World-class US company Bechel is recruiting for Saudi Arabia's very exciting project.

Blasting Engineer
Requisition ID:  255892
Requisition Posting End Date: 06/23/2022

Company Overview
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy, and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

Project Overview:
Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company will provide project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial and construction management) for the development of certain defined aspects of the NEOM Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  
NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. The site is near the Red Sea and the borders of Egypt, Israel and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,500 km2 (10,200 sq mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea.”
NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centres, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders and companies will come to research, incubate and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in ground-breaking ways.

Role Purpose
    Responsible for monitoring all work related to drilling and blasting underground and conducts follow-ups, drawings, data compilations and participates in decision-making.
    Provides technical support including the planning, design, scheduling, extraction sequencing, modelling, analysis, process improvement, reconciliation and reporting to the sublevel cave drill and blast section to ensure safe and optimized extraction of the ore body.

Key Responsibilities, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
    Ability to understand, interpret, and comply with Drilling and Blasting Standards and all Federal (including MSHA, ATF, etc.), Local and State regulations as it relates to drilling, blasting, and general safety regulations
    Plan and design shots to optimize the production process while maintaining company standards for air overpressure, ground vibration, and compliance with any applicable regulatory requirements.
    Adjust standard patterns for optimization by addressing burden, spacing, angles, diameter, depths, etc. in a safe and appropriate design.
    Read and understand mine maps in order to guide facility management with mine and pit planning.
    Ability to fly a drone and use the associated blast design software. Must have a drone pilot license or have the ability to acquire.
    Ability to complete drilling and blasting audits.
    Measure and audit the accuracy of drilling operations and drill logs and be proficient with instruments such as laser profiler, bore track, and stem align.
    Comply with all Federal and State regulations and protocols for safety, blasting agent on-site inventory or storage and blasting.
    Work with plant management and blasting vendors to ensure delivery of the correct and necessary amount of blasting agents according to shot design.
    Perform administrative duties related to the blasting program such as computer-generated shot reports, pre-charging survey, and post-blast surveys, review and analyze all shots on video, and complete shot layout diagrams.

Job Knowledge and Requirements:
    A recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, and/or specialized courses in construction management, and/or
    Minimum 15 years of experience with at least 10 years of experience in tunnelling and blasting operations
    Demonstrable Site Management experience
    Experience in working with Mountainous and Desert terrain
    Experience of working and living in remote camp locations

https://jobs.bechtel.com/job/NA-Blasting-Engineer-NA/895684900/