Technical Advisor

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Industrial Development Corporation is seeking an experienced professional to drive project delivery across the full lifecycle, from pre-investment through Commercial Operation Date. You will manage budgets, timelines, and regulatory requirements while performing rigorous technical due diligence and risk assessment.

The role requires 8-10 years in plant engineering and project engineering across heavy industries, with strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills to ensure

Qualifications

• 8-10 years’ combined experience in Plant Engineering (Heavy Metal Industry, Energy, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Mining and Manufacturing)
• Experience in Project Engineering environments across diverse sectors
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and processes in project implementation (EIA, EAL, WULA, Building Plans)
• Understanding of Engineering Design Stages and Lifecycle Deliverables
• Experience performing risk assessments and developing mitigants
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining relationships
• Organized and persistent with drive to achieve goals

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects across all lifecycle stages and manage transactions from pre-investment through COD
• Perform technical due diligence covering project scope, technical solution, and budget realism
• Prepare technical appraisal reports with funding conditions and drawdown requirements
• Monitor project progress, cost performance, quality and risk
• Review work against fund requests and recommend payments
• Provide updates to stakeholders on milestones, costs, risks and quality
• Support project steering committees to manage scope and delays
• Provide technical inputs to industry forums and to IDC leadership

Skills

Project Management

Contract Management

Construction Management

Risk identification

Analytical and problem solving

Relationship building and networking

Negotiation skills

Presentation and communication skills

Education

B.Eng/B.Sc/B.Tech in Mechanical/ Metallurgical/Process Engineering

Professional registration with ECSA advantageous

Job description

Synopsis

The primary objective of this role is to ensure the successful delivery of projects across every stage of the project life cycle, as well as the management of transactions from the pre-investment phase through to the Commercial Operation Date. This is accomplished by adhering to approved specifications, following the prescribed timelines, operating within the allocated funding, and fulfilling all agreed contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.

Job Description

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial /Shareholder Returns

• Ensure adherence to IDC approved project/transaction budgets, implementation timelines, specifications and funding conditions.

Internal /Operational Processes

• Perform technical due diligence that covers the following as a minimum.
  o Evaluate the sufficiency and completeness of the project scope of work.
  o Evaluate technical solution and technology
  o Assess if the Client's planned capital spending is reasonable and
  suggest the required amount if the original estimate seems unrealistic.
  o Examine the project to identify major risks that need to be managed
  or included in the budget.
• o Evaluation of the project implementation plan in alignment with
  established industry standards and recognised best practices.
  o Prepare a technical appraisal report detailing the results of the
  assessment, as well as outlining funding conditions—such as those
  required before the agreement is finalized (conditions precedent) and
  those necessary for each stage of funding (drawdown conditions)—to
  ensure appropriate controls are in place for managing project risks.
• Oversee the monitoring of project progress, cost performance, quality and
  risk management.
• Review project work completed against fund requests and recommend
  payment amount.
• Produce detailed reports and provide feedback to stakeholders on measurable items, such as progress milestones, cost performance, risk and
  quality.
• Participate in project steering committees to achieve the following:
  o Influence and manage the factors that can create scope creep.
  o Early identification of project delays and assist clients in development
  of mitigation strategies to minimise impact.
• Provision of technical inputs and expert advice to industry forums,
  government departments, etc.
• Provide support/advice and report to the IDC Executive committee and
  Boards when required.
• Keeping up-to-date with important changes and emerging trends in industry.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil
  the process requirements.
• Build and maintain influential relationships with strategic stakeholders
  (internal and external) and regulatory authorities.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Maintain current knowledge and awareness of the project management landscape and effective practices.
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional.

Qualification and Experience

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum qualification: B.Eng/B.Sc/B.Tech in Mechanical/ Metallurgical/Process Engineering.
• Registration as Professional with ECSA would be advantageous

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• 8-10 years’ combined experience in the following:
  o Plant Engineering (Heavy Metal Industry, Energy, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Mining
  and Manufacturing)
  o Project Engineering Environment in Various Industry Sectors.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements and processes in project
  implementation, e.g. EIA, EAL, WULA, Building Plans, etc.
• Understanding of Engineering Design Stages and Project Life Cycle Deliverables.
• Sound grasp of technologies employed in industry projects, and the key success
  factors in implementation of these projects.
• Experience in performing risk assessments and development of mitigants.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective
  relationships.
• Extremely organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals.

Roles and Responsibilities

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Project Management
• Project Engineering
• Contract Management
• Construction Management
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Industrial Processes Improvement & Technologies
• Analytical and problem solving

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and communication skills
• Relationship building and networking
• Negotiation skills