Senior Engineer, Projects (Mining / Project Management / Open Pit / Pr.Eng / Pr.Tech) – Lephalale, South Africa

Reference Number: TR2605

 

Job Description:

An international coal and heavy minerals mining company requires a Senior Engineer to direct and co-ordinate technical aspects through project life cycles to ensure optimum performance (according to Life of Mine, business requirements, organisational objectives) and sound engineering practice. The incumbent will be required to manage medium to large discipline specific projects. Additionally, they will be required to represent operations, maintenance departments and service departments in project as well as acting as an interface between project and operational teams.

 

Responsibilities:

• Initiate continuous improvement initiatives leading to cost saving ideas
• Conduct applied research work in order to initiate process changes
• Provide inputs throughout the project life-cycle towards improving the process flow for projects
• Assume responsibility for engineering discipline design as representative of the operational teams in projects
• Develop and manage throughput and efficiency improvement plan and/or initiatives
• Investigate complex engineering problems and develop solutions for optimisation of engineering systems
• Communicate and obtain buy-in for implementation plans, new systems and processes
• Manage project in compliance with Group project management procedures
• Implement quality management systems for project(s)
• Ensure compliance to sound engineering standards and practices
• Ensure Safety Health Environment and Community (SHEC) compliance during project life-cycle
• Ensure project results are achieved to set standards and objectives
• Represent operations, maintenance and service departments in projects
• Provide expert technical support to project and operational teams
• Implement project management principles and practices for planning, design and implementation of project outcomes
• Study (HAZOP) and other project related reviews
• Ensure design for operability, maintainability and efficiency
• Manage implementation of new projects and ensure projects are in accordance with Business Unit (BU) excellence
• Adhere to functional policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, end to end processes, tools, templates etc.
• Assist in standardising, simplifying and speeding-up functional processes, eliminating duplication/bureaucracy
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) policies and procedures in line with set standards

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• B Eng (Relevant) (Essential/Minimum or) B Tech (Relevant) (Essential/Minimum)
• Certificate in Project Management (Essential/Minimum)
• Management Development Programme (Recommended/Desirable 
• 6-8 years’ experience within a heavy industry/mining/production environment and project management
• 6-8 years' experience as Project Manager from feasibility to ramp-up or part of a large project
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in engineering discipline and project management
• Certificate of fitness and Psychometric Assessment (to be conducted by the Company)

 

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent Role

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to trusch@camining.com

Please visit www.camining.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

 

Tristan Rusch

Recruitment Consultant   

CA Mining

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.