Electrical Principal

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. Harmony recently acquired 100% of the Eva Copper project, a near-term copper project in Queensland, Australia. These assets are supported by the Harmony SE Asia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.This is an expatriate opportunity working a 16/12 day FIFO roster from/to Australia.Reporting to the Fixed Plant Maintenance Manager, the Electrical Principal will provide leadership to the Electrical and Instrumentation team at Hidden Valley Mine, located in Papua New Guinea.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Participate as a senior manager in the fixed plant maintenance team including managing the complete business unit in the absence of the Fixed Plant Maintenance Manager.
• Actively participate in the coaching and mentoring of staff to ensure that management and technical skills are improved over time.
• In collaboration with reliability and maintenance planning functions interrogate, review, and update the work management system to improve maintenance efficiency, reliability and reduce costs.
• Develop, implement and improve systems and processes in the electrical and instrumentation areas to ensure operational reliability and safety is continuously improved.
• Collaborate with maintenance and operating personnel to develop engineering solutions to improve safety and maintenance effectiveness to deliver on business performance.
• Develop a longer-term power strategy for Hidden Valley, co-generation between PNG Power Limited (PPL) and generators.
• Ensure that electrical standards are reviewed and compliance to mining legislation and safety requirements are met.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing of electrical supervisors.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly reports for the Executive team.
• Develop and manage budgeting practices within your area of responsibility for Fixed Plant Maintenance business unit.
• Attend site management meetings and ensuring the completion of action items within the prescribed timeframe.
• Review and approve invoices, employee's timesheets and leave applications.
• Development of contract forms for both onsite and offsite work requirements.
• Development of capital justifications.
• Accountability as senior personnel for plant outages including shutdowns.
• Contractor management experience of diverse work fronts and work groups.

About You:
You should be a self-motivated professional holding the following experience:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering with 10 years’ experience at a supervisory level.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in the mining industry at an open pit operation.
• Highly experienced in the maintenance of mineral processing plants.
• Extensive experience implementing preventative and corrective maintenance programs in a continuous improvement environment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills are necessary along with an appreciation for PNG culture.

 What are the benefits of working for Harmony in Papua New Guinea?

• The opportunity to work for an international mining company with a diverse workforce.
• Work for a company who values their employees and recognises their contribution.
• Excellent safety record.
• Corporate / discounted rates with Medibank and Qantas Club.
• Access to Harmony’s benefits discounts scheme.

Successful applicants must be able to meet the requirements for a PNG Work Permit application (organised by Harmony) and a Federal Police Clearance. If you have a current passport or can obtain one as soon as possible, and are confident you have the skills, knowledge and experience to fulfil this role, then please apply now.

Please note we will be considering applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.