Underground Manager

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Job Requisition ID

12506

Closing Date

8 July 2026

OME

MIN: Mining

Location

Sasolburg, Free State

Purpose of Job To manage and coordinate mining operations and activities to ensure the achievement of performance and cost targets, in compliance with safety policies. To promote a safety ethic throughout the shaft.

Key Accountabilities

  • Responsible for coordinating the delivery of the Mozambique Basin Assets Master Plan, aligned with all key internal and external stakeholders
  • Ensure that all assets plans are developed and kept up to date, focused on development and production, but also integrating the Public Affairs aspects into the plan.
  • Develop and oversee robust schedules for PPA and E&P producing fields to support execution efficiency, by minimizing scheduling conflicts, logistical problems and rework. Develop schedules for strategic non-O&G E&P projects e.g. housing project
  • Develop detailed activity plans to enable the VP: Mozambique Operations to ensure safe and sufficient execution / delivery of all projects
  • Discuss / agree key activities and milestones of asset plans with all relevant stakeholders, and coordinate the meeting of requirements for key stakeholders including operating partners and Group
  • Develop and maintain tracking metrics and dashboard
  • Develop and embed plan tracking tools and defined associated milestones to be tracked
  • Continuously track plan, highlight potential deviations and propose corrective measures
  • Facilitate budget coordination, build rolling capital plan, performance and tracking for Mozambique.
  • Ensure that budget and planning cycle milestones are met, that budgets are realistic and aligned with the indicated deliverables in the rolling capital plans and that cash flow is managed within expected tolerances.
  • Coordinate special projects identified by VP Mozambique Operations and/or E&PI.
  • Take lead in framing all projects under VP Mozambique and manage business track activities in those projects
  • Oversee the gas marketing function for the Mozambique Basin producing assets
  • Ensure facilitation of the multidisciplinary meetings (and tracking the resultant action plans) on the evolving reserve maturation view and the impact on the supply-side out to 2050.
  • Accountable for the combined supply and demand forecast picture for E&PI. Key interface with the Group P&O function and Energy as key off taker.
Formal Education
  • University Bachelors Degree
Working Experience
  • 10+ relevant years
Required Personal And Professional Skills TC_Policies and Procedures

TC_Mining Process Coordination

TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

TC_Risk Management

TC_Mining Operations

LC_Commercial Agility

LC_Business Ownership

LC_Drives Innovation

LC_Customer Centricity

LC_Collaborative

LC_Inspirational

LC_Builds Talent

LC_Developing Self

LC_Partnerships

LC_Delivery Excellence

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals.

Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.

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