Section Engineer

About this role

Sasol, the integrated chemicals and energy company, is recruiting a Section Engineer based in Secunda, Mpumalanga. The role sits in the mining division and focuses on making sure excavation and mine designs are sound and that coal mines stay stable, in line with the Mine Health and Safety Act.

What you’ll do

• Give expert advice on the balance between short-term operations and long-term planning, weighing safety, cost and production.
• Check that design methods and parameters for excavations and pillars are correct, taking local geology and geotechnical conditions into account.
• Build practical systems and standards, such as ground management and equipment retrieval, so safe habits become routine.
• Train specialists and operating staff to understand rock mass risk and lead indicators, using clear and simple training material.
• Find and introduce better practices for mine design, mining methods, support design and monitoring.
• Manage the annual Rock Engineering budget, track spending against targets and report on it.

What you need

• A Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or GCC Certification.
• Professional registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer (PrEng). This is strongly preferred.
• At least 8 years of relevant working experience, including a minimum of 3 years in engineering in an underground environment.
• Proven experience in technical assurance, setting standards and governance.
• Exposure to complex projects, studies or operational problem-solving.
• Strong fault-finding skills on machines.
• Skills in engineering design, engineering technology, action planning, work process optimisation and SHE policies and standards.

Is this job for you?

This role suits an experienced engineer who has worked underground and wants to shape safety and ground control at a large operation. You should be comfortable making decisions with budget and long-term impact in mind.

Tips before you apply

• Have your degree certificate, ECSA registration details and a list of your underground projects ready before you apply.
• On your CV, show your years of underground engineering work clearly, with dates, site names and your own role in each project.
• Give examples of standards you have written or governance you have led, with measurable results where you can.