Project Engineering Manager

Available for exploratory interviews.
Ref: EP29154083

Motivation of Suitability: A highly accomplished Engineering Professional and Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 25 years of extensive experience in heavy industrial Engineering, Mining, Project Management, and Strategic Infrastructure Development. Demonstrated expertise in leading multidisciplinary teams, managing complex multidisciplinary Engineering infrastructure projects, and driving operational excellence through innovative engineering solutions. Proven track record of delivering large-scale projects ahead of schedule, within budget, and meeting stringent quality and safety standards across South African and international industrial environments.

Qualifications include a Masters Degree in Engineering, MBA, a Bachelor’s Degree I Electrical Engineering and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Description of self: I am someone who thrives at the intersection of purpose and problem-solving, from the background of strong blend of analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence. I am driven by a deep desire to help others, creating clarity, and making a lasting positive impact in my work and in the world that I live.

Company classification: Produce Commodities (mined, natural resources or grown, e.g. chemicals, gold, agriculture, energy (i.e. Eskom Generation)) Industry in: Mining Coal Highest formal qualification and other: Masters MBA Discipline: Electrical Engineering (Heavy and Light Current) Years of experience range: g. 20 to 30 years (d. 6 to 10 years management) Annual package range: US Dollar - USD Annual package range: 151 000 - 250 000, per annum Nationality: Zimbabwean Home and other languages: English, Other Gender: Male Ethnicity: African/Black Candidate location: South Africa Location preference: I am open to positions both nationally and internationally.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Designed, built, commissioned and handed over a 120MVA installed capacity electrical reticulation system that powers the whole infrastructure at Mine that supplies Power Station Coal to the Power Station. 33kV, 11kV and the 550V substations and all distribution networks, including the equipment (transformers and switchgear)


Contribution Compass Profile: Custodian

Activating: 16.13 Inspiring: 30.11 Sustaining: 25.81 Refining: 27.96

The Custodian is one of the eight natural energy profiles identified by the online profiling tool Contribution Compass that Enshrine Placements have incorporated into their recruitment process to help improve employee engagement. Putting the right profiles together means deliberately structuring your team to function at its optimum.
In this video we address some questions to demonstrate how a Custodian can leverage the most value for your team.


Online Interview Questionnaire

Primary purpose of current/most recent position:

Project Engineering Management leading a multi-disciplinary team of Engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil & Structural and Process) for Project Execution (Procurement support, Engineering Design, Construction, Operational Readiness, Commissioning and handing over) ensuring cohesive project progression and quality outcomes.

Managing project engineering processes to align with project goals and timelines, optimizing resource allocation and workflow

Project Engineering Management for QA. Overseeing Project Engineering Management for Quality Assurance(QA), implementing standards that uphold integrity and compliance

Project Engineering support to commissioning and handing over to the owners' team. Coordinating project engineering efforts during commissioning, ensuring technical specifications are met and performance targets achieved

Assisting in the successful handover of project deliverables to the owner's team, ensuring smooth transition and operational excellence

Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose:

Engineering Management in the development of specifications, standards and quality management during construction, including offsite fabrication and vendor equipment

Description of self, along with greater purpose and passions:

I am someone who thrives at the intersection of purpose and problem-solving, from the background of strong blend of analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence. I am driven by a deep desire to help others, creating clarity, and making a lasting positive impact in my work and in the world that I live.

Ideal business title:

Project Engineering Manger for Project Execution

Key responsibilities and accountabilities of ideal position:

Engineering Design
Engineering Quality Management
Engineering Construction Support
Engineering support for Operational Readiness
Engineering support to commissioning and handing over

Skill area of competence:

1. Project Engineering Management
2. Project Management
3. Engineering Construction Management
4. Risk Management
5. Engineering Maintenance Management
6. Electrical Engineering

Career summary:

1. 6 years - Chrome Mining and Smelting
2. 6 months - Gold Mining and processing
3. 6 months - Paper and Pulp manufacturing and processing
4. 16 years - Coal Mining, Processing and Coke making

What do you absolutely love doing:

I absolutely love helping people solve problems, especially where you learn something new or making sense of something complex. I deeply get satisfied by breaking down complex challenges, whether it’s a complicated idea, a tough decision, or a tangled workflow, and making it into something clear, and beneficial.

Ideal company (culture and values):

I would like to work for a company that embodies a mission-driven, forward-thinking culture, where innovation, integrity, and inclusivity are at the heart of everything. The ideal company would value not just what gets done, but how it gets done, and the people, emphasizing collaboration over hierarchy, curiosity over complacency, and long-term impact over short-term gain.


If you are looking for a Project Engineering Manager, then do get in touch.

Call the Head Office – Gauteng, SA. + 27 10 597 0862.



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