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- The Site Electrical Engineer supports the Engineering Manager and provides on‑site technical assistance during construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of electrical systems. This role focuses on field engineering support, coordination with contractors, ensuring compliance with specifications, and resolving technical issues that arise on site. The Site Electrical Engineer ensures that the electrical scope is delivered safely, to the required quality, and in line with project schedules.
Key Responsibilities
Site Execution & Technical Support
- Provide daily technical support to construction teams and contractors.
- Review and interpret electrical drawings, specifications, and layout documents for on‑site execution.
- Conduct field inspections to verify that electrical installations meet design, quality, and safety standards.
- Respond to and resolve site queries (RFIs), coordinating with the design office when needed.
- Support testing, pre‑commissioning, and commissioning activities for electrical equipment and systems.
- Assist with troubleshooting electrical issues encountered during installation and commissioning.
Planning, Documentation & Controls
- Maintain and update on‑site electrical scope of work documents as construction progresses.
- Monitor contractor progress and provide feedback to ensure schedule adherence.
- Support the development of electrical construction and commissioning plans.
- Ensure that engineering deliverables such as drawings, datasheets, and specifications are correctly implemented on site.
- Assist with the implementation of Engineering Work Packages (EWPs) related to field activities.
Coordination & Communication
- Participate in daily/weekly site coordination and progress meetings.
- Liaise with other engineering disciplines, construction teams, procurement, and commissioning personnel to resolve interface issues.
- Ensure effective communication between site personnel and the design office for technical clarifications.
- Assist in conducting design and constructability reviews.
Quality, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure electrical installations comply with OHSA requirements, project safety rules, and electrical safety procedures.
- Participate in risk assessments, toolbox talks, and safety meetings related to electrical activities.
- Ensure proper application of switching, isolation, and lock‑out/tag‑out procedures.
- Conduct quality checks, audits, and inspections in line with the project’s Quality Assurance Plan.
- Promote ethical and professional engineering practices on site.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- BSc/B.Eng in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
- Minimum of 5–10 years’ experience in electrical engineering on construction or site‑based projects.
- Experience working on large multidisciplinary industrial/mining/infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of construction, installation, and commissioning processes.
- Ability to interpret electrical drawings, specifications, and standards.
- Good understanding of interdisciplinary interfaces and construction sequencing.
- Knowledge of electrical equipment technologies used in large projects.
- Strong communication, coordination, and site problem‑solving skills.
- Understanding of procurement, contracting, and construction workflows.
- Familiarity with HSEC standards and site safety requirements.
Preferred
- Experience mentoring junior engineers or technicians.
- Strong ability to manage multiple tasks and contractors simultaneously.
- Previous experience applying project engineering procedures and quality workflows.
- Strong client‑focused approach and ability to interact confidently with site stakeholders.
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Job Purpose
- Hatch is looking to expand its service offering in the region (Africa, Europe, Middle East, and India) by extending its team of highly skilled geotechnical engineers. Hatch has already built a considerable global team in the Engineering Sciences Group and now seeks to expand that impact on the African continent in the Project Delivery Group within the Metals, Energy and Infrastructure sectors. The Senior Geotechnical Engineer will engage with Clients, perform designs, mentor junior engineers and bid for new work with support from our local expert as well as specialists around the globe while supporting project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Technical:
- Lead advanced geotechnical studies with the delivery of project requirements as they relate to scope
- Perform conceptual and detailed geotechnical engineering design
- Participate in scoping requirements for proposals
- Assist with growing the local geotechnical discipline in the Africa, Europe, Middle East and India
- Participate in and contribute to design reviews
- Prepare and/or review project procedures, standard specifications and design criteria
- Review and evaluate technical work prepared by engineers, designers and others
- Develop factual and interpretive geotechnical reports
- Ensure relevant technical experts are involved in the design process as required and facilitate the sharing of technical expertise both across projects and across Hatch offices globally.
