Job Description

With offices in Southern Africa, Australia, Canada, USA, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high-quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium Africa is currently recruiting for suitably qualified and experienced Lead Mechanical Designers to join our growing Design & Draughting team in Cape Town.

Reporting to the Drawing Office Manager the Lead Mechanical Designers will oversee and manage complex design processes and ensure execution of high quality, cost effective, detail 3D designs, general arrangement drawing and detailed Fabrication drawings in accordance with Engineering Design, Project Specifications, Industry Norms and Relevant Legislation while guiding a team of design engineers.

The tasks you'll perform:

• Be proficient in all aspects of CAD software and to use those skills within Lycopodium defined CAD procedures.
• Oversee the production and execution of detail Drawings that are consistent with industry, client and Lycopodium standards.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Produce drawings within project-defined budgets and deliverables.
• Be proficient in the layout and detailing of materials handling and mine plant design.
• Mentor Junior to Intermediate Mechanical Designers.
• Sound understanding of fabrication and construction techniques.

The expertise you'll bring:

• Recognised Tertiary qualification; at least N3 level
• Recognised Tertiary Qualification in Multi-Disciplinary Drawing Office Practice advantageous
• 15+ years’ of proven, relevant experience
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables, within budget and schedule constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to and/or proficiency in the use of specific proprietary software packages relevant to the Design & Draughting discipline.
• Working knowledge of software in the Autodesk AEC suite would be advantageous – AutoCAD 2d & 3D, Plant 3D, Advance Steel, Civil 3D etc.
• Technical background with a broad multi-disciplinary base, preferably in minerals processing plants / infrastructure construction.

The benefits we'll provide:

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, discount and rewards programs, and much more.

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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