Draughtsperson (Grading C4) – Gold One Group Limited

Location: Remote Position (South Africa)

Company: Gold One Group Limited

Division: Gedex

Business Unit: Conventional Engineering

Work Level: Mid-Senior Level (Grading C4)

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Posted: 10 October 2026

Closing Date: 23 October 2026

About the Company

Gold One Group Limited is a premier mid-tier mining and metals enterprise focused on the sustainable exploration, extraction, and processing of gold and precious metal resources in South Africa. Operating through its Gedex division and Conventional Engineering business units, Gold One maintains deep operational commitments to modern mining technology, underground shaft efficiency, environmental stewardship, and zero-harm workplace safety.

The corporate culture at Gold One Group is grounded in technical rigor, collaborative engineering, spatial precision, and strict compliance. Guided by their core safety motto—“Nothing is so important that it cannot be done safely”—engineering and draughting teams operate in structured digital environments where high technical accuracy, statutory alignment, and interdisciplinary collaboration across survey, geology, and mining operations are highly valued.

Company Summary

• Industry: Mining & Metals, Gold Extraction & Underground Infrastructure
• Company Size: National Enterprise Leader (Gold One Group Network)
• Work Culture: Technical, Safety-First, Precision-Driven, Collaborative
• Location: Remote Position, South Africa

Available Opportunities

Gold One Group Limited is recruiting a Draughtsperson (Grading C4) on a full-time, permanent basis within their Gedex division. Working remotely while supporting Conventional Engineering operations, you will prepare, update, and maintain detailed 2D and 3D technical drawings, underground shaft layouts, survey conversions, and surface infrastructure designs in compliance with the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA).

Core Responsibilities:

• Technical Drawing & Layout Generation: Preparing, updating, and maintaining precise engineering drawings, mine layouts, shaft system schematics, and surface infrastructure plans using AutoCAD, MicroStation, or similar CAD platforms.
• Data Integration & Conversion: Interpreting complex survey data, geological maps, and mechanical/civil engineering designs to convert raw field data into actionable, detailed operational plans.
• Statutory & MHSA Compliance: Ensuring all draughting outputs strictly comply with South African Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) regulations, statutory mine plan standards, and internal Gold One technical specifications.
• Interdisciplinary Engineering Collaboration: Working closely with mine planning engineers, land surveyors, rock engineers, and geologists to verify design feasibility and spatial accuracy.
• Drawing Register Governance & Document Control: Maintaining organized electronic drawing registers, managing revision version controls, and maintaining complete audit trails for all engineering modifications.
• Plan Updates & Operational Revisions: Executing regular digital updates to mine working plans to accurately reflect daily underground advances, decline progress, and surface facility changes.

Key Objectives

Your success as a Draughtsperson at Gold One Group will be evaluated by CAD drawing turnaround times, spatial accuracy, drawing register compliance, and alignment with statutory mine safety standards. Within your first 90 days, you will be expected to:

1. Audit & Standardize Drawing Registers: Conduct a comprehensive audit of existing Gedex conventional engineering drawing registers to ensure all active CAD files are properly indexed and version-controlled.
2. Execute High-Accuracy Survey Conversions: Convert incoming survey updates and geological models into updated 2D/3D mine layouts without data discrepancies.
3. Achieve 100% MHSA Statutory Compliance: Ensure all updated underground and surface plans conform to statutory regulations and Gold One safety protocols.
4. Streamline Remote Engineering Workflows: Establish reliable digital communication and document-sharing channels with site-based engineers, geologists, and surveyors.

What You Will Learn

Stepping into a Mid-Senior Draughtsperson role with Gold One Group Limited provides advanced technical exposure to gold mining infrastructure. In this position, you will build expertise in:

• Underground Shaft & Decline Layout Engineering: Advanced draughting techniques for deep-level gold mining layouts, ventilation shafts, decline systems, and underground station infrastructure.
• Advanced CAD & 3D Spatial Modelling: Industry-leading practices in integrating survey software, GIS spatial layers, and 3D CAD modeling environments.
• Statutory Mine Planning Governance: Deep application of South African mining legislation, MHSA compliance frameworks, and statutory mine mapping standards.
• Remote EPCM & Engineering Collaboration: Utilizing digital project management software, cloud document control systems, and collaborative cross-disciplinary workflows remotely.

