Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

Senior Structural/Mechanical Designer

Structural EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLethabong, South AfricaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A 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.
At least 6 years of engineering design experience in mining, minerals processing, petrochemical, or a related industrial plant environment.
Proven experience in piping design and 3D modelling; proficiency in AutoCAD Plant 3D is considered a strong advantage.
Knowledge of basic project management methods and all project life cycle phases.
Ability to apply and improve technical knowledge when developing design criteria suited to project requirements, and/or support the design of new components or equipment.
Understanding of contract types and their main features, including purchasing and selling conditions, partnerships, claims, logistics, and international contracts.
Ability to create, understand, and communicate technical specifications.
Ability to develop functional, safe, and cost-effective plant layouts.
Knowledge of basic materials information and properties used in engineering and manufacturing.
Understanding of on-site construction work, including commissioning and customer and supplier interactions.
Ability to evaluate failures, preventive maintenance, and existing structures.
Knowledge of dynamic structure design techniques, including vibration.
Understanding of design costs, including deliverable generation, and ability to estimate costs for projects or activities.
Knowledge of office automation and graphic software.
Understanding of project cost control, budgeting, procurement, purchase-to-pay, and supply chain management.
Knowledge of engineering calculation techniques.
Knowledge of quality methods, management systems, procedures, and product and part quality features.
Ability to estimate quantities for structural designs, including volumes, dimensions, masses, and weights.
Familiarity with and ability to use CAE software, including setup of systems, procedures, and guidelines, such as PROKON and Strand7.
Knowledge of sector-specific laws and standard specifications, including engineering safety requirements, audit regulations, insurance laws, and plant layout requirements, and ability to integrate these standards.
Ability to adapt technically to different environments, teams, technologies, and countries, and identify potential technological solutions suited to customer needs.

Responsibilities

Develop discipline strategies and design criteria suited to project and client requirements.
Adhere to the project program.
Regularly monitor and update activity plans to achieve project deliverables on time, including expediting technical information through ongoing engineering input to internal and external stakeholders.
Attend relevant project meetings and produce regular project status reports.
Generate post-project feedback.
Produce cost-effective and safe civil and structural designs.
Produce tender and project civil and structural designs, and compare and assess project scope against tender scope.
Review design alternatives and their cost effectiveness.
Produce quantity and man-hour budgets and lists associated with the scope.
Work within the scope, quantity budget, and man-hour budget.
Understand project scope, quantity allowances, and man-hour budget.
Monitor scope changes and their effects on quantity and man-hour budgets, and ensure changes are authorized and comply with quantity allowances.
Verify civil and structural engineering software packages and understand their restrictions and qualifications.
Perform order-of-magnitude checks of analysis results.
Maintain effective records of calculations, correspondence, and technical information, including indexing, records, design criteria, calculations, software-input locations, numbers, dates, and signatures.
Interact with the Drawing Office and other departments.
Guide and liaise with the Drawing Office, providing engineering, safety, and ergonomic input during conceptual layout and ongoing assistance during engineering.
Review internal circulation drawings on an ongoing basis and approve final construction drawings in a timely manner.
Provide ongoing engineering input to suppliers and subcontractors.
Coordinate interdepartmental interactions, understand and respond to other disciplines' needs, and coordinate delivery of information.
Adhere to company specifications, guidelines, and statutory codes of practice.
Apply global safety, health, and environmental standards and ensure compliance.
Regularly review and contribute to improvements in procedures and systems.
Follow quality assurance procedures and guidelines in daily activities and participate in quality assurance audits.
Monitor vendor and site quality.
Ensure adherence to the internal Project Management Operating System and apply and review associated discipline engineering standards.
Approve drawings issued for construction by signing and dating them and including the engineer or technologist's professional registration number.
Suggest improvements to internal work methods, procedures, and technological solutions as needed according to customer needs.

Desired Qualifications

Proficiency in AutoCAD Plant 3D is considered a strong advantage.

Job Description

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.

Additional Information

About the Company

Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

SGS provides testing, inspection, and certification services to help clients meet regulations, ensure quality and safety, and gain market access. It runs laboratory testing, on-site inspections, and certification against standards, often with training and consulting, across a wide range of industries. The services rely on a global network of laboratories and offices that deliver localized solutions with global expertise. What sets SGS apart is its large global footprint and its emphasis on quality, integrity, risk mitigation, and sustainability, enabling it to serve a diverse set of customers from small businesses to multinationals. The company's goal is to help customers comply with regulations, improve product quality and safety, reduce risk, and boost productivity across markets.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 1878

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