Senior Rock Engineer – Underground Mining (Hybrid)

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 1,100,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Hybrid remote/onsite work

Challenging underground projects

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer specializing in rock engineering for our client in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. The role combines remote analysis with on-site geotechnical assessments to ensure stability and safety of underground excavations.

You will lead rock mass characterization, ground support design, and monitoring programs, mentoring junior engineers, and drafting technical reports for mine planning teams.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Mining Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering with Rock Mechanics focus.
• 8+ years of progressive rock engineering experience, underground mining preferred.
• Expertise in rock mass classification, structural geology, and geomechanics.
• Proficiency with geotechnical software including FLAC, Dips, UnWedge.
• Strong understanding of underground mining methods and geotechnical implications.
• Excellent analytical, data interpretation, and communication skills.
• Hybrid-work experience with site visits is desirable.
• PE license or equivalent is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct rock mass characterization and stability analyses for underground workings.
• Design and implement ground support for tunnels, stopes, and shafts.
• Utilize numerical modeling to simulate rock mass behavior and failure modes.
• Develop and manage rock engineering monitoring programs and interpret data.
• Provide geotechnical recommendations to mine planning and operations.
• Investigate ground-related incidents and propose corrective actions.
• Contribute to rock engineering standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Collaborate with geologists, mine planners and other engineers.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations and safety alerts.
• Mentor junior rock engineers and technicians.

Skills

Rock mechanics

Geotechnical analysis

Numerical modeling

Ground support design

Technical reporting

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Hybrid work experience

Education

Master's or PhD in Mining/Geotechnical Engineering (Rock Mechanics focus)

Professional Engineer (PE) or equivalent

Tools

FLAC

Dips

UnWedge

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Mining Engineer specializing in rock engineering for our client in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. The role combines remote analysis with on-site geotechnical assessments to ensure stability and safety of underground excavations.

You will lead rock mass characterization, ground support design, and monitoring programs, mentoring junior engineers, and drafting technical reports for mine planning teams.