Sustainable Mining Specialist

Would you like to help make Indonesia's mining more sustainable, and put a credible value on it? Sirkularium is building a standing pool of Sustainable Mining Specialists, engaged as consultants for PT Sirkularium Strategic Solution. This vacancy is always open: you can apply at any time and applications are reviewed as projects arise. You would advise on more responsible mining, from reclamation and closure planning to good mining practice, and develop economic valuation (valuasi ekonomi) that puts credible figures on resources and their environmental and social costs. Sirkularium especially welcomes candidates with a mining engineering background and relevant sector experience. The work is remote, based in Jakarta, and open to different expertise levels and engagement schemes.

About Sirkularium

Sirkularium is an Indonesian consultancy for the environment, working across three practices: Waste and Pollution, Energy and Climate, and Sustainable Resources. The Sustainable Resources practice supports government and industry on responsible mining, natural resource management, environmental economics and land remediation.

Sirkularium has worked with a Danish government institution, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, under the Strategic Sector Cooperation programme. This gives the team direct experience with international governance and reporting standards.

Your role

As a Sustainable Mining Specialist you help make mining in Indonesia more responsible and put a credible value on its resources and impacts. You advise on reclamation and mine closure planning, good mining practice and environmental performance, and you develop economic valuation (valuasi ekonomi), cost-benefit analysis and closure economics.

Your work supports government bodies and companies across the mining lifecycle, combining technical mining insight with sound resource and environmental economics. Sirkularium prefers candidates with a mining engineering background; the exact scope depends on your expertise level and the projects you join.

What you will do

• Advise on responsible and sustainable mining practice across the mine lifecycle, from planning to closure
• Develop reclamation and mine closure plans, and post-mining land use options
• Develop economic valuation (valuasi ekonomi) of mineral resources, reserves and production
• Quantify the environmental and social costs and benefits of mining, including externalities and natural capital
• Carry out cost-benefit and feasibility analysis for projects, policies and closure plans, and estimate closure liabilities
• Advise government and industry on regulation, incentives and the business case for sustainable practice
• Deliver dissemination: reports, briefings and workshops that translate technical and economic findings for decision-makers

Expertise levels

• Associate: Bachelor (S1) in mining engineering (preferred) or a related field, up to 3 years of experience. Focus: field work, data and analysis support.
• Specialist: Bachelor or Master (S1 / S2), 3 to 7 years of experience. Focus: leads studies, plans and valuations.
• Senior Specialist: Master (S2), or Bachelor with a strong track record, 8+ years of experience. Focus: leads mining strategy; principal advisor.
• A mining engineering background is preferred. Related fields are welcome, such as geology or earth sciences, mineral or resource economics, and environmental engineering, alongside relevant mining-sector experience. Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia is required; working English is an advantage

What Sirkularium offers

Working with Sirkularium means helping shape more responsible mining in Indonesia and giving decision-makers a credible view of its value, on a flexible basis that fits your career stage. You choose the engagement scheme that suits you, freelance, part time or full time, and the work is remote and based in Jakarta.

As part of the expert pool you are matched to projects that fit your expertise, from reclamation and closure planning to resource valuation and environmental cost accounting. Remuneration is negotiable and adjusted to your expertise level and the scheme you select. A corporate email address and business cards are provided while you are on an active engagement.