Open Positions at MECS (Pty) Ltd

Duties of the Job:

• The role will involve operating a Timber Harvesting Machine  at various forestry sites in Ireland.

The successful candidate must have:

• Experience in using Ponsse, John Deere, Komatsu, or Tigercat timber harvesting units
• Excellent knowledge of the forestry industry from a harvesting production perspective
• Experience in Harvesting Thinning and clearfell Projects
• Have a minimum of 3 - 5 years’ relevant experience
• Have good work ethic and positive attitude
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety work
• Valid passport
   

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Requirements:

• A PhD degree in engineering, economics, or related field
• A Masters qualification may be acceptable for highly experienced candidates on a journey to completing a PhD degree
• A rating with the National Research Foundation will be advantageous

Other requirements:

• 15 years technical leadership experience in at least one of the following research fields:
• Infrastructure economics
• Passenger transport
• Transport infrastructure engineering
• Transport safety
• Materials testing and design
• Transport modelling
• Intelligent transport systems
• Experience with the successful coordination of high impact collaborations between research and industry
• Outstanding technical record over a ten-to-fifteen-year period, including high impact publications and technical reports
• Track record in the development of policies and/or industry standards
• Registration with a relevant professional body
• Excellent understanding of global mobility and technology trends
• Ability to lead the development of newer technologies