Plant Engineering Manager — Large-Scale Projects Lead

Ligpos (Pty) Ltd; Benoni; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Ligpos (Pty) Ltd is seeking an Engineering Manager - Plant in Benoni to lead the Plant engineering function across large-scale mineral processing projects. You will own engineering from tender through commissioning, and ensure successful handover to operations, with strong focus on safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

The role requires extensive experience in mineral processing plant projects, multidisciplinary leadership, and international professional registration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree in Mechanical (required).
• Int PE with ECSA – mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate engineering inputs across plant project lifecycles (mechanical, process, E&I).
• Serve as senior technical interface between Projects, BD, Operations, clients, consultants, and site teams.
• Ensure deliverables, schedules, budgets, and specifications meet quality and baseline standards.
• Drive standardisation, design reviews, and constructability and maintainability considerations.
• Develop and manage engineering budgets, planned hours, and resource loading across concurrent projects.
• Identify and mitigate engineering risks, manage scope boundaries and RFIs/NCRs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mechanical engineering

Mineral processing plant experience

EPC/EPCM experience

MS Project

CAD software

FEA/MATLAB

Education

BEng/BSc Mechanical Engineering

BEng/BSc Process/Chemical/Metallurgical Engineering

Tools

Inventor

Solid Edge

SolidWorks

Job description

Ligpos (Pty) Ltd is seeking an Engineering Manager - Plant in Benoni to lead the Plant engineering function across large-scale mineral processing projects. You will own engineering from tender through commissioning, and ensure successful handover to operations, with strong focus on safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

The role requires extensive experience in mineral processing plant projects, multidisciplinary leadership, and international professional registration.