Job Description

Engineering Manager

Operating Division:TPT Saldanha IOT Employee Group:Permanent Department:TPT, Engineering Location:Saldanha Reporting To:Snr Engineering Manager: Maintenance Exe Grade:E Reference:req6162

The closing date is on 18/11/2026. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that HR has received the application before the closing date of the advertisement.

Position Purpose

The Engineering Manager - Reliability, Planning and Engineering Services is accountable for providing technical direction, advise, leadership and management to the Reliability Management, Maintenance Planning and Engineering Services section, through developing, improving and implementing effective and efficient maintenance work management (Planning, Scheduling, Coordinating, Tracking Controlling and Reporting); maintenance performance measurement (KPls); maintenance strategy optimization (Maintenance Plans) and inspections to enhance or improve plant, equipment, machinery and facility Safety, Operability, Maintainability, Availability, and Reliability (SOMAR).

Position Outputs

• Develop, implement and coordinate the execution strategy and plans for Reliability Management, Maintenance Planning and Engineering Services section to ensure the effective and efficient planning, scheduling, coordination, tracking, inspection and reporting on maintenance, shutdowns and refurbishments at Transnet Port Terminals.
• Budget compilation, forecasting, cost optimization and control.
• Develop, review, update, implement, enforce and maintain the maintenance planning systems and processes to support scheduled maintenance (Systems to support weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance plans).
• Develop, review, update, implement and maintain Key Performance Indicators (metrics).
• Develop and implement maintenance reporting, data capturing and history recording system or process and ensure compliance to the system.
• Develop, review, update, monitor and coordinate team members' performance scorecards and development of learning and growth plans, provide ongoing coaching and handle personnel related queries to ensure good performance delivery, retention and talent development.
• Liaise with other plant support disciplines and production area teams and provide advice and assistance to internal and external customers regarding maintenance planning, scheduling and inspection requests or queries.
• Develop, review, update, implement and maintain the reliability management and maintenance work management (planning, scheduling, coordinating, tracking, reporting, and inspections) work procedures, standards, norms and specifications.
• Conduct research, assessment or benchmark within reliability management and maintenance planning industry and implement initiatives to ensure that Transnet
• Port Terminals keeps up to date with the latest trends.
• Develop and implement root-cause failure analysis (RFA) methodology and I or system and ensure compliance to the system.
• Develop maintenance auditing system and process and ensure that maintenance audits (internal and external) are performed.
• Develop, maintain and implement maintenance plan improvement system and/or process (Reliability Centred Maintenance etc.)
• Alignment of TPT maintenance and reliability quality specifications to the international best practice and codes to ensure latest technology and standards are incorporated
• Develop, implement, communicate and maintain Quality System for maintenance, reliability, shutdowns and refurbishments.
• Compilation, review and management of maintenance contracts.
• Coordinate and manage compilation, review and approval of legal appointments for maintenance and reliability functions.
• Develop, implement and maintain systems and processes to ensure statutory and technical assurance compliance (Code of Practice, Occupational Health and Safety act, internal and external audits).

Qualifications and Experience

• BSc Degree / BEng. Degree / BTech Degree / National Diploma (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation or Industrial Engineering/ Technology). •Registration with ECSA will be advantageous .. •Certified Reliability Engineer / Leader will be advantageous. •Certificate in Maintenance Practice / Maintenance Management will be advantageous. •Advanced Certificate in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling will be advantageous. •Management Development Programme (MOP) or Management / Business qualification will be advantageous. •8 - 10 Minimum Years: - as a Maintenance Planning Supervisor/ Superintendent. -in Reliability Management / Engineering - outage / turnaround / Shutdown experience in heavy Mechanical environment.

Competencies

Attitude: •Dedication to task •Pro-active •Integrity •Open minded •Team worker •Attention to detail •Business Awareness •Confidentiality •Reliable •Trustworthy and Honest •Results Orientated Knowledge: •Principles of Project Management •Principles of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) •Principles of Shutdowns Management. •Expert knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling and work control. •Advance knowledge of Reliability management. •Ability to implement reliability centred maintenance systems and Root Cause Analysis techniques. •Advance knowledge of reporting (KPl's) and report writing. •Knowledge of Technology and development in port handling equipment •Principles of mechanical / electrical / Instrumentation and facility management. •Human Resources Management •Performance Management System •Familiar with the OSH Act and regulations •Budgeting and Cost management Skills Required: •Computer Literacy •Communication •Organisational •Interpersonal •Reporting and presentation Skills •Problem Solving •Self-Management •Information Gathering •Analytical •Decision Making •Advance SAP PM, SAP Finance (Budgeting) and SAP MM. •Advance MS Projects •Advance MS PowerPoint, MS Word and MS Excel.

Equity Statement

Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating Division.