Mechanical Project Engineers

Minimum Requirements

Expanding EPCM Mineral / Diamond mining client requires Mechanical Engineering qualified candidates

• (Must be South African Nationality) with 5+ years EPCM Mineral Mining Project Engineering experience

Position Reports to:

• Organisational Report:  Project Manager &
• Functional Report:  Manager of Projects

Job Specification

Primary Objectives

• Manage and coordinate multi-discipline engineering activities to ensure projects are executed in a safe, efficient, cost effective and timely manner
• Act as primary technical co-ordination interface with client to ensure that the client’s expectations are satisfied
• Ensure the project conforms to the client’s approved Basis of Design and all applicable regulatory and code requirements’

Specific Accountabilities

HSE Management

• Maintains HSE focus within the team to ensure OHSE requirements included in design and procurement

Client Relationships

• Maintains and builds healthy client relationships
• Proactively resolves performance, scope and schedule issues with the client as they arise
• Identifies, documents, communicates and meets the client’s requirements

Commercial Management

• Effectively manages assigned budgets within total scope

Scope Management

• Compliance with company Project Management standards
• Compliance with requirements of the contract
• Effective change control process application

Time Management

• Contributes to the development of overall project schedule
• Supervises work in accordance with the approved schedule

Cost Control

• Monitors cost aspects of the project within direct control and forecasts final costs, identifies trends and takes action to avoid cost overruns

Quality Management

• Contributes to compliance with Company policies and procedures
• Strong working knowledge of Company engineering and procurement systems and procedures

Team Management

• Focuses team on achievement of milestones and other key project objectives
• Listens to the team, discusses the issues, resolved problems and directs activities to remove roadblocks and achieve objectives

Communication Management

• Regularly provides clear reports to project management
• Effective communication with the design team and third parties
• Accurate, timely and effective reporting to the Project Manager

Risk Management

• Monitors the closure of all identified risks and opportunities

Design Management

• Sets clear objectives to the design tem, including achieving productivity and budget targets
• Ensure design team aware of, and complies with, client’s Basis of Design and application regulations and codes
• Mangers inter-discipline interfaces effectively

Procurement / Subcontracts Management

• Assesses procurement processes throughout the project to ensure goods meet specification, are delivered on time and are within budget

Essential Skills / Experience

• Proven experience in leading a discipline design group
• Site experience desirable
• Matching Indicators
• Relevant degree or equivalent (Chartered Engineer Preferable) with a minimum of 5 years industry experience