Manager: Head of Department – Engineering

SUMMARY:
GCC (Mines & Works)

POSITION INFO:

Manager: Head of Department – Engineering
Location: Northern Cape
Offer: R 2 000 000 .00 + per annum

Eligibility: Open to South African Citizens

Closing date: 23 November 2025

Key Performance Areas (KPA)

• Oversee and manage the engineering organizational structure
• Contractor management and supervision of service providers
• Manage engineering workshop facilities and related support functions
• Ensure customer relationship management and stakeholder engagement
• Budget management and cost control
• Drive optimization and investigation of engineering challenges
• Lead project management, costing, and capital control initiatives
• Ensure risk management and legal compliance across engineering functions
• Oversee asset management and infrastructure maintenance
• Implement and monitor engineering processes and systems
• Provide strategic leadership and influence within the engineering function
• Promote and ensure SHERQ adherence and continuous improvement

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• GCC (Mines & Works) – essential
• Qualification in Middle Management
• Legal Appointment: Regulation 7.2 or 2.13.1
• Minimum 10 years’ operational engineering and production experience in a mining and plant environment (appointed as Section Engineer or similar)
• Minimum 5 years’ Project Management experience (recommended)

Preferred / Recommended Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification such as MSc, MBA, MDP, or Management Diploma

 

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