Procurement jobs in South Africa

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

SGS Bateman’s multidiscipline engineering team provides integrated engineering services for processing plants and related operations. Using proven ISO methodologies enhanced by innovative approaches, the team transforms conceptual designs into operational manual processing plants of all sizes and complexities. An extensive suite of enhanced 3-D design tools and modeling software allow our engineering team to visualize all aspects of plant development.

To execute projects on time and in budget, whilst fulfilling and delivering contractual obligations through effective management, is a safe and ethical manner. Manage the project enthusiastically within the financial, quality and time constraints of the specific project.

• Build and manage a world class Project Management Team by:
• Identifying project personnel requirements
• Ensure recruitment of required personnel

• Managing, directing and motivating the Project Management Team.
• Assessing training needs and support the development and implementation of training programs.
• Using best practice methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholder’s needs and deliver with-in budget on desired outcomes.
• Directing the establishment and implementation of project management procedures, tools, systems and best practices for use on projects and to measure project performance. Oversee modifications to these procedures for specific client requirements.
• Ensuring agreement on a project Safety Management Plan.
• Establishing comprehensive specification and a Quality plan for the project.
• Performing risk management to minimize project risks.
• Promoting good working relationship across the project.
• Inspiring a sense of shared purpose within the project team.
• Manage productivity and performance of the project team.
• Ensure management of Project Budget by:
• Managing both internal and external approvals
• Managing day to day operational costs of the project.
• Ensure an agreed project budget against a defined scope and schedule.
• Stay abreast of new trends and innovations.

• Lead a multidisciplinary team to ensure project management through the various stages of a project by:

• Assisting with the assessment of client’s requirement in conjunction
• Conducting a risk analysis
• Establish financial budget
• Submitting offer/tender document to the client.

Negotiate with client to secure the project by obtaining irrecoverable commitment and signed “Letter of

• intent” as per company guidelines.

• Draw up/ organise Project execution plan by:
• Drawing up a Project Procedure Manual (PPM)
• Assigning internal resources
• Developing detailed Project Execution Programme (sequence of events, duration of events, and then convert the information into planning system)
• Drawing up the detailed cost control document (split cost per discipline and discipline into major areas)
• Drawing up detailed cash flow schedule to ensure positive cash flow to company (align cost and timing spreadsheet schedule and ensure client’s compliance of payment with schedule)

• Manage the implementation of the project by:

• Surveying site
• Producing block plant layout based on process flow
• Commissioning geo technical investigation
• Examining compatibility and proposing plant layout based on site survey & geo technical reports.
• Generating preliminary plant layout.
• Reviewing cost implication of chosen site
• Obtaining equipment specification
• Managing implementation of procurement schedule
• Issuing equipment enquiries and awarding contracts
• Finalising process diagram
• Implementing detailed engineering design to meet process specifications
• Releasing civils for detailed design
• Finalising detailed engineering to suit ordered equipment and process
• Developing P &ID
• Awarding site service contracts in logical sequenced order
• Establishing Site (identify sub-contractors, allocate areas, set up access & security)
• Ensuring starting of civil works (appoint civil contractor and set out control & level data)
• Managing site (review safety & quality, progress with contractors, variance control and stores control)
• Commissioning plant (appoint commissioning manager, conduct pre-functional areas, dry/cold and wet/hot commissioning on the system)
• Demolishing of construction site (dispose redundant equipment, disconnect services, discharge temp site employees & release permanent staff, clean site, compare actual vs budget and take corrective action)
• Handing over plant to client with supporting documents

• Close out the project by:

• Producing close-out report in prescribed format – project statistics summary
• Hold post mortem meeting with designated project team

• Manage and oversee the overall administration of project management function.

• Drive and manage project team participation by:
• Ensuring attendance and participation by all internal stakeholders in the following meetings:
• Proposal Kick off meeting
• Progress and co-ordination meeting
• Risk analysis meeting
• Price fix meeting to provide estimate summary to Management
• Maintain effective project communication internally and externally.
• Produce internal and external reports as required by:

• Monitoring financial performance on an ongoing basis and issuing monthly financial reports.
• Monitoring project execution in accordance with programme on an ongoing basis and issuing monthly project execution reports.

• Actively promote the Company's professional image, both internally & externally

• BSc Eng. qualification or equivalent.

• 3 years Project Engineering or Project Management experience in the metals and minerals industry.
• Project Lifecycle - Knowledge of the main project phases and related basic engineering model, applications and products across the disciplines
• Project Management - Knowledge of basic project management methods and all project lifecycle phase
• Risk analysis - Ability to identify project and activates risks from any point of view
• Financial Management. Management of budget and time for project and/or department
• Marketing - Knowledge and or ability to conduct market analysis collecting information on customers, competitors and products, collaborate with the business development and sales team.
• Quality auditing & control - Ability to inspect materials, equipment, welding, company procedures, processes and implementation against quality std’s
• Change management - Ability to effectively and efficiently manage changes during the course of the project
• Procurement - Understanding of project cost control, budgeting, procurement, purchase-to-pay and supply chain management
• Legislation & Standards - Knowledge of sector specific law e.g. engineering, safety etc. and standard specifications e.g. Plant layout requirements etc.
• Industry Knowledge - Knowledge of specific industry (EPC & EPCM): players, projects, products. Operations and processes.
• Planning & Scheduling - Ability to plan using tools, methods and best practices. Familiarity with schedule classes and levels.
• Familiarity with Earned Value and its application to scheduling and reporting
• Engineering & Draughting – Fundamentals Knowledge of engineering models and /or draughting environment, including applications and products across the disciplines.
• Understanding of engineering interfaces in terms of dependencies among disciplines.