Respected engineering consultancy in Durban is looking for a Mechanical Project Engineer with around 3 - 5 years experience to join their Petrochemical Division.
The Mechanical Project Engineer is responsible for the engineering and technical disciplines required to complete a project. They work to plan projects, establish project criteria, coordinate project reviews, ensure the proper implementation of project elements and manages the project life cycle to successful completion thereof.
Requirements:
- BSc / BEng/ BTech: Mechanical Engineering
- 3 - 5 years experience working on petrochemical or similar industry type projects
Skills and Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Management
- Preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring of assigned engineering projects.
- Formulating project parameters and assigning responsibilities to the most suitable employees and monitoring the project team.
- Interacting with clients, interpreting their needs and requirements.
- Performing quality control tasks on budgets, schedules, plans, and team performance and reporting on project status.
- Cooperating and communicating with the project director/manager and other project participants and collaborating with senior engineers to create more efficient project methods and to maintain the project’s profitability.
- Review the engineering tasks and initiating the necessary corrective actions.
Site Investigations
- Visits sites and prepare evaluations of existing sites.
Preparation of conceptual designs
- Assist with the preparation of conceptual reports which will include preliminary designs and analyses, drawings, cost estimates, project schedules and project implementation plans.
- Develop specifications for the projects required equipment.
Preparation of Detailed Designs
- Assist with the preparation of detailed designs, analyses, tender drawings, schedules of quantities, contract documents, project cost estimates, project schedules and project implementation plans.
- Prepare equipment datasheets and specifications.
- Establish field tests methods and methods for monitoring the quality of those tests.
- Ensure the project’s compliance with the applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards and specifications.
Supervision of Tender Process
- Assist with management of the Issue of tenders, preparation of notices to tenders, adjudication of tenders and preparation of tender reporting.
Supervision of Construction
- Assist with handling site queries, prepare monthly payment certificates, cost report cost control, and manage quality assurance.
- Assist with systems commissioning.
Administration
- Assist with preparation of standards.
- File drawings.
- Printing of drawings.
- Preparation of drawing issue slips.
- Client liaison
General
- Good computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Project).
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