Project Lead Engineer at Aurecon

Job description

Qualifications:

• B Eng or B Tech (Mechanical, Chemical or Process Engineering or similar applicable)
• Professionally Registered as an Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa or in the process of registration

Job Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively within Aurecon to achieve goals
• Client facing role
• Prepare proposals and make presentations
• Budget control on projects
• Monthly reporting function across projects
• Ensure substantiation of designs
• Define, maintain and work to a project scope, design criteria and schedule
• Manage drawing liaison and provide general engineering support
• Manage and co-ordinate technical interfaces on projects
• Generation of Tender and Project documentation and costings
• Technical support during manufacturing, construction and quality assurance procedure
• Provide support during trouble shooting
• To know, understand, define, maintain and work to a project scope of work and general plant design criteria and specifications
• Apply knowledge of statutory requirements and experience of similar projects
• Ensure regular interaction between relevant parties and disciplines on a Project
• Be aware of, and work to, the project budget
• Site Involvement – Support to the Construction and Commissioning phases as and when required
• Travel – extensive travel and extended periods abroad (Qatar) specifically during the feasibility and early design stage.

Experience and Competencies:

Professionally the successful candidate will have an Engineering Degree or relevant qualification, and a minimum of 10 years relevant experience including experience in design and execution of food handling facility type projects, specifically rice or grain handling. Duties will include:

• Lead package design team to ensure successful execution of the project deliverables
• Be the communication and co-ordination link between the design team and the Engineering manager
• Ensure substantiation of designs
• Define, maintain and work to a project scope, design criteria and schedule
• Manage drawing liaison and provide general engineering support
• Manage and co-ordinate technical interfaces on projects
• Generate purchase requisitions – scope and technical input
• Ensure technical support during manufacturing, construction and quality assurance procedure
• Support the commissioning process
• Delivering front end engineering study work
• Technical design and design management experience
• Processing facilities generally and specifically coal, iron ore and other minerals ores
• Mechanical design experience
• Relevant project management and/or engineering management and/or design experience in relation of large projects in a mining, industrial or energy environment.
• Experience in large multi-disciplinary projects.
• Experience in the management systems applicable to the management and reporting on large and/or EPCM and EPC projects
• Ability to lead projects, develop business and manage client relationships
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills

Computer Competency:

• MS Office Suite
• Flow simulation and 3D package experience will be advantageous

Aurecon is an equal opportunities employer and that preference will be given to individuals from the designated groups and in South Africa"