Field Engineer-Mechanical - Modderfontein at AECI Limited

Job Description

• Provide the set services for MMUs, MCUs, PCUs, Plants, Emulsion Vertical Delivery Systems and equipment with similar complexity under general supervision of a Global Equipment Services Contracts Engineer.
• Provide costing in conjunction with Sourcing and Procurement resources.
• Develop and track project budget.
• Design work. Translate User Requirements Specifications into Functional Specifications. Update existing concept designs. Provide detailed design inputs for pump systems, valves, hydraulic circuits and equipment specifications (design excludes pressure systems and structural integrity).
• Interpret, update and develop drawings, technical manuals and specifications.
• Provide Subject Matter Expert inputs in design reviews, risk assessments and Hazard studies.
• Manage service providers, external engineers, and contractors to develop, repair or upgrade equipment.
• Perform pre-commissioning and commissioning of equipment and issuing of commissioning reports.
• Identify opportunities to incorporate best practices from external contractors.
• Perform function on both surface and underground mines.
• Comply with governance and established policies, systems, procedures, and practices.
• Comply with Safety, Health, and Environment standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Mechanical B Tech or BSc Engineer
• Project management certificate will be an advantage.
• 2 – 5 years related experience will be an advantage
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Project
• Conversant in application of Engineering Design principles
• Comfortable in initiating and running projects with requirements of significant capital expenditure (typical individual project value R2m-R5m, typically 10-20 projects per year)
• Presentation skills
• Knowledge of explosives, the related basis of safety, and explosives regulations will be an advantage.