What You Gain

Joining Gold One Group Limited on a permanent basis brings strong employment security, corporate stability, and competitive mid-senior engineering rewards:

• Permanent Remote Appointment: Permanent full-time employment offering the flexibility of working remotely while contributing to major South African mining operations.
• Competitive C4 Grading Remuneration: Market-related salary package accompanied by medical aid, retirement fund contributions, and performance-based incentives.
• Advanced Technical Exposure: Exposure to complex conventional engineering projects, underground expansion plans, and state-of-the-art CAD/GIS tools.
• Corporate Engineering Career Pathways: Direct progression routes into Senior Draughtsperson, CAD Systems Specialist, Project Coordinator, or Engineering Designer roles.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric Certificate (Compulsory).
• National Diploma in Draughting, Engineering Drawing, or an equivalent technical qualification.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of proven draughting experience within the mining and metals industry.
• High proficiency in AutoCAD, MicroStation, or equivalent professional CAD software platforms.
• Sound technical knowledge of mining layouts, underground shaft systems, and surface infrastructure design.
• Understanding of relevant South African mining legislation and Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) requirements.
• Key competencies: High attention to detail, spatial visualization, problem-solving, analytical thinking, time management, and excellent verbal/written communication skills.

Advantageous Criteria:

• Direct experience with 3D modelling CAD software (e.g., Inventor, SolidWorks, MicroStation 3D).
• Hands-on exposure to underground gold mining operations (shafts, decline systems, stope development).
• Knowledge of GIS mapping systems or mine surveying software (e.g., MineSight, Datamine, Deswik).

Interview Questions to Prepare For

Candidates applying on applyretail.co.za should prepare to answer the following interview questions during the selection process:

1. “How do you ensure accurate spatial conversion when integrating survey data and geological models into a master CAD mine layout?”
   • Tip: Detail verifying coordinate systems, checking survey benchmarks, cross-referencing elevation levels, and collaborating directly with the mine surveyor before locking design layers.
2. “How do you maintain strict version control when multiple engineers request simultaneous revisions on a set of underground shaft plans?”
   • Tip: Explain enforcing a centralized digital document management process, assigning standardized revision codes (e.g., Rev A, Rev B), marking superseded files clearly, and updating master drawing registers immediately.
3. “What specific MHSA statutory requirements and safety standards do you keep in mind when preparing underground infrastructure drawings?”
   • Tip: Highlight incorporating required safety clearance margins, escape route indicators, refuge chamber locations, ventilation direction flows, and standardized statutory color-coding onto plans.
4. “Why do you want to join Gold One Group as a Remote Draughtsperson for the Gedex division?”
   • Tip: Express your passion for precision mining engineering, your extensive 3D/2D CAD experience, and your commitment to upholding Gold One’s core motto: “Nothing is so important that it cannot be done safely.”

Career Advice for Applicants

To ensure your application stands out on applyretail.co.za:

• Highlight Draughting Qualifications & CAD Software Skills: Explicitly feature your National Diploma in Draughting, Grade 12 certificate, 3–5+ years of mining experience, and specific CAD software proficiency (AutoCAD, MicroStation, 3D tools) at the top of your CV.
• Emphasize Mining & MHSA Expertise: Detail your hands-on experience with underground shaft systems, decline layouts, survey data conversions, and MHSA compliance.
• Highlight Remote Work Readiness: Demonstrate strong digital communication skills, self-motivation, time management, and comfort with digital document control systems.
• Apply Before 23 October 2026: Complete your profile and upload your updated CV, certified qualification certificates, ID document, portfolio of work (if applicable), and contactable references before the closing date.

How to Apply

1. Click the “Apply Now” button below on applyretail.co.za.
2. Upload your CV, Grade 12 certificate, National Diploma in Draughting, ID document, and contactable references.
3. Complete the online Gold One Group Limited application form for the Draughtsperson position (Gedex Division, Grading C4).

Apply now