Principal Process Engineer (Metallurgy / EPCM / Mining / Design / Project Development) – Cape Town, South Africa

Reference No. 692 2703 MHU

Reference Number: 692 2703 MHU

Job Description:

Our client is a leading EPCM seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Principal Process Engineer to join their dynamic, growing team. The successful candidate will provide high quality deliverables to the Process Group and Project teams, whilst exceeding client expectations and maintaining a high degree of professional integrity and work ethic. The role has a career path through the Manager of Process position as part of Company succession planning process.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that Process Engineering activities are conducted to the highest quality, ethical and in line with Company, Client and regulatory requirement.
• Establish design standards in areas of expertise for the process team.
• Coordinate the resources necessary to ensure that studies are completed on time, on budget and to the appropriate standard.
• Work collaboratively with personnel across all business units.
• Ensure overall process deliverables are achieved to a consistently high standard. Respond immediately to change to ensure projects are completed on time in accordance with the contractual scope of work and services.
• Utilise project reporting requirements in accordance with Company and Client standards to a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
• Responsible and accountable for all Process design functions carried out on designated Projects, whether handled personally or delegated to subordinate staff members.
• Deliver best practice process designs in accordance with project time, budget and technical requirements.
• Prepare and review study documents adhering to Company policies and procedures to a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
• Analyse data and its relationship to the process design.
• Manage the process components of scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies to ensure they are correct and thorough, appropriate to the study phase.
• Carry out peer reviews of particular designs.
• Actively solicit new business and assist with established client maintenance.
• Suggest methods to improve operational efficiency within the Process Engineering team.
• Work in conjunction with a range of internal and external stakeholders to meet project design work criteria and deliverables.
• Develop and contribute to the delivery of improvement initiatives which support business priorities for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to engineers in training professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.
• Proactively support other team members as required to ensure Project deliverables are met.
• Ensure a high level of communication is attained within the Process Engineering group.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the Process Engineering group as required.
• Travel on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and its operations.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• University degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• A minimum of 15+ years of experience in mineral processing and/or related industries and post graduate experience.
• Mix of process plant operations and project development roles, within mining companies, and contract engineering organisations.
• Exposure to many different commodities
• Strong comminution, ore preconcentration, gravity separation, flotation, hydrometallurgical, heat exchange and dewatering experience
• Scenario modelling.
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and co-workers
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent role
• Competitive package on offer
• Cape Town based

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to mhuber@camining.com

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Mark Huber

Managing Lead – Executive Mining Recruitment

CA Mining

CA Mining will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.