- Scope, manage and participate in field investigations for projects
- Provide specialized geotechnical advice and analytical services
- Prepare engineering calculations and technical specifications
- Prepare and contribute to technical memos and reports
- Provide input to engineering, operating and capital cost estimates
Coordination & Client Engagement:
- Undertake construction supervision and management dependent upon project demands
- Support of site engineering teams to provide technical solutions and timely response to technical queries
- Liaise with prospective clients to win work
- Assist with growing the geotechnical team sustainably based on expanding workload
- Work to ensure the implementation of safety in design and integrity principles in design documentation
- Assist the Engineering Manager in meeting project scope, cost, and schedule requirements.
Quality & Safety:
- Review and evaluate technical work prepared by engineers, designers, and technologists.
- Ensure adherence to project procedures and standards.
- Provide site support and timely response to technical queries during construction.
- Work to ensure the implementation of safety in design and integrity principles in design documentation.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering from an accredited university
- Post-graduate degree in Geotechnical Engineering is considered essential
- Registered as a Professional Engineer
- 10+ years’ experience in relevant geotechnical field within the consulting industry
- Experience with working on projects in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Sound understanding of design engineering codes and technical standards
- Strong written skills to prepare reports, proposals and other project deliverables
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Ability to function without supervision
- Good safety awareness
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- The Site Quality Manager/Lead is responsible for the site quality planning and implementation. They have the responsibility to ensure that construction best practices are followed by implementing an appropriate site quality surveillance and improvement program leading to an effective, efficient and agile handover and close-out of construction work. The Site Quality Manager/Lead is also responsible for ensuring that any Hatch-appointed Contractors follow the stipulated contract quality requirements.
- The Site Quality Manager/Lead has a dotted line reporting to the Project Quality Manager (PQM) and to the Global Site Quality Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide estimates for proposals for Site Quality activities during the Pursuit phase
- Provide input relating to Site Quality into the engagement setup and delivery processes
- Perform site quality planning. Prepare and ensure approval of the Site Project Quality Plan, in consultation with the Project Quality Manager
- Take necessary leadership actions to raise site quality awareness and to ensure successful implementation of the Project Site Quality Plan
- Conduct training of site Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) Coordinators and construction personnel in accordance with the training schedule and register. This may include training on:
- Site Quality induction
- Project quality procedures
- Auditing training (internal and external as required).
- Participate in kickoff meetings with contractors and support quality readiness before the start of construction work
- Ensure that construction work is included in an inspection and testing program, as per the Project Site Quality Plan and the applicable engineering requirements for product
- inspection
- Coordinate with the contractor to ensure implementation of an inspection and testing notification protocol and assist with the development of the Project QC inspection
- schedule and measure progress
- Support the project field inspections, sampling and testing activities identified in the contractor’s Inspection and Test Plan (ITP)
- Coordinate and ensure progressive review of the contractor’s quality documentation and QA/QC records for completeness and compliance with contract requirements. This includes the contractor's inspection program, the progressive inspection and testing records, various site inspection and testing packs and mechanical completion packs
- Support operational readiness and commissioning activities, as required
- Prepare, in consultation with the Project Quality Manager (PQM), and the Vendor Quality Surveillance (VQS) Manager the site quality surveillance program (audit, assessment, deep dive, verification, etc.). Coordinate with the global site quality managers for review
- and support implementation
- Ensure a risk assessment and criticality-based approach when conducting surveillance.
- Provide input to the construction management (CM) processes to ensure the constructability path includes the highest quality standard required. Coordinate with the global site quality representative with this regard
- Produce the required surveillance reports. The following reports are a minimum:
- Site quality monthly reports and dashboard reports populated by QA/QC Coordinators. These reports are provided at least once a month to the Project Quality
- Manager
- The Quality chapter or section of the project closeout report
- Ensure site quality staffing and support inspection resources assigned by the VQS Manager (local and agency), including the allocation of inspection assignments in
- accordance with the QC inspection plan
- Attend the various site coordination meetings and lead the effort for the project team to address any quality items. Ensure visibility of Hatch’s quality improvement effort.
