Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer at De Beers Group

Job Description:

The purpose of the job is to Coordinate the mechanical maintenance/project activities of the Inport Team to ensure a safe operation at optimum availability at the lowest cost according to operational requirements.  Provide engineering and maintenance support as part of a team responsible for the Project Management of Vessel maintenance and capital construction during Inport periods onboard De Beers Marine’s vessels.  In addition, it is a requirement to provide a technical support function while the fleet of vessels operates at sea.

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications:

• Relevant Engineering / B Tech Engineering Degree or National Diploma(N6) with linked trade or Equivalent in Engineering Qualifications

Skills and Knowledge:

• Min 5 years post qualification engineering experience, preferably in the ship repair engineering environment (Experience in ship repair structural, plate & pipe maintenance processes – Preferred)

OR

• Min 5 years post qualification engineering experience, preferably in the marine mining and/or hydraulic environment

OR

• Min 5 years post qualification engineering experience, preferably in the mining & processing environment. Experience in structural, plate & pipe maintenance processes an advertence.

Above mentioned experience - In combination with the following:

• Min 5 years managing a maintenance/project work team.
• Experience on work team/contractor project management. Contractor management an advantage
• Experience on work team/contractor budget control
• Experience on work team/contractor safety & health management an advantage
• General computer literacy in the MS Suite is essential.
• Experience in offshore engineering an advantage