Lead Project Engineer

Lead Project Engineer – Mining Construction Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Our client, a well-established international EPCM business, is on the hunt for a seasoned Lead Project Engineer with 15+ years behind them in mining construction to step into a senior role within their fast-paced Cape Town team.

With a global footprint and a strong presence in mining, energy, and heavy industrial projects, the group is known for delivering complex engineering and project delivery work to a high standard. You'll work shoulder to shoulder with some of the industry's sharpest technical minds on major projects — the kind of platform that can genuinely take a career global.

Key Responsibilities

• Pull together multidisciplinary engineering inputs and keep the technical picture aligned across every design package
  
• Track and manage engineering deliverables to keep them on schedule, on budget, and to spec
  
• Make sure designs hold to client specifications, industry codes, and regulatory requirements
  
• Help shape engineering standards, design criteria, specifications, and technical documentation
  
• Build and maintain project execution plans, schedules, and engineering work breakdowns
  
• Drive scope definition, change control, and interface resolution between disciplines and stakeholders
  
• Work with vendors to clarify technical requirements, scrutinise vendor data, and confirm compliance with project specs
  
• Run vendor document reviews and fold vendor information cleanly into the design deliverables
  
• Lend technical support through construction and commissioning
  
• Embed safety-in-design thinking and risk-reduction measures into every deliverable
  
• Champion compliance with SANS and international design codes
  

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) from a recognised institution
  
• 10–20 years' postgraduate experience in a comparable role, underpinned by a solid mining construction background
  
• ECSA registration as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist is a plus
  
• South African citizen or permanent resident, based in Cape Town
  
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
  
• A natural at building and holding strong relationships with clients, vendors, and colleagues
  
• Sharp technical, analytical, and problem-solving instincts
  
• Comfortable running with minimal oversight while keeping deliverable quality high
  
• A track record of hitting high standards within tight budget and schedule constraints
  

What's on Offer?

• Hands-on exposure to international projects within a leading EPCM group
  
• A career-defining role with mentorship from genuine industry experts
  
• Flexible working to fit around family, study, or other commitments
  
• Cover for professional memberships, plus access to discount and reward programmes
  
• A culture that takes career progression and technical growth seriously
  

Kindly consider your application unsuccessful should you not be contacted within 7 working days