Senior Engineer: Bulk Material Handling

Zutari; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Zutari in Pretoria seeks a Mechanical Engineer to join our mining and materials handling group. You will lead front-end engineering studies, design validation, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams on large EPCM projects across mining and energy sectors.

The role requires at least 5 years of relevant experience, professional registration, and strong communication. You will engage with clients, prepare proposals, and support construction and commissioning with site involvement as needed.

Qualifications

• BEng/BSc in Mechanical Engineering and professional registration.
• Postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Experience in lump sum turn-key EPCM projects in mining/materials handling.
• Strong analytical and design management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within Zutari to achieve project goals.
• Prepare proposals and presentations.
• Provide monthly reporting across projects.
• Ensure substantiation of designs.
• Define project scope, design criteria and schedules.
• Coordinate technical interfaces and site support.
• Generate tender and project documentation and costings.
• Support manufacturing, construction and QA processes.
• Lead front-end engineering study work.
• Manage budgets and client relationships.

Skills

English communication

Presentation skills

Written communication

MS Office

Education

BEng/BSc in Mechanical Engineering

Postgraduate qualification

Professional Engineer registration (ECSA)

Tools

BMH design package

Sidewinder

Belt Analyst

Flow simulation

3D design package

Job description

Engineering is more than design and delivery at Zutari; it is the craft of shaping possibility.

As a leading buildings, infrastructure engineering, and advisory practice with over 90 years of heritage across Africa and the Middle East, we work across the full infrastructure lifecycle to deliver innovative, digitally enabled solutions. From bridges and dams to energy systems and smart infrastructure, our work connects communities and unlocks long‑term value.

We are looking for technical minds who see beyond constraints and are driven to engineer solutions that matter, today and for generations to come.

Role responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within Zutari to achieve goals
• Client facing role
• Prepare proposals and make presentations
• Monthly reporting function across projects
• Ensure substantiation of designs
• Define, maintain and work to a project scope, design criteria and schedule
• Manage drawing liaison and provide general engineering support
• Manage and co-ordinate technical interfaces on projects
• Generation of Tender and Project documentation and costings
• Technical support during manufacturing, construction and quality assurance procedure
• Provide support during trouble shooting
• To know, understand, define, maintain and ensure work is executed to a project scope of work and general plant design criteria and specifications
• Apply knowledge of statutory requirements and experience of similar projects
• Ensure regular interaction between relevant parties and disciplines on a Project
• Be aware of, and work to, the project budget
• Site Involvement – Support to the Construction and Commissioning phases as and when required
• BEng/BSc in Mechanical Engineering, preferably with a postgraduate qualification
• Registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa or evidence of registration progress
• Qualification related to the Design and Operations of Belt Conveyor or Belt Conveying of bulk solids would be advantageous
• Certification pertaining to Bulk Transfer Chute Design and Modelling would be advantageous
• A minimum of 5 yearsrelevant experience, including experience of lump sum turn-key typeprojects, EPCM projects and studies in the mining and materials handling sector
• Delivering front end engineering study work
• Technical design and design management experience
• Relevant project management and/or engineering management and/or design experience related tolarge projects in a mining, industrial and/or energy environment
• Experience in large multi-disciplinary projects
• Experience in the management systems applicable to the management and reporting on largeand/or EPCM and EPC projects
• Ability to lead projects, develop business and manage client relationships
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills (English)
• Computer literacy:BMH design package (Sidewinder and Belt Analyst),Flow simulation and 3D package (advantageous) and MS Office Suite

We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment, and we work towards eliminating all forms of unlawfuldiscrimination in our employment practices. In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups within South Africa.