Project Engineer: Automation and Instrumentation

Duties

• The Project Engineer: Automation and Instrumentation will be dedicated to projects and housed within the Project Management Office (PMO) section but with a dotted discipline reporting line to the Superintendent:
• Automation and Instrumentation. This position is a hands-on specialist role accountable for the development and documentation of project automation and instrumentation requirements, design, integration and execution using inhouse or external resources, or a combination based on the requirements of each project
• This position is available as a fixed-term contract for 24 months on a D-lower level of Patterson grading system
• The Project Engineer: Automation and Instrumentation will report to the Senior Project Engineer: PMO and be accountable for:
• ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Ensure compliance with legal, health and safety and environmental standards and requirements in the area of responsibility and provide safety leadership and the promotion of a safety culture
• Provide technical leadership and ensure compliance with the policies and rules of the company and lead by example by living the company’s values and purpose; ensuring that projects are executed professionally and expeditiously with laser focus on project delivery and the timeous realization of the benefits for which the specific project was conceived in the areas safety, health, environmental, production, cost reduction or other business objectives
• Continue to enhance the PMO as a centre of project management excellence and the custodian of project management best practices at DPM Tsumeb and provide support to all project managers across the organization; fully cognizant that the Project Management System is but one system in an ecosystem of systems
• The development of human potential, collaborating and working with colleagues (teamwork) and stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the company

Requisites

• A recognized B.Tech degree or S4 or N6 or T3 or equivalent qualification in Instrumentation and Electrical with specialization in automation at NQF level 7 or 8
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the appropriate discipline with the Engineering Council of Namibia
• Candidates with more relevant experience may have an added advantage
• A minimum of 7 years relevant post-graduate process control experience in an industrial production environment and advanced hands-on knowledge and skills of general instrumentation, Yokogawa DCS, Profibus protocols and fibre optic networks coupled with strong project management skills backed up by relevant Project Management (PM) accreditation
• A minimum of 5 years project management experience is required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and the relevant discipline CAD, planning and estimating software
• In-depth knowledge of the engineering and construction specifications, standards, and codes for the relevant discipline
• Cost and budget management systems, safety health and environmental management systems, procurement and inventory management systems, human resources management systems, etc.
• Code B Driver’s Licence
• Microsoft Office 360 suite

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
• Indicate the source of this job post: working.co.na
• Application Procedure: All applications meeting the minimum requirements must be accompanied by a nonreturnable detailed curriculum vitae, certified copies of qualifications and identification documents (ID). Applications should clearly indicate the position being applied for and should be sent as one PDF attachment
• Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to Apply

1. Documentation

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae

2. Application

• Send your Documentation to dpmtrecruitment3@dundeeprecious.com with the Subject line “Project Engineer: Automation and Instrumentation”