Senior Mining Ventilation Health and Safety Officer/Technician
The incumbent will be responsible for leading the design, and implementation of underground mine ventilation systems ensuring a healthy, safe and compliant working environment.
Technical Responsibilities
- Develop sustainable and regulatory-compliant mine ventilation designs.
- Modify and adapt existing engineering practices and technologies to be applied in practical mining operations and projects.
- Produce underground mine ventilation concepts, layouts, designs, trade-offs, scenario planning and execution plans.
- Construct life-of-mine ventilation network models and perform airflow, heat, contaminant, blast fume and radon simulations for different mining scenarios using industry standard ventilation network modelling software (Ventsim or VUMA).
- Identify hazards, assess and manage risks in the workplace to improve health and safety, reliability and performance of underground mine ventilation systems.
- Identify and select appropriate ventilation equipment including ventilation controls, ducting and scrubbing/filtration systems to ensure a healthy and safe workplace.
- Provide expertise in problem-solving regarding engineering, operation, and maintenance of ventilation systems.
- Provide advice and guidance regarding ventilation requirements to assist mines with meeting their statutory and health and safety obligations.
- Develop, implement and monitoring programs minimising workplace and environmental pollution involving chemical and physical hazards
- Implementing and reviewing environmental health management plans and occupational health and safety plans.
- Ensure ventilation systems are compliant with mine health and safety regulations, industry codes, and environmental standards.
- Lead or support risk assessments, ventilation incident investigations, and safety improvement initiatives, when appropriate
- Travel to site to conduct ventilation surveys site, inspecting and auditing workplaces, and on-site training.
Project Management
- Manage medium to large size projects within scope, budget and timelines.
- Develop and project budgets for ventilation and occupational hygiene projects and management plans.
- Coordinate project execution, including feasibility studies, equipment selection, contractor supervision, and commissioning.
- Project management on technical study and design work - internal and client meetings and presentations, report writing, technical reviews, report edits and progress reviews.
Team Leadership and Mentoring
- Mentor and guide junior and intermediate engineers, technicians, and ventilation officers.
- Contribute to technical training programs and succession planning.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Participate in relevant client engagement and networking and internal development initiatives.
- Build and maintain client and partner relationships.
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📌 Senior Mining Engineering Technician - Ventilation
🏢 BBE Consulting (Australasia)
📍 City of Joondalup