Engineering Manager

Zutari; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Pretoria, Gauteng. The successful candidate will oversee engineering leadership for multi-discipline projects in the Resources sector, ensuring quality, compliance, and safety standards. With over 20 years of experience in engineering and significant project management exposure, you will manage technical teams and engage with clients to deliver successful project outcomes in a consulting environment. Innovative candidates aiming to build strong engineering capabilities are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 20+ years engineering experience with exposure to mining or petrochemical projects.
• 15+ years in engineering management or project engineering leadership.
• Experience with multi-discipline engineering teams and project phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams across multiple projects in the Resources sector.
• Manage project engineering frameworks and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Support project delivery by planning resources and coordinating with stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering management

Technical assurance

Project delivery

Client engagement

Leadership and mentorship

Education

BEng / BSc in Engineering

Professional registration (Pr Eng / Pr Tech Eng)

Postgraduate qualification (MEng / MBA / MSc)

Job description

Job Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Application Deadline: February 28, 2026

Role responsibilities

• The Senior Engineering Manager is accountable for engineering leadership and governance across multi-discipline projects in the Resources sector, ensuring the delivery of safe, compliant, high-quality engineering solutions across feasibility, FEED, detailed design and execution phases.
• This role leads engineering teams, provides technical assurance, and partners with Project Managers and Market leadership to deliver projects profitably and in line with Zutari standards.

Engineering leadership & governance

• Provide overall engineering management for complex projects in mining, petrochemical, oil & gas infrastructure, including multi-discipline integration.
• Establish and manage the project engineering execution framework (deliverables, workflows, approvals, document control, engineering change, and design assurance).
• Ensure compliance with relevant client specifications, Zutari standards, statutory requirements and industry codes.
• Lead engineering risk management: identify, mitigate and manage engineering risks, hazards, constructability and operability considerations.

Project delivery and performance

• Accountable for engineering scope delivery against programme, budget, quality and safety targets, coordinating across disciplines and stakeholders.
• Plan and resource engineering activities, including allocation of discipline leads and specialist capability.
• Provide input into project schedules, cost forecasts, progress reporting and change management.
• Support project commercial performance through effective scope definition, variation management support, and technical input to contract strategy where required.

Technical assurance and quality

• Ensure engineering outputs meet performance, safety, operability and maintainability expectations.
• Establish design review and verification processes: HAZOP / HAZID facilitation support, model reviews, design audits, value engineering and lessons learned.
• Review and sign off key technical deliverables and ensure appropriate technical delegation.

Client and stakeholder engagement

• Serve as the engineering interface to the client, EPC/EPCM partners, contractors and third parties.
• Build strong relationships with client engineering teams and support stakeholder confidence through credible technical leadership.
• Participate in technical presentations, design reviews, and steering committee/governance meetings.

People leadership and capability building

• Lead and mentor engineers and discipline leads; contribute to performance management and development planning.
• Promote a high-performance culture aligned with Zutari values: collaboration, accountability, inclusion and delivery focus.
• Contribute to graduate development and knowledge transfer, strengthening long-term engineering capability.

Business development support

• Provide technical and delivery input to proposals and pursuits (methodologies, execution plans, resourcing, schedules, technical differentiators).
• Support market leadership by identifying delivery improvements, technical innovation opportunities, and capability needs.

Minimum requirements

Qualifications

• BEng / BSc (Engineering) in a relevant discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Metallurgical, or similar).
• Professional registration (Pr Eng / Pr Tech Eng or equivalent)
• Postgraduate qualification (MEng / MBA / MSc) advantageous.

Experience

• 20+ years engineering experience with significant exposure to mining and/or oil & gas / petrochemical / energy infrastructure projects.
• 15+ years in engineering management, engineering lead, discipline management, or project engineering leadership on multi-discipline projects.
• Experience across project phases including pre-feasibility / feasibility, FEED, detailed design and execution support.
• Demonstrated leadership in coordinating multi-discipline engineering teams and managing technical interfaces.
• Proven experience delivering within a consulting, EPCM, or owner’s engineering environment.

Technical and regulatory

• Working knowledge of applicable engineering codes, standards, QA systems, safety practices, and statutory compliance relevant to Resources sector projects.
• Familiarity with engineering design assurance processes such as design reviews, hazard studies (HAZID/HAZOP), and technical risk management.