- Coordinate and attend the following meetings, as a minimum:
- Kickoff meetings with Client and Contractors
- Weekly progress meetings with project site personnel
- Weekly progress meetings with the Client
- Daily commissioning meetings
- Construction closeout review
- Define the requirements for approved inspection authorities (AIA) and administer related assignments to ensure adequate laboratory testing coverage as applicable for example, soil, concrete, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and other third-party testing requirements
- Develop and implement, in consultation with the PQM, the Site Quality Performance reporting. Coordinate and seek support from the global site quality representatives for the performance reporting, trend analysis and improvement actions
- Coordinate resolution and disposition of nonconformances (NCRs), field engineering queries (FEQs), relevant Quality Incident Reports (QIR)and concessions in consultation with Field Engineers
- Ensure that non-conformances and concession requests, if applicable, are resolved and closed prior to release of construction work for the next stage and prior to the milestone completion
- Ensure that all inspection, measuring, and testing equipment used by the Supplier and / or Contractor is calibrated and traceable to a national standard
- Verify that Redline and Final ‘As Built’ or “as constructed” documents have been submitted and approved in accordance with the relevant Project procedures
- Ensure inspection resources are fully aware of respective Supplier inspection Scope of Work or Services, and Supplier specified QC requirements
- Review and distribute inspection reports and inspection releases as required to the relevant parties
- Recommend and follow up on corrective actions to prevent internal or external deficiencies
- Monitor and assess the change management process which may include, concessions, design change notices (DCNs), project change notices (PCNs), etc. and support the construction site closeout activities
- Liaise with the contractor’s QA/QC personnel in meetings
- Liaise with the Project’s site representatives and third-party agencies on QA/QC matters, e.g., field survey activities
- Work in conjunction with the respective Discipline Engineering Leads to expedite and resolve issues identified during inspections
Qualifications and Experience
- At least ten years’ relevant experience in Quality Management and conducting audits in the field and on EPCM projects
- At least ten years’ experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Control and inspection/testingof construction facilities
- Familiarity with national and international codes, standards and specifications related to construction, commissioning, operational readiness, pre-fabrication and modular construction
- Must be familiar with ISO 9001:2015
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Who are we looking for?
- Hatch is seeking Mechanical Engineering Graduates who will support projects globally.
- The Mechanical group is comprised of a group of professional engineers, designers and technologists. We have experience in the design, construction and commissioning of facilities throughout the world. We are looking for young engineers eager to be involved in complex small and large-scale engineering projects, and able to demonstrate their keen problem-solving skills in developing practical solutions.
- The candidate must be a self-motivated individual capable of working both independently and within a team environment.
- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering graduates in Mechanical Engineering.
As the successful candidate, you will:
- Be encouraged to be the best version of yourself with many opportunities to pursue work in Mining & Metals, Energy, Digital, or Infrastructure sectors.
- Have the benefit of formal and informal mentorship from some of the leading minds and authorities in the industry.
- Have the opportunity to gain project experience in South Africa and around the world.
- Collaborate with different people across a multitude of cultures around our global organisation.
- Work in an exciting environment where you can use your Engineering degree in your choice of traditional sectors or emerging, innovative and evolving industries.
- Be part of our local Professional Development Programs.
Minimum requirements:
- You must be a South African Citizen.
- You must be a final year student studying towards a BSc or BEng in Mechanical Engineering or hold a completed qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
- You must have 12 months or less working experience.
- You must have an average academic achievement of 65% or above.
- You must attach a copy of your most recent full academic transcript.
- Be flexible to work in any province within South Africa.
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Who are we looking for?
- Hatch is seeking Civil Engineering Graduates who will support projects globally.
