Chief Mechanical Engineer

Qualifications - Internal

Essential Skills/Experience

• Experience with the development of layouts for new facilities
• Experienced in the specification, evaluation and documentation of equipment. 
• Work is performed in accordance with broad technical guidelines and with minimal supervision.
•  Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritisation of work to achieve them. 
• Vast experience with design of pumps, compressors and process equipment. (Experience in  tubines will be an asset).
• Experience in brown fields & asset services type project / contracts.
• Experience with interface between MTOs and procurement system.
• Experience with tender package preparation.
• Experience in Installation, Construction and Commissioning.
• Understand key equipment fabrication and maintenance requirements.
• Experience in process plant layout.

Industry Specific Experience:  

• Extensive work experience at a senior level within the Oil & Gas industry. 
• Extensive technical, practical and leadership experience in the mechanical discipline in the same or similar 
• industry, including experience managing and leading multi-disciplinary projects and teams.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training: 

• Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university 
• MME (Ministry of Municipality and Environment) engineering accreditation is a mandatory requirement. Candidates not holding this accreditation must be willing to achieve this within the probationary period. 
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage 

People Skills:

• Able to work in diverse team
• Able to make difficult decisions and lead and manage others in changing business conditions.
• Highly effective people management skills such as leadership, team, interpersonal, coaching, mentoring and supervisory skills. Must be able to build, motivate, develop and manage an effective team.
• Highly effective management skills including the ability to plan, set goals; and manage time, priorities, resources, accountabilities, schedules and cost.
• Understands Worley Vision and purpose, translates it into team goals and objectives, and gains team commitment to achieving those goals and objectives.
• Effectively manages and resolves conflict between individuals and/or groups.
• Negotiates successful outcomes that achieve the required objectives and have the support and acceptance of all parties.

Other:

• Good English communication skills (spoken & written)
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups, and make presentations when required.
• Demonstrates initiative and a willingness to learn and continuously improve on performance.
• Able to work on multiple projects of various size and complexity.
• Able to work effectively in small to large multi-disciplinary teams and share and transfer knowledge within teams

Providing an agile culture and challenging work opportunities results in a positive work environment.  Our people enjoy competitive compensation packages and a fun, personal, collaborative and safe working environment.  We value equal employment opportunity and are committed to promoting fairness, equality and diversity.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.