ZIREN AMBALIYA
Lockleys
Summary
Results-driven Mining Engineer with over three years of experience specializing in open-pit mineral sand operations, particularly within the zircon mining sector. Currently employed at Iluka Resources, excelling in short-term mine planning and operational efficiency using advanced tools like Deswik CAD. Expertise includes mine design, scheduling, rehabilitation planning, and optimizing resource extraction processes. Adept at managing projects in fast-paced environments, with a proven track record of delivering results through strong technical skills, leadership, and effective collaboration with cross-functional teams. Committed to safety, sustainability, and innovative solutions in mining operations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Mining Engineer
Iluka Resources Ltd.
02.2024 - Current
- Performing duties with full of dedication for international mineral sands company to contribute in exploration, mining and rehabilitation work
- Developing, implementing, and communicating mining overburden as well as rehabilitation plans and schedules, ensuring safety protocols and objectives are met
- Creating open-pit Ore-block and overburden mining designs using Deswik CAD and Maptek to achieve forecasted mining targets
- Developing safe work procedures for the movement of mining unit plants to mine ore block sequences and performing on-site inspections, including pit inspections, tailings dam inspections, and other critical site evaluations
- Calculating budget and updating rehabilitation provision liabilities for open areas by tracking volumes of topsoil, subsoil, and other materials against areas requiring rehabilitation
- Producing precise and clear mine site instructions, including Mine Plan Authorizations, Engineering Extensions, Change Requests, and Re-entry Notes, to ensure all guidance is accurate, well-defined, and easily understood by the Operations team
- Developing weekly & Monthly plans, designs and schedules, ensuring adherence to 3MS-specific requirements for mining and progressive rehabilitation works
- Coordinating with Survey and Operations teams to prioritize and carry out development activities efficiently
- Managing contractors for project tasks and leading daily compliance meetings to ensure safe and efficient production
- Conduct hydrological assessments, including precipitation, runoff, and watershed analysis, to predict water flow and accumulation
- Design and implement surface water drainage systems (channels, culverts, and levees) to manage water flow, prevent flooding, and support operational compliance and licensing
- Successfully established and participated in the site Traffic management Plan for JA and set standards for safe operation
- Effectively managing & controlling site clearing activities within approved target, and verified clearing permits/GDP to reduce environmental incidents and business risks
- Conducting on-field safety visits to identify hazards, report incidents, verify operators' safe work instructions, and eliminate environmental incidents to maintain a safe workplace
Surveyor/Rehabilitation Planner
Iluka Resources Ltd.
02.2022 - 02.2024
- Verification of earthmoving activities, landform, ramp, road, stockpile, surface water site and infrastructure installation according to closure criteria, and license to operate mine
- Preparing the End-of-month reconciliation report for the Mine Production/Business Analyst team, and defining the total volume shipment with the proposed planning of mine excavations in Maptek, Surpac & ArcGIS
- The creation of work instructions, design & schedule change/approval forms to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of earthmoving activities
- Assisting with designing, planning and documenting Landform Restoration Implementation Plans (LRIPs) in accordance with cost effective, standard, and best practice principals
- Calculating budget and updating rehabilitation provision liabilities for open areas by tracking volumes of topsoil, subsoil, and other materials against areas requiring rehabilitation
- Liaising with rehabilitation team, operations, planning and other departments to ensure that all the requirements for survey, environmental monitoring and earthworks work are met on schedule
- Ensuring the survey pick-ups completed on time to meet the closure conformance criteria and continuous movement of production
- Substantial exposure planning, estimating, scheduling and delivering the project tasks on time
- The creation of work instructions, design & schedule change/approval forms to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of back-fill earthmoving activities
- Monthly and weekly updates on all targets including expenditure over all facets, reforecasts as required, provision updates and budget uploads
- Maintain, build and enhance inter-departmental relationships and communications
- Tails management & Audit review, Implementing knowledge of Australian Environmental laws in practice, such as EPA, and EPBC Act regulation
Jr. Assistant Civil-Engineer
Aakash Group
04.2019 - 01.2020
- Analyzed survey reports, maps, blueprints and other topographical and geologic data to effectively plan infrastructure and construction project of more than US$200 Million, EXPRESSIONS, 20 storey tallest iconic residential tower having 5-star Crisil rating
- Integrating & Inspection ability to assess construction activities against construction plans and procedures
- Reviewing the Contractor's quality documentation including inspection and test plans, non-conformance reports and test records
- Created, printed and modified drawings in AutoCAD 3D & Autodesk Revit (Certified with Diploma in AutoCAD), expertise in MS office and teams
- Estimating and calculating the BOQ's, QA-QC as well as ordering the quantities of steel and concrete according to schedule of work
- Conducted on-site various concrete standard test and analysed feasibility, design, operation and performance of structural components and systems by managing contractors and requirements of company standards
- Completing site surveillance records (MS Office) and assisting with consolidation of those records for reporting purposes when required
- Drafted and reviewed reports and specifications, including Construction schedules, environmental impacts studies design
- Controlled engineering activities to maintain work standards adhere to timelines and meet quality assurance targets Served as friendly, hardworking, and punctual employee
Education
Masters of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
The University of Adelaide
11-2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
India05-2019
Skills
Deswik CAD
Arc-GIS
Maptek
Geovia Surpac
Diploma in AutoCAD 3D
MS Office
HEC-RAS
Flow-3D
Tuflow
Vensim
Personal Skills
Collaboration
Integrity
Accountability
Respect
Transparency
Timeline
Mining Engineer
Iluka Resources Ltd.
02.2024 - Current
Surveyor/Rehabilitation Planner
Iluka Resources Ltd.
02.2022 - 02.2024
Jr. Assistant Civil-Engineer
Aakash Group
04.2019 - 01.2020
Masters of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
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