Job Ref #: SG-744
Industry: Mining
Job Type: Contract
Positions Available: 1

Job Description

Role: Engineering Specialist

Duration: 6 month contract

Location: Rustenburg

 

Job description

• Drafting scopes of work, technical specifications, bills of material and bills of quantity for competitively sourced events, working from end-user requirements.
• Running working sessions with end users to understand requirements
• Building the reusable asset base: scope templates by category, a standards guide, and a what-good-looks-like repository the business keeps after the pilot
• Quality-checking scopes drafted by others (mainly end-users)
• Bringing scope issues back into the Cross Functional Team so that recurring specification problems are fixed at source
• NB: Approving scopes remains with the end user, who signs
• Typical scopes: Maintenance services; OEM versus non-OEM repair scopes; pump, winders, etc.

Job Requirements

• Qualification: BEng or BTech, Mechanical or Electrical
• 3 years industry experience in a similar role
• Experience in personally writing scopes for competitively tendered work 
• Heavy industry experience, preferably mining
• Resourcefulness in obtaining engagement and required input with operational stakeholders
• Can convert requirements into deliverables, acceptance criteria, measurable performance standards, and a pricing structure with the support of Sourcing Specialists
• Clear, unambiguous English. Documents must pass committee reviews
• Will be assessed on scope rejection rate and cycle time
• Understanding of the value chain to be able to unbundle scopes for mine community suppliers
• Excel analysis skills