Dewatering Coordinator

1 week ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Xenco Services Full time

**Who we are**:
Xenco is a business that is experiencing rapid growth. We provide businesses with executive and operational level support that significantly improves productivity, efficiencies, and company profitability. We pride ourselves on our ability to develop a rapid understanding of business issues, formulate an achievable plan and execute it to deliver improvements to our clients’ bottom line.

**The opportunity**:
We are looking to recruit a **Dewatering Coordinator** to ensure that all dewatering personnel are working safely, that pumping stations are operating safely within specified parameters, and to coordinate all dewatering activities.. This is a site-based role at our client’s Democratic Republic of the Congo site.

**What the role entails**:

- Ensure that the necessary permits and licenses have been obtained and are in place prior to any activity on the site.
- Bring to the attention of the Open Pit Dewatering Superintendent any defects or potential problems with pumping stations and pumping systems and propose solutions or suggestions.
- Contributing to the design and construction of pumping stations.
- Maintain an up-to-date inventory of the main supplies required for pumping stations, pipes, fittings, and equipment; and ensure that orders are placed to maintain the necessary stocks and monitor the progress of orders.
- Understand the dewatering risks to the successful execution of the mine plan and ensure they are communicated to the Mine Manager.
- Acting as line manager for the dewatering maintenance planners, to ensure that they actively carry out the maintenance activities planned for the pumping stations and pumps.

**What you will need**:
**Qualifications and experience**
- Have a degree in mining engineering, industrial engineering or equivalent.
- At least 5 to 10 years' experience in dewatering in an open cast mine.
- Knowledge of French or Swahili would be an asset.

**Technical skills**:

- Have basic pump mechanics skills and a good knowledge of electric and diesel pumps.
- Basic knowledge of boiler making.
- Basic knowledge of electrical and mechanical insulation (all energy sources).
- Good knowledge of HDPE piping and welding.
- Knowledge of drilling pump installation and removal.
- Good knowledge of cranes, excavators, manitou, wheel loaders, Hiab trucks and TLBs.
- Ability to operate and control a large open-cast dewatering infrastructure.
- Basic computer skills required (MS Office).



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