Mining Lead - Risk Consulting

About the role

Marsh is looking for a hands-on, commercially minded Mining Lead with a strong mining engineering background to drive value for mining clients across Africa through risk management and engineering consulting. The role is based in Sandton, hybrid, with at least three days a week in the office.

Key responsibilities

• Lead high-value consulting engineering engagements that go beyond transactional surveys to risk-informed, strategic solutions, and turn technical findings into commercial recommendations.
• Drive adoption of PRC and other Risk Consulting services among broking mining clients, and create market visibility through presentations, industry forums, technical papers and client workshops.
• Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers and early-career consultants, set objectives for revenue, NOI and utilisation, and build scalable ways of working.
• Work with the Mining Industry Leader, client service and broking teams, and act as the primary technical escalation point for complex client issues.
• Represent Marsh at mining conferences and forums, publish thought leadership, and build relationships with insurers, reinsurers and industry associations.
• Own revenue and NOI targets, manage project delivery and margins, and maintain rigorous risk management and quality assurance on technical outputs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or a related engineering discipline (required).
• At least 10 years' professional experience in mining engineering, with significant time in operational or technical roles.
• Proven track record in consulting, technical project delivery or operational leadership on large-scale mining operations.
• Postgraduate qualification in business, management or a related field is advantageous.
• Experience in insurance, risk management, PRC-style surveys or working with brokers/insurers is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience leading teams, coaching juniors and delivering commercial results.

Required skills

• Deep technical expertise in mine engineering, risk assessment, site survey execution and technical reporting.
• Ability to build scopes, price consulting work and manage margins.
• Consultative selling, negotiation and relationship management.
• Ability to develop and implement technical standards, templates and best-practice processes.

Travel across South Africa and occasional international travel is required, with periodic extended site visits and fieldwork in operational mining environments. Marsh offers professional development, a vibrant and inclusive culture, and benefits and rewards.