Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer

ABOUT THE DE BEERS GROUP OF COMPANIES:

De Beers is a member of the Anglo American plc group. Established in 1888, De Beers is the worlds leading diamond company with unrivalled expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers employs more than 20, 000 people across the diamond pipeline, and is the worlds largest diamond producer, by value, with mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. As part of the companys operating philosophy, the people of De Beers are committed to Living up to Diamonds by making a lasting contribution to the communities in which they live and work, and transforming natural resources into shared national wealth. For further information about De Beers visit www.debeersgroup.com.

ABOUT DE BEERS MARINE:

De Beers Marine (DBM) is based in Cape Town, South Africa and is part of the De Beers group. Activities managed include Marine exploration, geophysical surveys, sampling, mining, ship conversion, upgrades and maintenance, large project management, engineering design and mining system equipment builds. DBM executes industry leading R&D in marine mining practices resulting in the most successful and advanced marine mining equipment and operations globally.

Job Description

The successful incumbent will provide Mechanical Engineering and Management Support as part of a team responsible for the Project Management of Vessel Maintenance & Capital Construction during Shutdown periods on-board DBM vessel as well as the clients fleet of vessels. In addition, it is a requirement to provide a technical support function while the fleet of vessels operate.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Formulates & Manages Generic Work Lists & Structure.
Manages the acquisitions of all long lead items.
Manages the Repair & Availability of all Rotable equipment.
Co-ordinates all Works Lists, Revisions, Scopes of Work, Programs,
Provides input to Tender & Contract award process.
Places Requisitions and Controls Contracts within the area of responsibility.
Controls & Co-ordinates all engineering activities during the InPort by Managing Contracting teams to ensure proper Maintenance, Replacements, Upgrades, Engineering Practices and Construction phases of a Shutdown Project for area of responsibility
Red lines all drawings for update and plans and advises on all modifications carried out.
Negotiates contract closure and Final Accounts.
Co-ordinates the logistics of site establishments for Mobilisation & Demobilisation.
Manages the SAP based In-Port budget within his area of responsibility.
Manages Cost and Estimates within area of responsibility
Maintains Shutdown Rotable Repairs System within the area of responsibility
Compiles & Issues Scopes of Work, Specifications for On-Shore Maintenance of equipment.
Provides support service in the form of Quality Control, Expediting, Engineering Support & Solutions for Project execution, equipment Repairs, Development Programs, Design Programs and on request Co-ordinates these functions

Qualifications

Relevant Engineering / B Tech Engineering Degree or National Diploma(NQF6) with linked trade or Equivalent in Engineering Qualifications
Min 5 years post qualification engineering experience, preferably in the one of the following areas:
In marine engineering environment with a Marine Engineering ticket (preferred); or
In ship repair engineering environment (ship repair structural, plate & pipe maintenance processes; or
In marine mining and/or hydraulic environment; or
In the mining & processing environment with experience in structural, plate & pipe maintenance processes

Experience:

Min 5 years managing a maintenance/project work team.
Experience on work team/contractor project management. Contractor management an advantage
Experience on work team/contractor budget control
Experience on work team/contractor safety & health management an advantage
Knowledge of offshore mining techniques would be advantageous.

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