Coal/Ash & Bulk Materials Handling Engineer Consultant – Mpumalanga (Contract Position)
Shift Pursuit · Mpumalanga
- Employer
- Shift Pursuit
- Location
- Mpumalanga
- Posted
- 28 September 2026
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About the job
Introduction: An established energy and infrastructure client is executing major ash disposal facilities and bulk materials handling construction, upgrades, and expansions across coal-fired power stations. We are looking for an experienced Coal/Ash and Bulk Materials Handling Engineer Consultant to provide senior engineering oversight, technical support, and project delivery from design and tendering through to construction, commissioning, and handover. Based on-site across various Mpumalanga Power Station sites with readiness for site-based execution support. Note: This is a contract position ending in December 2028. Key Performance Areas: - Lead design & engineering oversight for Ash Disposal Facilities, coal stockyards, stackers/reclaimers, and BMH systems. - Perform technical reviews of tender documentation, project documentation, and Technical Construction Packages prior to tendering and during execution. - Provide extensive project engineering support throughout tendering, construction, commissioning, testing, and sectional/full handover. - Coordinate interface requirements across civil, structural, hydraulic, process, mechanical, and piping disciplines. - Drive supplier and stakeholder engagement across capital and operational divisions. - Support change management and operational readiness for long-term plant operations. - Act as an on-the-ground escalation point for complex construction execution and implementation challenges. - Resolve continuous operational issues within tight or prescribed timelines to ensure plants return to service efficiently. Requirements: - BSc in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, BTech in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, OR Master Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. - ECSA Registration. - Minimum 15 years total engineering experience. - Minimum 10–15 years in a senior position specifically within coal, ash, and Bulk Materials Handling (BMH). - Ash Disposal Facilities (ADF), Pollution Control Dams (PCDs), Clean Water Dams (CWDs), and drainage systems. - Bulk Materials Handling (BMH) systems, conveying systems, and ancillary works. - Emergency ash/coal stackers, reclaimers, and coal stockyard infrastructure. - Pump stations, pipelines, transfer houses, and mechanical installations. - Technical Construction Packages review, interface management, and integration specialist requirements. - Major earthworks, civil concrete works, simulation modelling, and mass/water balance systems. - Construction oversight, testing, commissioning, and plant return-to-service operations. - Deliverables: Senior consulting reporting, oversight reporting, readiness documentation dashboards, and assessments throughout project execution, testing, and handover. Ready to Apply? If you meet the requirements, don’t miss out on this chance to advance your career. Apply online or send your CV to engineering.jobs@shiftpursuit.co.za Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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