Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

Key Performance Area's Manage engineering delivery across mining projects from concept study and pre-feasibility through feasibility, detailed design, EPCM execution, construction support, commissioning, handover and close-out. Lead and integrate multidisciplinary engineering teams including mechanical, bulk material handling, civil, structural, electrical, control and instrumentation, process, geotechnical, project controls, document control, procurement and construction support resources. Provide technical leadership and governance on conveyor belt systems and bulk material handling infrastructure, including overland conveyors, plant conveyors, transfer stations, chutes, feeders, bins, stockyard interfaces, crushers, screens, stackers, reclaimers, train loading or truck loading interfaces, and associated mechanical equipment.

Review and guide conveyor belt design deliverables including design basis, capacity calculations, belt tensions, power requirements, drive selection, take-up arrangements, pulley and idler selection, belt speed, dynamic considerations, transfer point arrangements, maintainability, operability and safety requirements. Act as the single point of contact between GIBB and the client engineering representative on engineering scope, technical deliverables, design interfaces, project standards and engineering decisions.

Coordinate home-office engineering, site engineering, procurement, contracts and construction interfaces to ensure that design intent is carried through into procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning and handover. Ensure engineering deliverables comply with applicable mining legislation, client standards, project specifications, relevant South African and international standards, GIBB quality procedures and professional engineering requirements. Review project schedules for engineering completeness, logic, discipline interfaces, client review periods, procurement dependencies, construction sequencing and commissioning readiness.

Expedite discipline engineering teams to deliver to schedule, quality and budget, actively identifying reasons for delay and implementing recovery actions where required. Lead cross-discipline interface management and resolve technical conflicts between disciplines, suppliers, contractors, site teams and client representatives. Advise the Project Manager on engineering scope changes, design changes, technical deviations, project risks, cost impacts and schedule impacts, and support change-control documentation.

Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, operability and maintainability reviews, HAZID, risk assessments, safety-in-design reviews and, where relevant, HAZOP or discipline-specific technical reviews for mining process and materials-handling systems. Support procurement through technical bid evaluations, supplier documentation reviews, technical clarifications, vendor package coordination, factory acceptance testing inputs and expediting of supplier engineering information. Support construction and commissioning through field engineering responses, site queries, technical concessions, NCR close-out, punch-list resolution, commissioning readiness reviews and as-built/handover deliverables.

Contribute to proposals, tenders, estimates, execution plans, resource plans, budgets, engineering methodologies and client development in the GIBB Mining business.

• BSc / BEng / BTech degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional registration with ECSA as Pr Eng, Pr Tech Eng or equivalent recognised professional registration is preferred.
• Project management registration or certification such as PMP, SACPCMP, PMI or equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 10 to 15 years of…