Sky Horizon is a registered minerals resource company that is established with an ambition to conduct professional mining and minerals business in Afghanistan. The company has invested in several talc mines in Afghanistan. Considering our team expertise, worldwide existence and linkages as well as the knowledge about the national and international market demand and supply for various minerals, we believe that Sky Horizon is a reliable and successful supplier of talc, and other industrial minerals from Afghanistan.

For more information, please visit our website at www.skyhorizon.org

Duties & Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct preliminary surveys and studies of mineral deposits to assess the economic and environmental feasibility of potential mining operations.
• Determine the appropriate means of safely and efficiently mining deposits.
• Determine and advise on appropriate drilling and blasting methods for mining, construction or demolition.
• Design shafts, ventilation systems, mine services, haulage systems and supporting structures.
• Design, develop and implement computer applications such as for mine design, mine modelling, mapping or for monitoring mine conditions.
• Plan and design or select mining equipment and machinery and mineral treatment machinery and equipment in collaboration with technical team.
• Plan, organize and supervise the development of mines and mine structures and the operation and maintenance of mines.
• Prepare operations and project estimates, schedules and reports.
• Implement and coordinate mine safety programs.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of technicians, technologists, survey personnel, and other engineers and scientists.
• Any other activities as assigned by management from time to time

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mining engineering, Mineral or Quarry engineering, minerals surveying or relevant field.
• 5-7 years working experience in the mining industry with public and/or private sector.
• Knowledge of ore production and processing technologies, organization of design works, budgeting procedure, methods of feasibility study of field development efficiency.
• Knowledge of mining optimization and strategic planning software, Surpac or MineSched or Micromine or DataMine.
• Good written and spoken English is essential, good Pashto and Dari.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated skill on teamwork and results oriented.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm in working for the project’s purpose and vision.
• Ability to formulate strategies and policies and create new approaches.
• Undertake project-related tasks as mandated in project agreement and as required by governmental authorities i.e Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Labor or any other related entity.
• Able to undertake huge amount of work and be able to work under tight deadlines.

Additional Qualification Preferred:

• Experienced user of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power point, MS Project),         Primavera etc.
• Knowledge and mastery of AutoCAD, Arc GIS, QGIS and specialized designing software, Nawis Works.

Submission Guideline:

Interested and qualified candidates may submit their application package including a Letter of Interest and CV/Resume as one single PDF file as their Full Name to the mentioned below email address no later than 10^th October 2024.

Please clearly mention the position title and vacancy number in the subject line of your email as SHMC-HRD-007-2024 – Mining Engineer, otherwise your application will not be considered.

Note: Due to immediate need, applications will be reviewed on ongoing basis and candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible.

Submission Email: vacancy@skyhorizon.org