Senior Engineer, Electrical at Exxaro Resources

PURPOSE:  To direct and co-ordinate technical aspects through project life cycles to ensure optimum performance according to Life of Mine, business requirements, organisational objectives and sound engineering practice.

MAJOR CHALLENGES:  Represent operations, maintenance departments and service departments in projects  Act as an interface
between project teams and operational teams.

QUALIFICATIONS:
 BEng Electrical Engineering (Essential/Minimum)
 Government Certificate of Competence (Recommended/Desirable)
 Management Development Programme (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE:
Name Proficiency Importance Involvement
Relevant job-specific experience 6-8 years Essential/Minimum Operational

REQUIREMENTS:
 Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
 Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
 Engineering Council of SA (PrEng) (Essential/Minimum)

POSITION OUTPUTS:
The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:

• Best Practice and Knowledge Management
•  Initiate continuous improvement initiatives leading to cost saving ideas
•  Keeping abreast of technology trends
•  Conduct applied research work in order to initiate process changes
•  Provide inputs throughout the project life-cycle towards improving
• process flow for projects
•  Assume responsibility for engineering discipline design as representative
• of the operational teams in projects
•  Implement knowledge management processes (professional networks).
• Business Performance and Operations
•  Develop and manage throughput and efficiency improvement plan and/or
• initiatives
•  Investigate complex engineering problems and develop solutions for
• optimisation of engineering systems
•  Communicate and obtain buy-in for implementation plans, new systems
• and processes
•  Liaising with operational, maintenance, services and project teams.
• Compliance, Governance and Assurance
•  Manage project in compliance with Enterprise wide project management
• (EWPM) procedures
•  Recognise, understand and take action to manage risks that can impact
• on project(s)
•  Implement quality management systems for project(s)
•  Ensure compliance to sound engineering standards, specifications and
• practices of the Company and the Business Unit (BU)
•  Ensure standardisation and enforcing of preferred equipment lists
•  Maintain compliance to Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) and
• Regulations
• Ensure Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) compliance during
• project life-cycle.
• Customer and Client Relationship Management  Represent operations, maintenance and service departments in projects
•  Provide expert technical support to project teams and operational teams

Effective People Management

•  Compile and lead medium-sized teams effectively to achieve goals (project based)
• Manage and evaluate performance of subordinates when applicable
•  Oversee technical development and coaching of Professionals in
• Training (PIT's), Engineers- and Technicians-in-Training when required
• Contribute to high performance teams.

Engineering Services

• Implement project management principles and practices for planning, design and implementation of project outcomes
• Conduct complex analysis of project systems and processes
• Provide technical inputs to the project team
• Provide inputs in designs, technical reviews, Hazard and Operability
• Study (HAZOP) and other project related reviews
•  Ensure Operational Readiness through integrating client needs into project deliverables
•  Ensure design for operability, maintainability and efficiency.

Project Management

• Evaluate and complete projects with minimum risk, within allocated timeframes and according to specified budgetary requirement
•  Manage projects with regard to processes, technology and equipment
• Manage project life cycle.

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

• Maintain and ensure a healthy environment and safe operations practices
•  Ensure compliance with all applicable SHEC policies and procedures in line with set standards
• Encourage a culture that focuses on safety in all operations
•  Ensure adherence to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and the
• Mine Health and Safety (MHS) Acts and Regulations

Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates the following:

• Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
•  Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
• Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
• Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
• Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective