Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at Airports Company South Africa

Job description

Key Performance

The successful candidate reporting to the Manager Mechanical Maintenance will be responsible for:

• Maintain airport mechanical infrastructure (Jet Fuel Infrastructure, Pumps, Air-conditioning, lifts, etc.).
• Supporting development of a strategy for infrastructure and asset management that is integrated, multidiscipline and enables the long-term sustainability of the company’s asset and infrastructure.
• Translating organisational goals applicable to area of responsibility as derived from business plan into clear direction, implement effectively and efficiently and ensure that appropriate remedial actions are taken.
• Developing/Adopting and entrench Mechanical Engineering standards and frameworks for general infrastructure development.
• Developing engineering briefs for mechanical initiatives.
• Engaging in projects from conceptualisation to implementation and commissioning.
• Development and implementation of asset maintenance programmes throughout the group.
• Ensure compliance to relevant statutory/legislative regulations, SOP’s, operational standards, policies, and practices.
• Ensure the maintenance contracts are aligned to ACSA requirements to comply with stakeholder and related legislative requirements to ensure continuous operations.
• Management of consultant, contractors, and service providers through applicable conditions of contract.
• Compile, manage and account for relevant budgets per business requirements and specifications.
• Assist with the building of technical competence in the organisation.
• Manage maintenance CAPEX projects.
• Reporting on budget variances.

Technical Skills and Experience

• B Sc / B Eng (Hons) / B Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
• 6 years’ Operational experience in Engineering and Contract Management.
• 3 years’ Stakeholder Management experience.
• 1-year Operational experience in an Airport environment is recommended.
• Registration and membership of ECSA and SAIME recommended.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Code 8 driver’s licence is essential.

Competencies

• The ideal candidate must set definite milestones and actions for achieving goals.
• The candidate is expected to be aware of the market, will manage negotiation and achieve a win-win outcome where conflicting interests arises.
• An ideal candidate should demonstrate exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written and be detail oriented.
• It is critical that the ideal candidate has technical and functional knowledge and skills for the job is tactful and can communicate in a non-confrontational and polite manner.
• It is expected of the candidate to solve challenging problems by utilising combination of intuition and analytical thinking while directing and empowering others.