- The Civil & Structural teams are comprised of professional engineers, designers and technologists. We have experience in the design, construction and commissioning of facilities throughout the world. We are looking for young engineers eager to be involved in complex small and large-scale engineering projects, and able to demonstrate their keen problem-solving skills in developing practical solutions.
- The candidate must be a self-motivated individual capable of working both independently and within a team environment.
- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering graduates in Civil Engineering.
As the successful candidate, you will:
- Be encouraged to be the best version of yourself with many opportunities to pursue work in Mining & Metals, Energy, Digital, or Infrastructure sectors.
- Have the benefit of formal and informal mentorship from some of the leading minds and authorities in the industry.
- Have the opportunity to gain project experience in South Africa and around the world.
- Collaborate with different people across a multitude of cultures around our global organisation.
- Work in an exciting environment where you can use your Engineering degree in your choice of traditional sectors or emerging, innovative and evolving industries.
- Be part of our local Professional Development Programs.
Minimum requirements:
- You must be a South African Citizen.
- You must be a final year student studying towards a BSc or BEng in Civil Engineering or hold a completed qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
- You must have 12 months or less working experience.
- You must have an average academic achievement of 65% or above.
- You must attach a copy of your most recent full academic transcript.
- Be flexible to work in any province within South Africa.
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Who are we looking for?
- Hatch is seeking Electrical Engineering Graduates who will support projects globally.
- The Electroical team is comprised of professional engineers, designers and technologists. We have experience in the design, construction and commissioning of facilities throughout the world. We are looking for young engineers eager to be involved in complex small and large-scale engineering projects, and able to demonstrate their keen problem-solving skills in developing practical solutions.
- The candidate must be a self-motivated individual capable of working both independently and within a team environment.
- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering graduates in Electrical Engineering.
As the successful candidate, you will:
- Be encouraged to be the best version of yourself with many opportunities to pursue work in Mining & Metals, Energy, Digital, or Infrastructure sectors.
- Have the benefit of formal and informal mentorship from some of the leading minds and authorities in the industry.
- Have the opportunity to gain project experience in South Africa and around the world.
- Collaborate with different people across a multitude of cultures around our global organisation.
- Work in an exciting environment where you can use your Engineering degree in your choice of traditional sectors or emerging, innovative and evolving industries.
- Be part of our local Professional Development Programs.
Minimum requirements:
- You must be a South African Citizen.
- You must be a final year student studying towards a BSc or BEng in Electrical Engineering or hold a completed qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
- You must have 12 months or less working experience.
- You must have an average academic achievement of 65% or above.
- You must attach a copy of your most recent full academic transcript.
- Be flexible to work in any province within South Africa.
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- The Contracts Manager leads a team of contract specialists, contract administrators and administrative support staff focused on the management of construction, services and material/equipment supply and installation contracts during the execution of EPCM projects and has vital responsibilities in carrying a project to an on-time, on-budget completion. The Contracts Manager is the owner of the entire contracting process, both pre and post award activities.
- Contract management includes negotiating the terms and conditions in contracts and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions, including documenting and agreeing on any changes that may arise during its implementation or execution. It can be summarized as the process of systematically and efficiently managing contract formation, execution/administration, and analysis for the purpose of maximizing financial, scope and schedule related performance and minimizing risk.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drafting of contracting strategies (in consultation with the relevant construction, project controls, engineering, project management and other procurement team members) including possible prices basis and contractor selection strategies to be included in the Project Execution Plan (PEP)
- Participation in the development of the sourcing plan, final bidders list and the active management of the prequalification process
- Managing the contracting team towards the following objectives and deliverables:
Formation
- Implements the contract management plan, documented as part of the PEP
- Management of processes within the appropriate procurement systems.
- Draft package plan and strategy and obtain client approval.
- Management of the bidding process.
- Review contract terms and conditions and consider and recommend special terms and conditions as required in liaison with contraction management.
