Mechanical Engineering Specialist

5 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Kamo Placements CC Full time
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Job Reference: JHB001486-MS-1

We are seeking a highly skilled Mechanical Engineer to develop and drive best, innovative and sustainable Mechanical Engineering practices for airport specific infrastructure within sound engineering frameworks and standards. The ideal candidate will build high quality Mechanical Engineering capabilities throughout the Group.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Developing Engineering Briefs: Create detailed engineering briefs (scoping, technical specification, standards) for specific mechanical initiatives.
  • Project Management: Engage in projects from conceptualization to implementation and commissioning, providing mechanical engineering support, drawing up project specific standards, engaging in equipment/system design, preparation of budget estimates, involvement in procurement, and quality control during design, installation, acceptance testing, and commissioning.
  • Asset Maintenance: Develop and implement asset maintenance programmes throughout the group.
  • Problem Solving: Carry out problem solving, failure root cause analyses, provision of solutions, preventative measures, and technical audits.
  • Design Best Fit Solutions: Design best fit engineering solutions.
  • Airport Development: Provide input into airport development plan in line with field of expertise.
  • Compliance: Adhere to relevant statutory/legislative regulations, SOPs, operational standards, policies, and practices.
  • Contract Management: Ensure that maintenance contracts are aligned to ACSA requirements to comply with stakeholder and related legislative requirements for continuous operations.
  • Governance: Manage overall governance and provide input into contract specifications.
  • Contract Execution: Ensure effective and compliant contract management and that work is executed in accordance with contract (time frame, SLA, Scope, quality, budget, contractors).
  • Consultant Management: Manage consultant, contractors, and service providers through applicable conditions of contract.
  • Tender Evaluation: Determine, as part of a cross-functional team, evaluation criteria and participate in evaluation and award of bids/tenders received.
  • Cash Flow Forecasting: Forecast and review cash flow on a monthly basis.
  • Budget Determination: Determine project costs (part of feasibility study).
  • Financial Management: Compile, manage, and account for relevant budgets according to business requirements and specifications.
  • Payment Certificate Preparation: Prepare payment certificates and approve invoices.
  • Tech Competence Building: Assist in building technical competence in the organization, providing Mechanical Engineering leadership in the adoption of new technologies and best practices, disseminating technical information, and mentoring Engineers and Technicians in training as well as those within the maintenance space.


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