The Challenge Ahead:

Requirement to appoint a full-time principal engineer (disciplines: mechanical, electrical), with experience and knowledge in design and in tender process for services contracts to support projects, engineering definition, technical support, standardization, quality, change management, progress and performance of projects contractors in the engineering discipline. Based in Escondida.

Main Responsabilities:

• Strongly aimed to a safety focus.
• Work closely with the Manager Project Engineering, Engineering Team, and Project/Study Manager of project in phases IPS, SPS, DPS and Execution to ensure project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are in line with the Base Metals business targets.
• Ensure that a quality and cost-effective designs are employed within engineering disciplines.
• Ensure the engineering good practices and quality goals are met and maintained within the projects.
  Apply appropriate BHP lean designs and standards into the projects.
• Review and recommend bidders list for key materials and equipment.
• Review and recommend successful bidder for major equipment and bulk material purchases.
• Participate with the operational and maintenance team in the engineering workshops (design review, value engineering, maintenance, operability, constructability, and HAZOP) to ensure the project requirements are incorporated into the designs.
• Coordinate activities and interphase between consultants and engineering contractors.
• Supervise productivity and quality levels of the engineering contractor’s deliverables.
• Supervise preparation and approve the key engineering documents produced by engineering contractors and vendors related to the engineering disciplines design of any project or study.
• Supervise, on site, field engineering development.
• Prepare and review scope of work and technical documents related with the engineering disciplines to call for bids for IPS, SPS, DPS studies or execution projects bids.

What We Expect From You:

Requirements:

• Civil Mechanical / Electrical Engineer, entitled.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in mining projects with focus in design, and with experience in tender process documents preparation.
• Knowledge in discipline design, experience in cost estimate, execution plans, scheduling of medium and large mining projects and in tender process for services contracts (Engineering, Construction and Services).
• Competent in the use of relevant software such as MS Office.
• English spoken and written.
• Location: Escondids
• Shift: According to the project