- Prepare and award contracts for execution.
- Handover to site administration
Administration:
- Contractual change control.
- Management of contractual processes within the appropriate Hatch core system.
- Program monitoring and progress meetings.
- Payment certification
- Claims administration.
- Develop, process and implement contractual documents and change notices in a timely manner.
- Administrate contracts in accordance with general requirements of contractual terms and conditions.
- Maintain various contract registers and as per project specific instructions.
- Proactive management and report of forecasted final costs and cash flow contracts.
- Management of bonds/guarantees
- Closeout and handover over to the client.
- Ensure the application of contractor’s performance evaluation.
General managerial duties
- Supervision, training and assistance of team members.
- Conduct regular meetings with team members to discuss status quo and any issues within the group.
- Liaise with Procurement Manager to assess personnel.
- Communication within project.
- Self-assessments of team in order to verify alignment to all the Hatch and the client’s governance and procedural compliance.
- Assist the Procurement Manager with resource planning.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- Extensive experience in an EPCM project environment on capital projects, specifically in the management of construction and services contracts.
- Contracts/legal related training as well as general project and management related training.
- Experience with the drafting of commercial terms and conditions and an understanding of accompanying legal implications.
- Negotiation skills.
- Excellent understanding of procurement processes, contract management and corporate governance principles.
- Knowledge and a working history and understanding of the local environment and contractors.
- Experience with an excellent understanding of contracting strategies.
- Proven managerial skills.
- Proven experience with and knowledge of contractor management.
- Excellent knowledge of contract change management including schedule change management.
- Experience with dispute resolution and dispute resolution mechanisms.
- Prior site-based experience in the administration of construction contracts.
- Ability to fit into a team environment and personal skills to compliment teamwork development.
- Leadership skills.
Preferred:
- An appropriate tertiary qualification.
- Legal or arbitration certification.
- International experience in a similar role.
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- The Project Planner is responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that Hatch procedures and best practices are applied, as appropriate, and recommending changes to the Project Controls Manager where required. The Project Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining the project master schedule to meet the project objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Safety
- Have a strong personal commitment to safety
- Take personal responsibility for safety incident reporting
- Embrace Behavioral-based safety ethos
- Take personal responsibility for stopping any unsafe behavior as and when it occurs, and thereafter reporting the safety incident so that corrective action may be obtained
- Have/gain familiarization with Hatch safety processes, protocols and procedures.
Project set-up
- Meet Functional Managers to setup and finalize FEL2, FEL3 and FEL4 project schedules
- Conduct interactive planning meeting with Functional Managers to finalize project schedules
- Confirm level 1and 2 project schedule and critical path and set baseline for project implementation phase
Project master schedule development
- Confirm and refine FEL2, FEL3 and FEL4(level 3) scheduling
- Identify and schedule critical vendor data requirements
- Populate approved measurable commodity quantities and labor to produce baseline S-curves for FEL 4 Execution projects
- Participate in project schedule risk analysis and include resultant contingency in baseline
- Maintain schedule basis
- Using progress reports (early and late curves) and project schedule (level 3 baseline); maintain, optimize and monitor progress. Identify and resolve issues
- Develop FEL4 level 3 commissioning schedule for execution projects
- Analyze contractor level 4 schedule and provide recommendations.
Project schedule monitoring and updates
- Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports
- Maintain and optimize schedule, monitor progress, highlight and resolve schedule issues
- Generate all progress curves
- Develop and maintain commodity and resource profile
- Extract and publish four-week look ahead schedule
- Monitor slippages and critical and near critical paths and discuss with Project Controls Manager for resolution w Establish all equipment/ material and contractor ROS (Required on Site) dates
- Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and vendor and contractor milestone dates
- Assist with bid evaluation and ongoing management of the vendors and contractors with respect to their schedule commitments.
Project trend and change management
- Once a change is approved, maintain and optimize the schedule, monitor progress and highlight/ resolve areas of potential concern.
