Senior Structural/Mechanical Designer

JobDescription

To ensure efficient, competent structural or mechenical designs.

To produce accurate design documents that will ensure successful project execution.

Project Life Cycle

• Develop a discipline strategy and design criteria to suit the unique project/client requirements

• Adhere to the project program

• Ensure planning of activities are regularly monitored and updated to achieve project deliverables timeously. This includes the expediting of technical information through continual engineering input to external and internal stakeholders.

• Attend relevant project meetings and produce regular project status reports

• Generate post-project feedback Design

• Produce cost-effective and safe civil/structural designs

• Produce tender and project civil/structural designs. Compare and assess project vs tender scope

• Review alternatives and cost effectiveness

• Produce quantity and man-hour budgets and list associated with scope

• Work closely with-in scope, quantity budget and man-hour budget

• Understand project scope, quantity allowances and man-hour budget

• Monitor changes to scope and effects to quantity and man-hour budget and ensure authorisation to changes and compliance with quantity allowances

• Verify civil/structural engineering software packages

• Be fully conversant with restrictions and qualifications of software

• Order of magnitude check of analysis results Administration

• To maintain an effective record-keeping system for calculations, correspondence and technical information

• Indexing, records, design criteria and calculations

• Referencing to location of software input, numbers, dates and signatures. Client Relations (Internal & External)

• To interact efficiently with Drawing Office and other departments

• Guide and liaise with Drawing Office and provide engineering, safety and ergonomic input during conceptual layout phase and on-going assistance during engineering stage.

• Ongoing review of internal circulation drawings and timeous approval of final drawings for construction

• Providing continual engineering input to suppliers and sub- Contractors

• Inter-departmental interaction

• Understand and respond to needs of other disciplines

• Adopt customer- orientated approach

• Co-ordinate delivery of information Legislation Policies & Procedures

• Adhere to Company specifications, guidelines and statutory codes of practice

• Safety

• Apply global SHE standards and ensure compliance

• Quality

• Regularly review and contribute towards improvement of procedures and systems

• Ensure all QA procedures and guidelines are followed in all daily activities

• Participate in quality assurance audits

• Monitor vendor quality

• Monitor site quality

• Systems and Procedures

• Ensure adherence to the internal Project Management Operating System

• Apply and review associated discipline Engineering Standards

• Approve all drawing issued for construction by signing, dating and including the engineer/technologist’s professional registration number Continuous Improvement

• Provide suggestions for improving internal work methods and procedures and technological solutions on an ad-hoc basis, according to customer’s needs

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc., B.Eng., or B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Registered as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng.) with ECSA, or eligible and able to obtain professional registration within 12 to 24 months of joining SGS Bateman. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 6 years' experience in engineering design within the mining, minerals processing, petrochemical, or related industrial plant environment.

• Proven experience in piping design and 3D modelling, with proficiency in AutoCAD Plant 3D considered a strong advantage.

• Project Management - Knowledge of basic project management methods and knowledge of all project life cycle phases

• Mechanical & Structural Design Criteria - Applications and improvements of technical knowledge into design criteria that suit project requirements. And/or support the design of new components/equipment

• Commercial Principles - Understanding of contract types and of their main features (basics, purchasing and selling conditions, partnerships, claims, logistic aspects etc.) including international contracts

• Technical Documentation - Ability to create, understand and communicate technical specifications

• Plant Layout development - Ability to layout the plant in a functional, safety, cost-effective way.

• Materials Fundamentals - Knowledge and understanding of basic information regarding materials and their properties used in engineering and manufacturing activities

• Construction & Commissioning - Understanding of on-site construction work such as commissioning or customers and suppliers’ interactions

• Mechanical/ Structure Investigation - Ability to evaluate failures, preventative maintenance and assessment of existing structures

• Dynamics Structure - Knowledge of design technique of dynamic structure (including vibration)

• Cost Estimation - Understand cost of design (including cost of deliverables generation) and ability to estimate costs related to a project or specific activity

• Basic IT Tools - Office Automation and Graphic Software

• Procurement - Understand of project cost control, budgeting, procurement, purchase-to-pay and supply chain management

• Engineering Calculations - Knowledge of engineering calculation techniques

• Quality Engineering - Knowledge of quality methods, management systems and procedures and/or understanding of quality features of products and parts

• Quantity Estimation - Ability to estimate quantity for structures design (volumes, dimensions, masses, weights etc.) to better fit the technical specifications

• CAE Software - Familiarity and ability to use specific CAE software including setting up systems, procedures and guidelines e.g. PROKON and Strand7

• Legislation and Standards - Knowledge of sector specific law (e.g. Engineering safety requirements, Audit regulations, Insurance laws etc.) and knowledge standard specifications (e.g. Plant layout requirements etc.) including the ability to integrate these standards.

• Innovation & Adaptability - The ability to adapt to different environments (team, technologies, countries etc.) from a technical point of view, including ability to find out new possible technological solutions according to customer’s needs. AdditionalInformation