consideration of the local geological and geotechnical environment.
• Identify, develop and introduce best practices regarding mine design/pillar design, mining methods, support design and monitoring methods, tools and equipment.
• Remain competitive compared to our competitors.
• Solutions established and embedded in the long term.
• Prime responsibility for annual Rock Engineering budget and significant secondary impact on mining cost, production rate-and cost and reserve utilization.
• Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs target.
• Working capital & cash position vs target, cash flow vs forecast.
• Price and TCO performance vs index and benchmarks.
• Overall accountability for strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.

Formal Education

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or GCC Certification
• Professional registration with ECSA (PrEng) (Strong Wish)

Working Experience

• Experience: 8+ Relevant years
• Minimum of 3 years relevant engineering experience in an underground environment
• Demonstrated experience in technical assurance, setting standards and governance
• Exposure to complex projects and/or studies, and/or operational problem-solving environments.
• Strong fault-finding experience / knowledge on machines

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• BC_Optimizes Work Processes
• TC_Action Planning
• TC_Engineering Technology
• BC_Courage
• BC_Values Diversity and Inclusion
• TC_Engineering design
• BC_Situational Adaptability
• TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards
• TC_Engineering Development
• BC_Strategic Mindset

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.