Civil Engineers are needed to ensure the efficient and profitable operation of mines. They are vital members of a mine’s engineering department, fulfilling a wide range of tasks from helping to prepare budgets and monitoring project progress to designing and building new infrastructure.
Job description
- Estimate detailed quantities of inputs and prices for new works, feasibility studies and formal tenders, and suggest innovative cost-effective construction solutions
- Analyze construction documents and drawings to prepare cost estimates, budgets and pro grams
- Assist with preparing tendering competitions, evaluating bids, negotiating variations and remedial works
- Prepare construction progress schedules, bud gets and cash-flow forecasts
- Write brief reports, attend meetings, exchange information with other professionals, record and store information
- Facilitate the handover of information to the operations team and set up appropriate cost codes and data collection for controlling budgets
- Analyze records of past construction work, the materials and equipment used and the outcomes produced and store in a database for future reference
- Develop a personal network of practitioners who can provide advice when required
- Play a leading role in controlling future construction costs at all stages of the mine life cycle
- May negotiate with contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to reduce costs, improve quality and finalize contracts
Civil Engineers are likely employed by a construction company serving the mining industry, based in an office and do not spend much time at construction sites. They use significant experience in construction or base estimates on analysis of past projects to plan and price new works.
Source: Mining Industry Human Resource Council
