Plant Engineering Manager Jobs in East Rand

Recruitpro Solutions is recruiting a Plant Engineering Manager for a client on the East Rand. The permanent role leads multidisciplinary engineering on large, complex mineral processing plant projects, and the salary is listed as market related. Applications close on 30 November 2026.

About the company and the work

The role is advertised by Recruitpro Solutions. The client is a well-established South African original equipment manufacturer that designs, manufactures, tests and commissions mineral processing equipment and plants for the mining industry, operating an ISO 9001 (TÜV SÜD) certified quality system and a concurrent engineering approach across business development, engineering, projects and fabrication. The lead Plant Engineer works as part of an integrated project-delivery team on large, complex, long-duration mineral processing plant projects, taking engineering ownership from tender and concept through detailed engineering and procurement, and reporting to the Director: Group Technical & Business Development and the Group CEO.

Role details and duties

The duties stated in the advert are:

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering across process, mechanical, piping, structural/civil, electrical and instrumentation, and draughting.
• Set up the engineering execution plan, design basis, deliverables register, schedule and resource plan.
• Review and approve calculations, specifications, datasheets, drawings, layouts, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and equipment selections.
• Lead design, constructability and gate reviews, design freezes and technical approvals.
• Control scope changes, deviations, concessions, requests for information, technical queries, non-conformance reports and vendor documentation.
• Manage engineering budgets, planned hours and resource loading across concurrent projects.
• Support commissioning, performance testing, punch-list close-out, as-built documentation and technical handover.
• Act as senior technical interface with clients, consultants, suppliers, site teams and internal departments.
• Drive design standardisation, lessons learned, risk management and ISO 9001 / SHERQ compliance.
• Present designs, costs and progress to the executive committee and clients, and manage the testing facility.
• Coach and develop the engineering team and set its key performance indicators.

Requirements

Only what the source advert states:

• BEng / BSc Mechanical Engineering.
• Registered International Professional Engineer with ECSA (Int PE).
• 10+ years’ engineering experience in mineral processing, mining or heavy industrial plant projects.
• 5+ years delivering multidisciplinary plant or EPC/EPCM-type projects.
• 3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role.
• Proven competency in MS Office (including MS Project) and Inventor, Solid Edge and/or SolidWorks.
• Advantageous: an additional degree in Process, Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering; experience across the full cycle of design, procurement, fabrication/construction, commissioning and handover; and Finite Element Analysis and/or MATLAB.
• The advert also describes the right person as strong at estimating and costing engineering hours, an excellent report writer and communicator, decisive, detail-oriented and deadline-driven, health and safety conscious, and willing to support site commissioning.

Where to find and apply safely

Apply only through the original Careers24 advert for this vacancy, using the Apply button on this page. The advert is listed by Recruitpro Solutions, reference Rec000383/JG, and applications close on 30 November 2026. Do not pay anyone to apply, and do not share bank details or passwords with anyone claiming to process your application.

Practical tips

• Lead with your ECSA International Professional Engineer registration and your mechanical engineering degree.
• Show the scale of your plant project experience — mineral processing, mining or heavy industrial projects, and multidisciplinary EPC/EPCM delivery.
• Give examples of engineering leadership: teams coached, budgets managed and designs presented to executives and clients.
• Name the tools you use: MS Project, Inventor, Solid Edge and SolidWorks, plus any Finite Element Analysis or MATLAB work.
• Highlight full-cycle experience from design through commissioning and handover, and your willingness to support site commissioning.

How the process works

Applications are made through the original Careers24 advert. The advert does not state a shortlisting or feedback timeline, so treat the closing date of 30 November 2026 as the key milestone and keep a copy of your application.

Important information

This post is for information only. We are not the employer and we do not handle applications, shortlisting or hiring decisions. Always confirm the details in the original advert before applying.

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