Principal Mechanical/Piping Engineer, South Africa

The Principal Mechanical/Piping Engineer will manage the mechanical design section to ensure that designs are in accordance with project input requirements and company objectives in a timely and cost effective manner and will develop the section's competence of people, systems and procedures.

Requirements:

·       BSc Degree in Mechanical engineering

·       Professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa

·       10 + years mechanical design experience in the mining and minerals processing industry

·       MUST have experience in mineral processing plants

·       Managerial - leadership experience

·       Knowledge of basic extractive metallurgy process/chemical engineering unit operations

·       Experience with other disciplines including plant construction, commissioning and operation

·       Well-developed computer skills and knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and in-house engineering programs

·       Will be required to mentor junior engineers

Responsibilities:

·       Conduct reviews of mechanical and piping designs to ensure that this meets the needs of the customer and complies with regulatory authorities.

·       Ensure that the quality of output of the Mechanical / Piping Design Section is in line with the needs of the customer and regulatory authorities.

·       Provide technical and commercial direction to engineers, overview design quality, design schedules, design budgets and perform detailed review of critical aspects of projects.

·       Set man-hour budgets for engineering and drafting on projects and recommend engagement of consultants as required.

·       Assess the suitability of staff and identify the key resources for specific projects/studies.

·       Assess the suitability of prospective and existing employees in the Mechanical group and advise the Manager Engineering Administration of the necessity to hire and downsize.

·       Conduct professional development planning for engineers and lead designers. Act as mentor for graduate engineers.