Secunda: Piping Engineer/Draughtsman Team lead (3months-contract) posted by Isilumko Staffing

Short Description / Purpose of Job:

We are seeking a Lead Draughtsman responsible for ensuring drafting deliverables comply with health and safety standards and company specifications. This role involves managing a team of draftsmen, providing technical direction, maintaining Engineering Information Governance Standards, ensuring quality control, and liaising with project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

– Review drafting deliverables for compliance with health and safety standards (ASME B31.3, ASME B31.1, EN 13480).
– Perform flexibility analysis on piping systems.
– Ensure compliance with company specifications and standards.
– Develop and optimize quality management practices.
– Manage interfaces between engineering disciplines, maintenance, projects, and external technical communities.
– Implement best practices and capture lessons learned.
– Ensure deviation management and identify corrective actions.
– Respond to technical queries and recommend concessions.
– Manage and develop team members, facilitating knowledge sharing and innovation.
– Maintain effective Engineering Information Governance Standards and processes.
– Serve as a technical expert for Engineering Information Draughting Services.
– Continuously improve processes and implement improvement solutions.
– Build positive relationships with stakeholders and evaluate against SLAs.
– Manage team performance, development, and safety training.
– Report on budget utilization, forecasting, and changes.

Qualifications and Experience:

– Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree or Bachelor of Technology.
– Minimum of 6+ years of experience.
– ECSA Registration (preferred).

Competencies:

– Analytics: Systematic analysis of data or statistics.
– Business Leadership: Commercial acumen and global mindset.
– Compliance: Understanding of statutory requirements.
– Continuous Improvement: Enhancing business process effectiveness and efficiency.
– Critical Reasoning: Logical and sensible thinking.
– Data Management: Managing organizational data.
– Partnership Leadership: Building relationships for win-win outcomes.
– People Leadership: Engaging people inclusively and leading cultural transformation.
– Problem Solving: Defining, searching, and testing solutions systematically.
– Project Management: Planning and managing tasks and resources to achieve objectives.
– Self-Mastery: Personal growth through self-awareness and feedback.
– Strategic Leadership: Providing vision, direction, and leading change.