# Tunnelling Engineer

Introduction Our client, a Mining Engineer at a multidisciplinary infrastructure advisory and technical services firm operating across South Africa is looking for a Tunnelling Engineer to join their team in Midrand. The successful incumbent will be responsible for the planning, design and technical oversight of safe and cost-effective tunnelling projects. Duties & Responsibilities Tunnel design and planning: Plan and design tunnel layouts, excavation sequences, support systems and construction methodologies for mining and infrastructure projects. Ground conditions and support: Assess geotechnical and rock mass conditions, and specify appropriate ground support and ventilation requirements. Technical advisory: Conduct feasibility studies, cost estimates and technical reviews for tunnelling projects and site expansions. Construction oversight: Oversee tunnel excavation and construction activities, including drilling, blasting, mucking and lining, to ensure quality, productivity and programme adherence. Risk and quality management: Identify, assess and manage technical, safety and construction risks, and review contractor designs and methods. Compliance and safety: Ensure

- **Id**: 3792121
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/optim-g-tunnelling-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-28T12:43:09Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-28T12:43:09Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 18
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2157
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Recruiting & Staffing, Engineering Services

## 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

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 18

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T06:57:55Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 9
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.305
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 17
- **Expected fill days**: 5
- **Reasons**: seen:17, agency, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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