Principal Engineer - Johannesburg at Bidvest Facilities Management

Key Responsibilities:

• On time planning and execution of all Planned Maintenance in the region.
• Availability and reliability of regional assets and buildings.
• Management of breakdowns, planned outages and implementation root cause failure outcomes.
• Reporting and reporting framework.
• Budget and cost management.
• Management and completion of reactive work and requests.
• Vacancy, employment equity and people development.
• Custodian of engineering assets in region.
• Ensure that all assets receive the necessary life cycle and enhancement services
• Ensure that assets are controlled, operated and to the necessary operational specifications
• To ensure that all engineering services are efficiently and effectively maintained and controlled at all times according to the specifications of the Client as stated in the applicable agreements.
• Take full legal responsibility and accountability for all engineering functions and assets in the region related to the contract.
• implementing maintenance and operational standards to comply with service standards specified
• Report on status of assets and buildings in region.
• Manage and implement innovation and other initiatives to improve availability, reliability and asset life cycle.
• Management and measurement of staff performance and their development accordingly.
• Manage engineering staff in region.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor or Science or Master's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Must be a Candidate GCC Factories
• Must be part of an Engineering body i.e. PrEng /. PrTech
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior engineering role.
• Proven experience in managing and leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Grade 12
• Code B Driver’s License
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Electrical or Mechanical engineering
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Facilities management
• Strong technical background and have good management and leadership skills