Snr Project Engineer - TP & NB at De Beers Group

Job Description:

• This role reports into a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager
• The incumbent will be responsible for all project engineering functions and activities associated with safety, engineering, planning, scheduling, procurement, risk management, reporting, construction, budget estimating and control during both study and execution phases in line with De Beers project procedures.
• There may be a requirement to manage and co-ordinate the activities of small project teams and 3rd party service providing companies.
• The incumbent will be required to plan, engineer and execute projects within time, cost, resource and budget constraints, through all project phases in line with De Beers project procedures.

 Your role will include:

Financial Effectiveness

• Establish and manage project financial budgets to deliver in line with project requirements.
• Deliver projects and studies within authorized budgets and cash flow.

Engineering Design and Analysis Effectiveness

• Manage, guide (and perform) the execution of systems and equipment specification and design including documentation, data packs and review.

Technical Consultancy Effectiveness

• Provide technical consulting services to the operations and disciplines in the area of specialization.

Project Engineering Effectiveness

• Identify and develop specifications and standards for systems and equipment
• Translate requirements into system specifications
• Draft scopes of work for procurement of consulting (e.g. design) services, fabrication, quality, physical installations and commissioning
• Administer contracts to deliver in line with contractual agreements
• Administer risk management on allocated work
• Reporting (incl. presentation) and report writing
• Carry out site verification and system commissioning
• Facilitate system integration, setting to work and handover of systems into new and existing systems
• Manage project technical documentation and as-built processes 
• People Management

Manage and guide subordinates to achieve individual and team objectives.

• Effective knowledge transfer and improvement of own value adding capability

Manages and implements knowledge sharing initiatives.

• Safety, Health, Security and Environmental Effectiveness

Manages and monitors department’s adherence to applicable legislation, company safety, security and environmental policies, procedures, goals and objectives

• Effective stakeholder management
• Develop client/partner relationships to facilitate teamwork and cross functional intra company boundaries

Client Relationships

• Builds relationships across the De Beers Pipeline by sharing business information and knowledge

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications:

• Recognised Degree/Diploma in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)

Additional requirements:

• 6 to 8 years post qualification experience with at least 5 years in project engineering and execution.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary marine or land based mining projects will be an added advantage but not a prerequisite.
• Preparedness to relocate to other centers as and when necessary