Clerk of Works-machenical - Cape Town, South Africa - De Beers Group of Companies

De Beers Group of Companies

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

beBee Recruiter

Description

**Company Description

ABOUT THE DE BEERS GROUP OF COMPANIES**:

ABOUT DE BEERS MARINE:

De Beers Marine (DBM) is based in Cape Town, South Africa and is part of the De Beers group.

Activities managed include Marine exploration, geophysical surveys, sampling, mining, ship conversion, upgrades and maintenance, large project management, engineering design and mining system equipment builds.

DBM executes world leading R&D in marine mining practices resulting in the most successful and advanced marine mining equipment and operations globally.

Job Description:

The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating the electrical maintenance activities of the Inport Team to ensure optimum availability at the lowest cost according to operational requirements. Providing engineering and maintenance support as part of a team responsible for the Project Management of Vessel maintenance and capital construction during Inport periods onboard De Beers Marine's vessels. In addition, it is a requirement to provide a technical support function while the fleet of vessels operates at sea.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

To ensure that a consistently high standard of quality control and supervision is maintained for each contract, via site inspections, assessing contract implementation with due regard to construction and safety, health & environment legislation and, if appropriate, to instruct contractors to cease operations.
To act on behalf of the nominated DBM Senior Engineering Officer by undertaking audits of the Services Maintenance Contracts. This will involve visiting sites, checking on site service work against the schedule and contractors' invoices, liaising with the OfficerinCharge at the establishment and feedback of information / issues.
To ensure that current knowledge of construction services legislation, standards, methods of installation and safety, health & environment knowledge is up to date using all appropriate means including reading, research from the construction industry lead bodies, and networking with all appropriate legislation organizations and inhouse departments.
To provide a service at all times to the nominated DBM Senior Engineering Officer by ensuring that the standards of work and the materials supplied by contractors are as specified in accordance with the contract information.
To act on behalf of the nominated DBM Senior Engineering Officer in respect of site issues and defects in works under construction
To act on behalf of the nominated DBM Senior Engineering Officer by advising the Engineering Design Teams on standards of quality, finish, and compliance with the specification, having due regard to the requirements of the Contract Administrator, the schedule and the money being expended.
To participate in the arrangement for the feedback of information from In-Port projects.
To maintain liaison with the Client maintenance staff and ensure that handover arrangements are effective.
To assist DBM Senior Engineering Officer by advising designers on the practical aspects of mechanical installations, to ensure the equipment maintainability and practicality of design proposals.
To monitor the performance of contractors and consultants on site and to ensure that mechanical installations are constructed in accordance with scope of works, drawings and specifications.
To provide feedback on the performance of contractors and consultants to contribute to works list & planning databases.
To attend design team meetings with inhouse and external consulting design staff.
To attend and report to precontract and site meetings.
To assist DBM Senior Engineering Officer by identifying technical problems on site, to recommend corrective action.
To witness testing, commissioning, and balancing of electrical installations.
To assist DBM Senior Engineering Officer by preparing scope of works and schedules.
To assist DBM Senior Engineering Officer by maintaining his/her responsible Company SAP systems processes.

**Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience**:
National Diploma (NQF 6) or BTech Degree in Engineering or Chief Engineering Officer Certificate of Competence with 5 years post qualification experience or Mechanical Trade Certificate with 10 years post qualification experience
Min 5 years' experience managing a maintenance/project team. Contractor management an advantage.
Experience in managing a schedule and quality control during project execution.
Experience of offshore mining techniques an advantage
Mechanical project experience/exposure an advantage

Competency requirements