Vacant Openings at Hatch

Who are we looking for?

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering 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 once you have completed your degree.
• 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.
• Be part of an exciting work environment where you can use your Engineering degree in your choice of traditional sectors or emerging and innovative industries.
• Participate in local Professional Development Programs once you have qualified.

Minimum requirements to apply:  

• You must be a South African citizen. 
• You must be studying or intending to study a BSc or BEng in Civil Engineering at a recognised Tertiary Institution in South Africa. 
• Tertiary students must have maintained an average academic achievement of 65% or above

You must be in possession of and attach copies via this application form of the following: 

• South African Identity Document 
• Grade 12 results
• Complete transcript of tertiary academic record 
• Comprehensive CV 

What does the Hatch Bursary offer you? 

• Tuition
• Allowances
• Accommodation
• Vacation work
• Additional services to support bursars during their studies

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Who are we looking for?

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering 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 once you have completed your degree.
• 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.
• Be part of an exciting work environment where you can use your Engineering degree in your choice of traditional sectors or emerging and innovative industries.
• Participate in local Professional Development Programs once you have qualified.

Minimum requirements to apply:  

• You must be a South African citizen. 
• You must be studying or intending to study a BSc or BEng in Mechanical Engineering at a recognised Tertiary Institution in South Africa. 
• Tertiary students must have maintained an average academic achievement of 65% or above.

You must be in possession of and attach copies via this application form of the following: 

• South African Identity Document 
• Grade 12 results
• Complete transcript of tertiary academic record 
• Comprehensive CV 

What does the Hatch Bursary offer you? 

• Tuition
• Allowances
• Accommodation
• Vacation work
• Additional services to support bursars during their studies

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Who are we looking for?

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering 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 once you have completed your degree.
• 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.
• Be part of an exciting work environment where you can use your Engineering degree in your choice of traditional sectors or emerging and innovative industries.
• Participate in local Professional Development Programs once you have qualified.

Minimum requirements to apply:  

• You must be a South African citizen. 
• You must be studying or intending to study a BSc or BEng in Electrical Engineering at a recognised Tertiary Institution in South Africa. 
• Tertiary students must have maintained an average academic achievement of 65% or above.

You must be in possession of and attach copies via this application form of the following: 

• South African Identity Document 
• Grade 12 results
• Complete transcript of tertiary academic record 
• Comprehensive CV 

What does the Hatch Bursary offer you? 

• Tuition
• Allowances
• Accommodation
• Vacation work
• Additional services to support bursars during their studies

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Who are we looking for?

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical 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 once you have completed your degree.
• 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.
• Be part of an exciting work environment where you can use your Engineering degree in your choice of traditional sectors or emerging and innovative industries.
• Participate in local Professional Development Programs once you have qualified.

Minimum requirements to apply: 

• You must be a South African citizen. 
• You must be studying or intending to study a BSc or BEng in Chemical Engineering at a recognized Tertiary Institution in South Africa. 
• Tertiary students must have maintained an average academic achievement of 65% or above.

You must be in possession of and attach copies via this application form of the following:

• South African Identity Document
• Grade 12 results
• Complete transcript of tertiary academic record 
• Comprehensive CV 

What does the Hatch Bursary offer you?

• Tuition
• Allowances
• Accommodation
• Vacation work
• Additional services to support bursars during their studies

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• The Senior 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.

As the successful candidate, you will:

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.

FEL3 data verification and Project set-up

• Meet Functional Managers to finalize FEL4 project set-up schedule (using standard template)
• Conduct interactive planning meeting with Functional Managers to finalize project implementation schedule
• Confirm level 1and 2 project schedule and critical path and set baseline for project implementation phase
• Confirm and refine FEL4 level 3 scheduling (incl. early works and understand schedule basis).

Project master schedule development

• Confirm and refine FEL4 level 3 scheduling
• Identify and schedule critical vendor data requirements
• Populate approved measurable commodity quantities and labor to produce baseline S-curves
• Participate in project schedule risk analysis and include resultant contingency in baseline
• Maintain FEL4 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
• 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

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in engineering or other relevant discipline or appropriate substituted experience
• 8-15 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

• Interpersonal and good communication skills in the areas of both written and verbal communication
• Computer literacy (MS Office package)
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Planning and organizing
• Problem solving and mitigating skills
• Presentation skills