Principal, Reliability

Job description

Company Description
-We're re-imagining mining to improve people's lives.

That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American.

We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work.

A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential.

To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we're putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description
-Open Location (Chile / Brazil / Peru)

• Standards : Responsible for the development and improvement of Group Electrical and C&I Standards, Specifications, guidelines and procedures.
  
  Ensure compliance with Group AATS Standards, including Electrical and Integrity, Isolation of Energies etc.
  
  and act as the Fatal Risk Authority for these standards.
  
  
• Governance and Assurance Develop appropriate programs to ensure oversight and assurance of Electrical & C&I maintenance activities, ensuring that all electrical equipment, such as motors, switchgears, and MCCs (Motor Control Centers) and control and instrumentation equipment are properly maintained.
  
  
• COP : Manage the Electrical Community of practice ensuring shared learnings and best practices.
  
  Coach and mentor Electrical fraternity to improve skills, understanding of standards and improve competency.
  
  
• Assessments and Assurance : Execute Electrical Integrity Audits as well as assurance (Level 2) reviews of AATS standards for which you are the FRA.
  
  
• Reliability : Implement improvements to enhance the efficiency and reliability of electrical systems, often collaborating with other areas as required.
  
  Participate in major failure root cause investigations as deemed necessary.
  
  
• Tactics : Ensure electrical service strategies are developed to ensure capital and resource planning, and maintenance tactics libraries are maintained up to date.
  
  
• Condition Monitoring: Mandate the use of appropriate condition monitoring and predictive maintenance tools to drive reliability.
  
  
• Technology: Ensure best in class technology is deployed at operations.
  
  This includes ensuring that simulation tools such as ETAP are up to date and allows for accurate prediction of electrical systems.
  
  
• Projects: Work with SIB and Greenfield project teams to ensure alignment with specifications and norms and conduct design reviews where required.
  
  

Qualifications
-An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours degree or equivalent) in B Eng Electrical.

Preferred:

A postgraduate qualification (Masters / Doctoral degree or equivalent) in a Electrical Engineering OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity.

Technical Skills

• Good understanding of NEC Standards , NFPA 70 and SANS Standards, Asset Management , Audit and assurance.
  
  
• Ability to:
• project manage small and large projects with a good understanding of discipline interfaces.
  
  
• Solve technical and operational issues in cooperation with relevant stakeholders.
  
  
• Plan, Lead, Organise and Control technical solution delivery using a matrix of internal and external providers and stakeholders.
  
  
• Manage, monitors and drives project activities.
  
  
• Proactively identifies, mitigate or escalate risks.
  
  
• Optimise performance levels of assets through actively monitoring their operation and creating solutions to encourage sustainable use inclusive conducting analysis, data mining and modelling.
  
  

Additional Information
-Who we are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet.

That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.

As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day's work.

To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry.

Not only that, we're also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form.

You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of the process.

Advert closing date: 13 September 2025

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