Jobs Available at GIBB Engineering and Architecture

Key Performance Areas:

• Project Management
• Communication Management
• Cost Management
• Risk Management
• Schedule Management

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the health, safety, and environmental performance of the assigned civil work packages.
• Oversee the technical development, design coordination, procurement, and execution of civil packages.
• Deliver civil scope within approved schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
• Participate in and drive constructability and design review sessions.
• Manage civil construction activities including earthworks, concrete works, roads, water management systems, and associated infrastructure.
• Identify and manage risks, particularly those impacting the critical path.
• Lead weekly and monthly progress meetings and ensure accurate reporting.
• Coordinate interfaces between engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Manage contractors and ensure compliance with scope, specifications, and programme.
• Support NEC contract administration, including Early Warnings, Compensation Events, and PMIs.
• Ensure proper control of scope changes and associated cost implications.
• Oversee RFQ development, technical evaluations, and contractor alignment.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems and project procedures.
• Monitor productivity and implement corrective actions where required.
• Ensure all work is properly authorised and supported by contractual documentation.
• Maintain accurate progress, cost, and performance reporting.
• Support preparation of handover documentation, including as-builts and databooks.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture aligned with company and client standards.

Qualifications:

• BSc / BEng / BTech in Civil Engineering
• Professional registration (Pr Eng / Pr Tech Eng) preferred
• PMP advantageous

Experience:

• Minimum 10–15 years’ experience in civil engineering, construction, and project management
• Experience in EPC/EPCM environments within mining or heavy industrial projects
• Experience in bulk earthworks, concrete structures, and infrastructure projects
• Experience working in similar client environments advantageous

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Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Align the Project Management (PM) strategy with the organisational strategy, goals, and objectives, and execution of the project management strategy;
• Lead and manage the PM practice and related initiatives, including training, across the organisation;
• Improve the maturity level of the company’s project delivery systems;
• Monitor, measure, improve, and sustain operational performance across all projects in the organisation;
• Manage and mitigate project delivery risk by liaising directly with Project Managers and client bodies;
• Reduce project delivery risks by ensuring projects are implemented in accordance with defined GIBB MEP commercial terms;
• Ensure the PM function supports the client risk appetite and expectations;
• Manage commercial risk relevant to the various client procurement modalities;

Operational

• Resource management and optimisation across service lines to optimise project profitability;
• Improved Project Delivery Efficiencies to meet expectations and risk management;
• Ensure compliance with Safety Health and Quality standards SHERQ during project delivery;
• Management of Professional Indemnity Insurance and associated claims;
• In consultation with the Managing Director, the management of joint venture agreements and non-GIBB MEP or non-standard terms of agreement;
• Enterprise risk management.

People

• Training and development of staff , including Project Executives and Project Managers in company project delivery systems;
• Talent management ito performance management, coaching, mentoring.
• Staff satisfaction; and  Employment Equity and Transformation targets;
• Manage staff rewards and benefits in accordance with the Subsidiary’s policies.

Clients

• Effective client relationships and networking – building strong relationships with Key stakeholders.,  
• Ensure client satisfaction and increased client retention;
• Opportunities shall be multidisciplinary and the HOM shall integrate all of GIBB’s services into solutions provided to the client.

Financial

• Ensure profitable growth, new business opportunities;
• Ensure achievement of company Gross Profitability targets;
• Provide, gain approval and implement the plan to grow the business for the GIBB Group.

Requirements

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng in Civil Engineering.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (Pr Eng).
• Proven experience in the Mining environment in South Africa and Africa.
• PMP / SACPCMP or related registration preferred.
• MSC/PhD advantageous.

Experience 

• Minimum 15 years’ experience in the Mining sector;
• Minimum 8 years’ management experience leading technical delivery teams;
• Private sector experience and led or part of leading a business with at least R100m turnover;
• Successful sales generation and market development, with current market knowledge;
• Strong business network in the private sector.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Develop an effective approved strategic business growth plan for the company, in line with the overall Group Strategy, to ensure a sustainable and profitable business unit;
• Ensure that the strategic plans contained in the Business plan are well communicated and implementation is monitored continuously;
• Provide dynamic and effective leadership;
• Oversee key client management and retention strategies;
• Identify new growth opportunities on the continent;
• · Commercial structuring of appointments with sufficient commercial acumen to not limit growth and the provision of client solutions;
• Oversee the planning and preparation of expressions of interest, proposals and final bids to achieve fee targets, in conjunction with the Bid Office where necessary ;
• Cultivate and maintain regular contact with key existing and potential clients in conjunction with the Market Sector Coordinators, Project Managers and other relevant senior staff;
• Oversee the efficient delivery and performance of Projects;
• Lead and coordinate Commercial / Joint Ventures; and
• Represent the Group in a professional business-like manner to enhance the Group’s reputation at all times. 

Qualifications

• BSc / BEng in Electrical Engineering; 
• Pr Eng; 
• MSc or PhD (advantageous);
• MBA (advantageous).

Experience 

• 15+ years in Mining/Power sector (majority in Power);
• 10+ years in a management role in a professional services firm;
• 5+ years in a senior leadership role in a Power business;
• Private sector experience and led a business with at least R100m turnover;
• Successful sales generation & market development record, with current market knowledge;
• Strong business network in the private‑sector.