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Engineering is more than design and delivery at Zutari; it is the craft of shaping possibility.

As a leading buildings, infrastructure engineering, and advisory practice with over 90 years of heritage across Africa and the Middle East, we work across the full infrastructure lifecycle to deliver innovative, digitally enabled solutions. From bridges and dams to energy systems and smart infrastructure, our work connects communities and unlocks long-term value.

We are looking for technical minds who see beyond constraints and are driven to engineer solutions that matter, today and for generations to come.

Role responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within Zutari to achieve goals 
• Client facing role 
• Prepare proposals and make presentations 
• Monthly reporting function across projects 
• Ensure substantiation of designs 
• Define, maintain and work to a project scope, design criteria and schedule 
• Manage drawing liaison and provide general engineering support 
• Manage and co-ordinate technical interfaces on projects 
• Generation of Tender and Project documentation and costings 
• Technical support during manufacturing, construction and quality assurance procedure 
• Provide support during trouble shooting 
• To know, understand, define, maintain and ensure work is executed to a project scope of work and general plant design criteria and specifications 
• Apply knowledge of statutory requirements and experience of similar projects 
• Ensure regular interaction between relevant parties and disciplines on a Project 
• Be aware of, and work to, the project budget 
• Site Involvement – Support to the Construction and Commissioning phases as and when required 

Minimum requirements

• BEng/BSc in Mechanical Engineering, preferably with a postgraduate qualification
• Registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa or evidence of registration progress
• Qualification related to the Design and Operations of Belt Conveyor or Belt Conveying of bulk solids would be advantageous  
• Certification pertaining to Bulk Transfer Chute Design and Modelling would be advantageous
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience, including experience of lump sum turn-key type projects, EPCM projects and studies in the mining and materials handling sector
• Delivering front end engineering study work 
• Technical design and design management experience 
• Mechanical design experience 
• Relevant project management and/or engineering management and/or design experience related to large projects in a mining, industrial and/or energy environment  
• Experience in large multi-disciplinary projects  
• Experience in the management systems applicable to the management and reporting on large and/or EPCM and EPC projects  
• Ability to lead projects, develop business and manage client relationships 
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills (English)
• Computer literacy: BMH design package (Sidewinder and Belt Analyst), Flow simulation and 3D package (advantageous) and MS Office Suite

We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.  We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment, and we work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices. In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups within South Africa.