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The Senior Mine Engineer is responsible for overseeing mine planning and scheduling, government reporting, technical evaluation of contract miner, and support for the overall mine operations readiness and ramp-up to steady state production.

Position: Senior Mining Engineer

Status: Full time (100% equivalent)

Start date: November 2021

Location:

• Bayan Khundii Project Site (in Shinejinst soum, Bayankhongor aimag)
• Initial period in Ulaanbaatar until mine pre-production commences in mid-2022.

Function at work areas: 

• Environment
• Community Relations
• Training
• Administration
• Permitting and government relations
• Document control
• Translation

Responsibilities: 

• Oversee survey, mine design, QA/QC, mine planning and scheduling, equipment utilization and incorporation of maintenance strategies into operations plans
• Production reporting of mine physicals, track site KPIs and evaluate opportunities for improvement
• Complete regular audits of site to ensure compliance to standards and look for opportunities to improve efficiencies
• Responsible for the design and as-built layouts of all mine development and services for the mine
• Assist with validating monthly invoices for mining contractor
• Creation and monitoring of site forecasts and budgets for the mine operations
• Provide focused review of site deliverables to ensure completeness, clarity and accuracy, preparation of presentations and reports as required
• Coordinate with mine operations to ensure plan compliance and to minimize disruptions
• Determine the staff members and equipment needed to successfully complete mining operations
• Evaluate and select fit for purpose mining equipment to complete specific mining projects
• Follow health, safety and environmental regulations set forth by the company, national laws and regulations
• Training and supervising of personnel
• Liaising with and advising managerial and technical staffs
• Evaluating models to optimize mining, evaluating factors such as mining method, mining risks, haulage capacity, safety, operational parameters and costs

Qualifications: 

Technical

• Bachelor or higher degree in relevant field, such as mining engineer, geologist or other
• Minimum of 7 years of Mining Engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience managing other technical professionals.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering theories. Mongolian-Certified professional engineer preferred
• Computer skills and the ability to pick up new software quickly.
• Manage their own workload effectively without constant supervision.
• Ability to communicate ideas and recommendations in both written and verbal forms across all levels of the organization
• Excellent time and productivity management skills
• Commitment to maintaining and promoting high standards of the role
• Act as a mentor to other mine technical personnel
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, such as plans, specifications, procedures and manuals

Please send your CV to uboffice@erdene.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

The Environment Manager is responsible for the implementation of the company’s Environmental Management systems on site at the Bayan Khundii Gold Project, including supervision of the Project site-based environmental team and contractors.

The role will work as a member of the Project Management team at site, liaising with ERD corporate to ensure activities at site adhere to the Project’s statutory and lender requirements for occupational health and safety, security, environmental management, and social performance.

Position: Environment Manager

Status: Full time 

Location:

• Bayan Khundii Project Site (in Shinejinst soum, Bayankhongor aimag)
• Fieldwork may require up to six weeks of continuous deployment.

Functional work areas: 

• Environment
• Training

Responsibilities: 

Environment

• Oversight of environmental management activities and personnel at Project site.
• Develop and implement plans to improve the Project’s environmental performance, including preparing statutory environmental plans and reports.
• Ensure company documents are aligned with the applicable environmental legislation.
• Represent the company with selected external parties, including government inspectors, on environmental protection issues.
• Assess and monitor the environmental impact of existing and planned construction and mining activities on Project site.
• Plan the rehabilitation and closure activities during the Project phases, in accordance with the laws, regulations, norms and standards.
• Implement measures to prevent, reduce, mitigate, or correct any environmental impacts, in accordance with applicable laws regulations, norms, and standards, reporting such measures to the supervisor and liaising with government inspectors, as necessary.
• Compile and analyse environmental performance data.
• Prepare reports in accordance with government and lender requirements, especially in relation to the Project’s DEIA and ESIA.
• Implement the company approved grievance and stakeholder feedback system for the project, as it relates to environmental management.

Qualifications: 

Technical

• Minimum of 7 years relevant professional experience with excellent references.
• Demonstrated project experience in mining or construction.
• Experience with environmental management practices at a mine site preferred.
• Experience managing and coaching people.
• Minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree in a natural science, social science, engineering, or other relevant field.
• Knowledge of Mongolian legislative, regulatory, and standards related to environmental management; Familiarity with EBRD/IFC standards preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Mongolian; Working proficiency in oral and written English required.

Personal

• Ability to act as a mentor to site personnel across multiple departments.
• Strong integrity and ability to accept responsibility.
• Strong inter-personal skills, with the ability to avoid and resolve conflict effectively.

Please send your CV to uboffice@erdene.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

The Translator’s purpose is to read, thoroughly understand the content of given materials, translate, review translated documents, format into approved format and administer Construction, Mining, Operation and HSES related documents using specialized dictionaries and translation tools and proofreading finished pieces of work. To be successful in this role, you should have a keen eye for detail and be fluent in at least two languages in addition to your native language.  

Position: Project Translator

Status: Probationary

Location:

• Bayan Khundii Project site.
• Other duty stations, as required by the Project, including Ulaanbaatar, Bayankhongor aimag centre, Shinejinst and Bayan-Undur soums.

Functional work areas: 

• Site Operations
• HSEC

Responsibilities: 

• Read given material and research industry-specific terminology. 
• Convert text and audio recordings from one language to one or more others. 
• Ensure translated content conveys original meaning and tone. 
• Cross-reference specialized dictionaries and translation tools to check quality of translation. 
• Follow up with internal team members to ensure translation meets their needs. 
• Edit content with an eye toward maintaining its original format (e.g. font and structure) 
• Network with field experts to stay current on new translation tools and practices. 
• Check with specialists for any concern and uncertainty. 
• Other tasks, as required by the supervisor or designated senior staff.

Qualifications: 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:  

• Fluency in at least two languages in addition to your native language 
• Excellent proofreading skills with the ability to identify grammar, spelling and punctuation errors 
• Good knowledge of content editing tools 
• Familiarity with translation software 
• Time-management skills 
• Additional certification in Linguistics is a plus 
• Written translation skills are in essential 
• Experience working in Mining and Construction field 
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Teams etc) 
• Previous knowledge on Mining and HSE related topics 
• Bachelor or more degree of University 
• Good communication skills 

Please send your CV to uboffice@erdene.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.