Wednesday, March 11, 2015

CLERK OF WORKS (MECHANICAL ENGINEER - ABOVE WATER LINE)


Job Number: 711989
Business Unit / Group Function: De Beers Group
Work type: Full Time Permanent
Discipline: De Beers Marine South Africa
Location: Western Cape
Site: Debmarine Head Office, Pinelands

 ABOUT THE DE BEERS GROUP OF COMPANIES:
De Beers is a member of the Anglo American plc group.  Established in 1888, De Beers is the world's leading diamond company with unrivalled expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond pipeline, and is the world's largest diamond producer, by value, with mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.  As part of the company's operating philosophy, the people of De Beers are committed to Living up to Diamonds by making a lasting contribution to the communities in which they live and work, and transforming natural resources into shared national wealth. For further information about De Beers visit www.debeersgroup.com.

ABOUT DE BEERS MARINE:
De Beers Marine (DBM) is based in Cape Town, South Africa and is part of the De Beers group. Activities managed include Marine exploration, geophysical surveys, sampling, mining, ship conversion, upgrades and maintenance, large project management, engineering design and mining system equipment builds. DBM executes world leading R&D in marine mining practices resulting in the most successful and advanced marine mining equipment and operations globally.

DESCRIPTION OF THE JOB:
The incumbent will be responsible to assist the In-Port Engineering Officer by supervising and coordinating the activities carried out by the contractors involved in the in-port work. This shall be done with all consideration to safety, cost, time and governance.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
  • To ensure that a consistently high standard of quality control and supervision is maintained for each contract, via site inspections, assessing contract implementation with due regard to construction and safety, health & environment legislation and, if appropriate, to instruct contractors to cease operations.
  • To act on behalf of the nominated DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer by undertaking audits of the Engineering Services Maintenance Contracts. This will involve visiting sites, checking on site service work against the schedule and contractors' invoices, liaising with the Officer-in-Charge at the establishment and feedback of information / problems.
  • To ensure that current knowledge of construction services legislation, standards, methods of installation and safety, health & environment knowledge is up-to-date using all appropriate means including reading, research from the construction industry lead bodies, and networking with all appropriate legislation organisations and in-house departments.
  • To provide a service at all times to the nominated DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer by ensuring that the standards of work and the materials supplied by contractors are as specified in accordance with the contract information.
  • To act on behalf of the nominated DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer in respect of site problems and defects in works under construction
  • To act on behalf of the nominated DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer by advising the Engineering Design Teams on standards of quality, finish and compliance with the specification, having due regard to the requirements of the Contract Administrator and the money being expended.
  • To participate in the arrangement for the feedback of information from in-port projects.
  • To maintain liaison with the Client maintenance staff, and ensure that hand-over arrangements are effective.
  • To assist DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer by advising designers on the practical aspects of engineering installations, to ensure the equipment maintainability and practicality of design proposals.
  • To monitor the performance of contractors and consultants on site and to ensure that engineering installations are constructed in accordance with scope of works; drawings and specifications.
  • To provide feedback on the performance of contractors and consultants to contribute to works list & planning databases
  • To attend design team meetings with in-house and external consulting design staff.
  • To attend and report to pre-contract and site meetings.
  • To assist DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer by identifying technical problems on site, to recommend corrective action.
  • To witness testing, commissioning and balancing of engineering installations.
  • To assist DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer by preparing scope of works and schedules.
  • To assist DBM Senior Mechanical Engineering Officer by maintaining his/her responsible Company SAP systems processes.
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
  • Strong organisational and planning skills
  • Timely decision making and decision quality
  • Directing others
  • Managing and measuring work
  • Peer relationships and interpersonal savvy
  • Drive for results
  • Sets high personal performance standards
  • Develops strong auditable contractor relationships
  • Computer literate
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Thoroughness and attention to detail
  • Proactive
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
  • 2nd Marine Engineering Officers ticket – Preferred
  • Mechanical Engineering T1 or N5
  • BTech Mechanical Engineering – Preferred
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in maintaining & operating power generation equipment – Offshore preferred
  • Compressors & pneumatic pressure system experience 
  • Hydraulic experience
  • Min 5 years managing a maintenance work team
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • Please inform your immediate line manager of your intention to apply.  Kindly note that this is an internal advertisement, open to De Beers Group of Companies and Anglo candidates firstly.
  • Consideration will be given to the Company's Employment Equity Policy
  • External search:  Yes
  • Secondment terms:  No
TO APPLY:
Submit applications on or before the closing date: Closing Date:  20 March 2015, 12 midnight SA Standard Time
Applications close: 20 Mar 2015 South Africa Standard Time


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