Chief Engineer

Key Performance Areas:

The following Key Performance areas are mandatory to the post:

• Assist Head/Divisional manager to obtain major project work from the mining/metallurgical industry, in line with division’s general long-term objectives, by providing internationally-competitive professional expertise and interacting with clients who are at management level.
• Supervise and execute major projects in which interactions with clients and technical expertise are required at an internationally-competitive professional level.
• Provide clients with advanced consulting services and training at an internationally-competitive level of technical expertise.
• Ascertain needs of clients, develop appropriate new and innovative ideas for project work, and contribute significantly to divisional plans for technology and business.
• Ensure the completion of projects and tasks on time, subject only to time delays approved by the client or by divisional management.
• Participate in the setting of commercial targets and ensure that adequate work is done and progress is achieved to contribute towards achieving them. 
• As CI of several major projects, meet requirements in relation to cost containment and profits.
• Ensure that QES procedures are followed and project work is executed to produce valid conclusions and with maximum overall efficiency - technically and financially - even under difficult technical, logistical or personnel-related circumstances.
• Supervise and provide senior mentorship and training to staff that interact with the position, and promote competence, confidence, discipline and harmony amongst them. As CI of several major projects, assist and supervise co-investigators.
• Ensure that the documentation of work and procedures is done and produce internationally-competitive professional level reports, papers and presentations at national conferences.
• Keep up to date at an internationally-competitive professional level with technology and business in substantial cross-sections of the division’s work.

Job Knowledge/Skill Required:

Applicants must have:

• The person appointed to this position will be a graduate engineer (Chemical or Metallurgical), MSc or PhD will be advantageous
• At least 7 years experience in Minerals Processing
• Experience in plant auditing, technology evaluation, flowsheet development, modelling and simulation of circuits, pilot plant testing and client interaction will be highly desirable.
• Strong management and business development skills are required
• A working knowledge of legislation covering the workplace.