Thursday, January 31, 2008

Closure Project Manager - Mali

Description :
AngloGold Ashanti has a vacancy for a Mine Closure Project Manager at its Morila Gold Mine in Mali, West Africa and the successful candidate will manage the planning implementation and monitoring of the closure of Morila Mine. Operations at Morila mine are scheduled for closure in 2013. The high level objective of the closure project includes the management of the planning and decommissioning process, as well as the subsequent disposal, re-use and restoration/rehabilitation works until closure in line with the requirements of the Malian Government and in terms of AngloGold Ashanti’s environmental policy.

Discipline : Environmental Management

Region : Africa (excluding South Africa)

Location : Morila Gold Mine, Mali

Qualifications Required :
A relevant post-graduate qualification (e.g. environmentalist, project management, mining engineering etc) preferably at Masters degree level.
Experience Required : Previous experience in managing mine closure and decommissioning projects. Good interpersonal and leadership skills. Emotional intelligence. Adequately experienced to maintain credibility with senior operations management, joint venture partners and government officials. Adequately matured as a person with interpersonal skills to influence people and the business

Role and Responsibility :
Development of the Project Charter reflecting the project objectives and project deliverables. Development and implementation of a closure project plan, in consultation with mine management and AngloGold Ashanti corporate office, to guide decommissioning and restoration/rehabilitation activities from 2008 to 2013. This will include a description of the project management approach or strategy (a summary of the individual management plans from the other project areas). Development of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to the level at which control will be exercised, as a baseline scope document. Reviewing and refining closure cost estimates, scheduled start and finish dates (schedule), and responsibility assignments for each deliverable within the WBS to the level at which control will be exercised. Development and implementation of a project monitoring and evaluation plan to track major milestones and target dates for each. Development and implementation of a risk management plan, including key risks, constraints and assumptions, planned responses and contingencies (where appropriate) for each. Development and implementation of a project communication strategy including internal and external stakeholders. Development and implementation of subsidiary management plans, namely scope management plan, schedule management plan, cost management plan, quality management plan, staffing management plan and procurement management plan.

Additional Information : Reporting to Operations Manager

Remuneration : US dollar based salary and regular leave breaks

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