Principal Mechanical Engineer – Mining & EPCM
Fempower Recruitment Excellence · Johannesburg, Gauteng
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- We are seeking an experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to join a leading engineering, procurement, and construction management EPCM team delivering large-scale mining projects. This is a fixed term contract opportunity based in Johannesburg, with occasional site travel fully covered by the company.
Contract Type: Fixed-term contract 2+ years
Qualifications
- Essential: BSc, BEng, or BTech in Mechanical Engineering
- Essential: Trained in leadership and project execution
- Essential: Actively licensed with a local engineering governing body where required by law e.g., ECSA
- Desirable: Training in risk management or quality
Requirements
- 12+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience
- Mining project experience mandatory
- EPCM experience mandatory
- Strong knowledge of regulations, codes, and manufacturing standards
- Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical SME on all mechanical engineering matters across multiple mining projects
- Ensure adherence to engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications
- Support standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates
- Participate in bid clarifications, evaluations, and vendor information review
- Review and authorize work done by direct reports
- Provide discipline supervision and mentorship to junior engineers