Project progress measurement and earned value
- Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports
- Obtain progress info via progress reports, EPCM status report, vendor progress report and cost report and calculate progress for construction packages
Essential Skills
- Tertiary qualification in engineering or other relevant discipline or appropriate substituted experience
- 5-10 years experience as a planner in a multi-discipline project environment
- Sound technical knowledge in a multi-discipline environment
- Knowledge of the estimating and tendering processes
- Knowledge in the use of Primavera Project Planner P6
- Technical overview of work methods and techniques
- Risk management principles
- Good knowledge of project management principles
- Knowledge of forms of contract will be a definite advantage.
Preferred skills
- Interpersonal and good communication skills in the areas of both written and verbal communication. Need to be able to setup schedule review workshops and present the schedule and logic to the entire project team.
- Computer literacy (MS Office package)
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Planning and organizing
- Problem solving and mitigating skills
- Presentation skills
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- The Process Engineer will be part of an engineering team providing engineering services and/or field support. Client liaison and maintaining the focus of the project on achieving unprecedented and sustained business results for the client is a large part of the work.
- The role will require the engineer to oversee, guide and develop solutions in all areas of the process plant across various systems, unit operations and process equipment. Specific tasks may include the development of process engineering deliverables; solutions to infield problems; and involvement in the execution and commissioning of these solutions.
- The Process Engineer may be required to act as Lead Process Engineer, on specific assignments, responsible for coordinating the process engineering team, oversee and guide the development of process engineering deliverables ensuring they meet the project’s scope, are delivered on schedule and budget, and meet Hatch’s quality standards. Experience in Gold Concentrator design.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Perform process engineering tasks on Minerals Processing projects, in a variety of commodities
- When requested, act as Lead Process Engineer on projects or studies
- Operate with full competence and independence in the execution of all design calculations, design criteria, in the compilation and execution of equipment lists and calculations.
- Develop new criteria/calculations where required, maintaining high levels of accuracy. Provide frequent training, guidance and supervision to junior colleagues
- Actively engage with clients to understand project requirements
- Process scope definition and technology selection
- Define the process design criteria
- Define the process block flow diagram and unit operations
- Compilation of Process Flow Diagrams, along with associated mass and energy balance calculations
- Undertake trade off studies to resolve options
- Identify, scope and manage process test work (on site or laboratory based)
- Conduct capacity analysis for existing plants
- Select the equipment for projects
- Carry out engineering design calculations and equipment sizing calculations
- Prepare specifications of process attributes for equipment, through compilation of process datasheets (or process input to general datasheets).
- Compilation of Process Description
- Design of the process control logic adhering to appropriate safety standards, and documentation into Functional Descriptions
- Display full competence and independence in the compilation of P&IDs and all levels of control philosophies.
- Ensure process specifications portray the appropriate information and design intent and review of equipment bids
- Liaising with other discipline engineers to ensure designs conform to process requirements
- Contribute to hazard studies
- Compile operating cost estimates including estimation of consumables, labor, maintenance materials and power
- Provide input to capital cost estimates
- Prepare well written project reports
- Play a lead role in site commissioning of new equipment and process systems
- Participate in the preparation of proposals and other business development initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or Mineral Processing degree.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience
- Experience supporting engineering studies including scope studies, Preliminary Economic Assessments (PEA), Pre-Feasibility Studies (PFS), and Feasibility Studies.
- Extensive design, commissioning and/or operational experience in gold processing facilities
- Experience in scoping and management of metallurgical testwork programs (benchscale, pilot scale, on-site testing)
- Experience in modelling of gold processing equipment and systems
- Strong client focus.
- Ability to lead engineering tasks on a project, within the allocated budget and schedule, including mentoring and guidance of junior colleagues and professional interaction with other project disciplines
- Ability to manage individuals to attain quality, cost and schedule objectives.
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