Johannesburg: Lead Process Engineer posted by MH Solutions

About the Role

The Lead Process Engineer will review client scope and additional information to interpret how MH Solutions can investigate and deliver a suitable product to solve applicable problems. This role requires a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Listen and understand client and project team scope and requirements.
• Define the scope
• To follow instruction and plan deliverables relative to agreed scope.
• To work by oneself or part of a team to deliver project requirements.
• To take instruction, guidance from other team members to ensure scope and deliverables are accurately achieved and on time.
• Utilise own knowledge, assistance from others and own technical research to provide the best practical, efficient, cost-effective solutions to problems.
• Ability to set-up, organize, manage, guide and interpret testwork programmes.
• Understanding and ability to compile standard process deliverable documents, including Process design criteria, blockflow, equipment lists, mass balances, process flow diagrams, Process & instrument diagrams, datasheets, equipment sizing programmes, OPEX analysis, control philosophies and various other process deliverables.
• Ability to present findings, reports to the client and other team members in ad hoc and formal presentations.
• Ability to guide clients on technology and options to move designs forward
• Utilise learnings to improve design tools and transfer gained knowledge to other team members.
• Proven knowledge in specific metals, minerals & metallurgical processes.
• Occasional site work, including commissioning and technical support, depending on project requirements
• Performing OME (Order of magnitude estimates) and pre-feasibility designs for projects or sections of processes.
• Ability to complete feasibility to SAMRAC, JORC, and NI43-101 requirements
• Ensure all documents are delivered timeously, accurately and are well presented.
• Ability to discuss with vendors to identify proper equipment sizing requirements
• Ability to guide and manage the team as well as colleagues to meet process deliverables
• Ability to assist with the knowledge upliftment of the team
• Ability to identify workload conditions and utilise capacity to improve own knowledge, team members, tools/systems, and align with department goals
• To identify useful design information and add/develop it as a tool for the database

Requirements

• Proven operational and/or process Design experience
• BSc/BEng (preferred) Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering
• Preferably to be a member of ECSA, SAIMM or other accredited organization.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, word, PowerPoint. CAD design skills could be advantageous.
• Preferable knowledge of process simulation software (advantageous)
• Hydrometallurgy experience advantageous
• Proven ability to work as a team with interpersonal skills but self-motivated/ disciplined to deliver product.
• Ability to perform reasonable travel outside of office to attend meetings, testwork, analysis or construction/commissioning assistance within South Africa and beyond as and when required.
• Motivated to complete work timeously.
• 10+ years process design experience
• Preferably 3+ years at a senior design level depending on experience

Qualifications

No formal education/certifications mentioned.