# Operational Readiness Engineer - Mining & Underground

Introduction Location: Centurion, Gauteng Employment Type: Full-time Work Arrangement: Office-based for the first 6 months, followed by a hybrid working model About the Role A leading engineering and technical consulting organisation is seeking an experienced Operational Readiness Engineer with strong mining and underground experience to support major mining and infrastructure projects through the transition from project delivery, construction and commissioning into safe, reliable and sustainable operations. The successful candidate will work across engineering, project, construction, commissioning and operations teams to ensure that people, processes, systems, equipment, procedures and supporting infrastructure are operationally ready for handover and start-up. This is a hands-on role suited to an engineer who understands mining operations and can effectively bridge the gap between project execution and operational requirements. Duties & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain Operational Readiness Plans throughout project development, construction, commissioning and handover. Coordinate operational readiness workstreams covering people, processes, sy

- **Id**: 4263585
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/optim-g-operational-readiness-engineer-mining-underground>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T09:01:06Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T09:01:06Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 9
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4520
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work, Performance based bonus
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4497696
- **Name**: Optim-G
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/optim-g-pty-ltd-ta-optim-g>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 5
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 80000
- **Max**: 120000
- **Currency**: ZAR
- **Period**: month
- **Gross**: yes
- **Usd annual**: 85848

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T16:01:50Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 15
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.323
- **P room**: 0.473
- **Age days**: 8
- **Expected fill days**: 5
- **Reasons**: seen:8, agency, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 85848
- **Is top pay**: no

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