Senior Superintendent II – Hydrogeology
Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.
Play your part in our team succeeding……
The Senior Superintendent II – Hydrogeology is responsible for the strategic leadership, governance, integration, optimization, and long-term management of all hydrogeological activities across multiple underground mining operations within KCSA.
The role provides central-level technical oversight and operational leadership to site-based hydrogeology teams operating in highly complex underground mining environments characterized by:
- Extremely high underground water inflows
- Regionally connected aquifer systems
- Significant hydrogeological uncertainty
- Challenging geotechnical conditions
- Highly variable and undulating orebody geometry
- Deep underground mining conditions
- Dynamic operational and planning constraints
The incumbent is accountable for ensuring that all hydrogeological programs, groundwater management systems, dewatering strategies, aquifer depressurization programs, and hydrogeological risk mitigation plans are effectively integrated into long-term mine planning and operational execution.
The role ensures strong technical governance, consistency, oversight, mentorship, and alignment across multiple site hydrogeology teams while driving proactive groundwater management strategies that support safe, sustainable, and uninterrupted underground mining operations.
The position plays a critical role in ensuring that hydrogeological risks are anticipated well in advance of mining activities through predictive modelling, strategic hydrogeological drilling, regional groundwater studies, integrated mine planning support, and long-range dewatering infrastructure development.
You will have the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrogeology, Geology, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering, or related discipline.
- Master’s Degree in Hydrogeology, Groundwater Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 15+ years’ experience in underground mine hydrogeology managing multi-site hydrogeology teams in technically complex underground mining environments.
- Experience integrating hydrogeology into long-term mine planning.
- Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.
Technical Skills should include:
- Advanced hydrogeological interpretation and modelling expertise.
- Strong understanding of structural hydrogeology.
- Expertise in groundwater flow modelling and aquifer analysis.
- Advanced dewatering system design knowledge.
- Strong operational risk management capability.
- Long-term strategic planning expertise.
- Strong analytical and technical review capability.
- Advanced understanding of underground mining systems and constraints.
- Experience with:
- MODFLOW, FEFLOW, Leapfrog Hydro
- GIS platforms, Deswik
- Vulcan / Datamine / Surpac
- Hydrogeological monitoring systems
- Data analytics and visualization platforms
- Microsoft Office Suite
Role skills
- Management skills
- Financial Management
- Contractor management and Contracts Management
- Technical report writing and review
- Large-scale underground mining operations
- High water inflow environments
- Regional aquifer systems
- Groundwater modelling
- Aquifer depressurization
- Dewatering infrastructure
- Hydrogeological risk management
Personal Competencies should include:
- Strategic leadership
- Technical governance
- High-level problem solving
- Mentorship and talent development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cross-functional integration
- Decision-making under uncertainty
- Change management
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Communication and presentation
- Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
- Ability to work under pressure
- Results driven
- Analytical and systematic
- Integrity and objectivity
- Risk awareness and management
- Project Management
Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:
- Manage the Hydrogeology department to achieve departmental objectives
- Manage Hydrogeology Operations & Technical Support
- Leadership & Oversight of Site Hydrogeology Teams
- Coordinate Long-Term Hydrogeological Planning
- Manage Groundwater & Aquifer Assessment Programs
- Groundwater Modelling & Analysis
- Coordinate Depressurization & Hydro Drilling Programs
- Manage Water Risk & Emergency Preparedness Activities
- Maintain Hydrogeological Standards & Technical Governance
- Support Integration with Mine Planning & Technical Service
- Data Management, Monitoring & Reporting
- Coordinate Hydrogeology Contractors & Technical Stakeholders
- Support Innovation & Continuous Improvement Initiatives
- Stakeholder Management - Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
- People - Lead Site Hydrogeology Teams & Activities
- Finance: Monitor costs or expenses within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
- Transformation - Support the Transformation agenda
- Manage Hydrogeological Monitoring, Data & Reporting
- Adhere to and improve reporting processes for the area of responsibility
The Finer Detail
When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful
