Senior Specialist-Scheduling

AngloGold Ashanti (“AGA”), a leading global mining company, boasts a vibrant and inviting culture that beckons new individuals to join its ranks. Embracing diversity and inclusion, the company fosters an environment where every employee is valued and celebrated for their unique perspectives and contributions. Collaboration and teamwork are at the core of their culture, promoting a sense of unity and shared goals amongst employees. Additionally, AngloGold Ashanti prioritizes employee growth and development, offering ample opportunities for career advancement and professional enrichment. 

AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited, Obuasi Gold Mine is currently near completion of the redevelopment phase to become a modern, efficient and long-term profitable operation. The underground mining operation has been fully mechanized and designed to produce up to an average maximum of 5,000 t/day of ore mined.

We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated person to join our dedicated team as per the details below:

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

To lead short - term planning and scheduling functions and ensure the delivery of executable plans that optimize resources and support operational performance.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Demonstrate and uphold AngloGold Ashanti values in all decisions, actions, and professional conduct.
• Allocate a minimum of 30% of time supporting compliance with site safety requirements and contributing to a culture of zero harm across all activities.
• Provide mentoring, technical guidance, and performance feedback to Scheduling Engineers and junior team members to support capability development and knowledge transfer.
• Support the implementation and application of scheduling standards, procedures, and compliance expectations across the site.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of scheduling systems, tools, processes, and planning integration with operations and technical services.
• Coordinate with operational and technical teams to ensure timely development of integrated schedules and that operational inputs are captured.
• Develop and maintain integrated short term and rolling 12-week schedules, ensuring activities reflect execution readiness, operational priorities, and approved planning inputs.
• Ensure alignment between short term schedules and medium-term forecasts, maintaining consistency of milestones, activity logic, and infrastructure dependencies.
• Validate schedule assumptions, activity durations, operational constraints, and sequencing logic to support realistic and executable schedules.
• Monitor schedule performance, physical progress, compliance, and planned versus actual trends, and identify schedule risks or deviations.
• Provide schedule variance analysis and commentary to support operational reporting and planning discussions.
• Prepare and present integrated schedules and supporting reports for weekly and monthly planning forums.
• Support the development and use of performance tracking tools and reporting systems that improve schedule visibility, compliance monitoring, and accountability.
• Contribute to MOS planning forums and reporting activities, ensuring scheduling outputs align with site reporting standards and planning timelines

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Qualification

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.
• Advanced training in mine planning software (e.g. Deswik) is desirable.
• Possession of a recognized professional First Aid Certificate and a MINCOM Shift boss or higher Certificate of Competency is desirable   but not a pre-requisite.
• Membership of a recognised Professional body is a plus

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum eight (8) years’ experience in underground mine scheduling and planning roles of which at least five (5) years is at senior supervisory level
• Demonstrated expertise in short to medium-term scheduling processes.
• Solid understanding of underground mining methods and operational practices.
• Experience in coordinating planning inputs from multiple technical disciplines.
• Proven ability to develop and deliver executable schedules within strict timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and/mentor direct reports

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Strong knowledge of short – term planning practices systems.

Proficiency in planning and scheduling software.

Proven leadership team management capacities

Strong communication and stakeholder management.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Interested applicants should view the full advert details on the company’s career page address below and submit applications, with a detailed CV, online via

www.anglogoldashanti.com/company/careers

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