RB 17646 - Lead Mechanical Design Engineer (Petrochemical) – Durban

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Job Ref:

RB 17646 - Lead Mech..

Date posted:

Friday, January 16, 2026

Location:

Durban, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related

SUMMARY:
Lead Mechanical Design Engineer (Petrochemical) – Durban

POSITION INFO:

Our client is a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm.

Provide support to the engineering team in the execution of projects at various locations in Durban and around Southern Africa.
Leadership position within the design environment available to qualifying candidates with a passion for Mechanical/Rotating Equipment/Fluids/Compressible Gas (LNG, LPG, ASME, etc.) first principal designs.

A minimum of 10 years’ experience experience on petrochemical/oil & gas projects in an EPCM/Consulting engineering environment
Excellent understanding of national and international petroleum/gas standard and regulations (NFPA, API, SANS, etc.)
Proficient in AFT Fathom, AFT Impulse
Working knowledge of Autocad in order to direct Drafting staff accordingly
Able to interact with customers at all levels, especially Technical Leads from Client companies.
Have a better than average academic record, especially in the fields of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Stress Analysis
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written in English

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