Manage your own portfolio of projects (multiple small to medium-sized projects), build your own “SWOT Team” and form part of the client’s team.
A multi-lingual project professional with project management experience through diverse engineering disciplines and a proven track record to deliver multiple projects in time and within budget in the mining & process sector. If “walking the extra mile“ is part of your framework then this is an opportunity for you to exceed your previous achievements and make a name for yourself in a niche Industry.

Work in a “world-class facility”, assist clients to strategically improve and build their business effectively and personally achieve exponential growth.

Position details:
Reports to: Project Director.
Primary purpose: To successfully manage and construct small, medium and large brownfield projects (rebuild optimization initiatives/strategic improvements), in the mining environment with a special focus on metal furnaces.
Travel requirements: Will be required to travel (site 150 to 330 km from Johannesburg) and remain on site during the week (2 to 4 days per week). At times, be prepared to work on project sites on a fulltime basis during the construction, commissioning and plant production phases.

Job description / core competencies:

Manage engineering projects through all the different process groups, taking special note of the 10 knowledge areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), from initiation (scoping), planning (feasibility/ project approval), execution (engineering, design, drawings, procurement, contract management, construction, cold/hot commissioning), monitor & control to optimization and close out (project hand-over).
Manage and compile various concept, pre-feasibility & feasibility studies.
Placing a strong emphasis on safety/ risk and variance management.
Involved with the procurement activities and monitor the fabrication, erection and commissioning of the design team’s designs.
Ensure compliance with construction regulations and maximises efficiencies during construction.
Ensure that all designs incorporate client’s experiences and requirements for operating their plants.
Develop the proposed projects’ procurement and contracting strategy, prepare the project-specific procurement plan, manpower resource plan and produce the project schedule to facilitate the preparation and management of the project budget or capital cost estimate. Project controls.
Provide the required project co-ordination and management of the cost and schedule milestone achievement information to provide un-fragmented, coherent project progress measurement and actions in order to ensure the desired project outcome.
Provide your clients with Project Management Services of the highest quality through the employment of latest technologies and the engagement of expert personnel.
Utilise advanced software and principles in the production of optimized, high quality and cost effective designs.
Emphasize teamwork and close co-operation with the client and their partners in the execution of every phase of the project life cycle.
Exercise unqualified adherence to client’s corporate governance in the procurement and contracting of materials, equipment and construction management.
Design and engineer process plants that minimise the expenditure of capital and maximise the return on investment, adding value through innovation and experience.
Maintain sound Safety standards throughout all aspects of the business in line with client and statutory requirements.
Sustain environmental resource management principles and devise innovative methods to provide cost effective solutions to environmental problems.
Integrate safety and environmental awareness into our work ethic in the engineering, design and project management fields.
Location (country, city): On clients site; Rustenburg & Limpopo Province

Job Qualification & Experience:
A dynamic and highly motivated self-starter, with the ability to retain focus to accomplish various goals with optimum efficiency.
Equipped with excellent managerial and leadership skills, including risk and conflict management.
10 years of experience from graduation. Ideal discipline: Mechanical.
5 years of experience in furnace and project management.
Mechanical and Structural Engineering experience; additionally, electrical and instrumentation experience advantageous.
The ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Subscribe to the management style of leading by example.
Currently seeking a new opportunity to make a significant difference within an organisation that requires a dynamic and objective driven individual.
Willing to travel and be based on site on a regular basis. Geographical areas such as Rustenburg and Polokwane (2 to 4 nights away from home on average per week). With the flexibility to work from home or the clients office.

Company Description:
Company with good moral values and standards going through a new growth phase due to exceptional service delivery and major project achievement award.
Creates environments where their greatest assets – people – are called, equipped and inspired to be their best, to join hands and collectively drive their purpose: Aim for excellence, service their clients and give back to their families and communities. Thus: the positive impact with a lasting impression of excellence.
Projects: from minor capital projects to major expansion process projects in the mining environment with a special focus on metal furnaces.
Have in-house knowledge to design and execute projects for processing and maintaining facilities from initial treatment of mined ore to the production of a saleable product.
In-house resources for process, civil, structural, platework, piping and mechanical work.
The project services department incorporates the planning, procurement, cost control, project accounting and cost engineering disciplines.