Project Engineer (Mechanical) (Belfast, Mpumalanga) (12 month Contract) Market Related

Introduction

Our client is a supplier of steel and coal products for the mining industry. The client is looking for a Project Engineer (Mechanical) with the following key criteria:

• National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Relevant) (Essential/Minimum)
• Gov Cert of Competence: Engineering (Recommended/Desirable)
• 6-8 Year relevant experience within a heavy industry, mining environment and Project Management
• Experience as a Project Engineer from initiation phase to ramp-up of a project.
• Project Management Professional (Recommended/Desirable)
• Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Employer)
• Engineering Council of SA (PrEng) (Recommended/Desirable)
• Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Employer)

PURPOSE:

• To direct and manage medium to large project development and execution plans and risk for duration of project phase whilst ensuring adherence to Project Management and business performance standards.

Job Location: Belfast is a small town in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.

Contract period: 12 Months

Duties & Responsibilities

Compliance, Governance and Assurance

• Ensure statutory compliance of new projects
• Assess and communicate impact of legal developments on project strategies
• Ensure legal compliance within project.
• Participate in governance systems for small to medium sized projects
• Conduct assurance reviews
• Ensure contract compliance, administration, finance, cost control and client and contractor project coordination
• Ensure services from Project support services and insourced providers adhere to Corporate Governance with regards to processes, systems, guidelines, and templates
• Implement Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) management and quality management systems to ensure delivery of high-quality projects within budget

Customer, Stakeholder and Client Relationship Management

• Support core business by ensuring appropriate stakeholder relationships toward enhancing corporate profile
• Manage internal and external relations within corporate, service providers, applicable Business Unit's (BU) and other functions responsible to ensure that business needs are met
• Manage project interfaces within project environment and with clients
• Maintain internal and external professional networks

Functional Excellence

• Develop project strategy and systems to efficiently implement, manage and coordinate BU projects
• Ensure proper prioritization process in place at BU for all projects
• Ensure proper monitoring and control of all BU projects on site
• Manage projects with a broad impact across Business Units, which can lead to paradigm shifts in changes of strategic direction of Commodity
• Develop and implement risk management processes to mitigate high level risk, in alignment with corporate practices and requirements
• Coordinate optimal utilization of resources for project
• Act as the "intelligent buyer" of outside competencies, skills and technology to fulfil required deliverables if and when required
• Identify and solve tactical and strategic problems across disciplines
• Support implementation of appropriate knowledge management for projects in line with business needs
• Benchmark best practice and ensure application of appropriate technology on projects
• Participate in best practice development with Corporate Project function and ensure selection and application of appropriate methodology, processes, technology for medium to large projects
• Provide expert advice and guidance

Project Management

• Develop, direct, coordinate and integrate implementation of medium to large projects across BU's
• Manage interdependency of deadlines on multiple projects and reserve integrity of deadlines and overall project progress
• Implement project management principles and practices for planning, design, and implementation of project outcomes
• Conduct complex analysis of project systems and processes
• Select, design, integrate and commission new technology impacting on entire BU
• Take comprehensive approach to identifying problems, understanding implications and creating solutions that support overall project progress and success

Project Performance and Operations

• Conduct audits and reviews of projects in various phases.
• Lead investigation of project management problems and develop solutions toward optimizing and assuring project delivery
• Communicate project plans and outcomes with senior management, other disciplines and within project

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

• Maintain and ensure a healthy environment, safe operations and practices
• Ensure compliance with applicable SHE policies and procedures in line with set standards
• Encourage a culture that focuses on safety in operations

Behavioral Alignment

• Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
• Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
• Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation, and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
• Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
• Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

Desired Experience & Qualification

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Relevant) (Essential/Minimum)
• Gov Cert of Competence: Engineering (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE:

• 6-8 Year relevant experience within a heavy industry, mining environment and Project Management
• Experience as a Project Engineer from initiation phase to ramp-up of a project.
• Project Management Professional (Recommended/Desirable)
• Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Employer)
• Engineering Council of SA (PrEng) (Recommended/Desirable)
• Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Employer)

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