Senior Mechanical Designer

Lycopodium Africa is currently recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Designer to join our growing team in Cape Town, South Africa.

With offices in Africa, Australia, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, 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.

Reporting to the Lead Designer, the Senior Mechanical Designer will work under the direction of senior design staff to produce 2D and 3D models and drawings on schedule and on budget.

The tasks you'll perform

• Be proficient in all aspects of 2D and 3D MicroStation software (and preferably AutoCAD or Triforma) and to use those skills within the Lycopodium defined CAD procedures.
• Be proficient in the detailing of materials handling and mine plant design in their nominated discipline.
• Produce design drawings that are consistent industry standard techniques and that comply to Lycopodium drawing office and CAD procedures.
• Demonstrate an ability to work in a team environment and have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be capable of producing design drawings within the project defined budget hours for the defined deliverable document.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of fabrication and construction techniques.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development.

The expertise you'll bring

• Engineering Design Drafting or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution
• 10+ years' experience - Discipline Plant Design process plant design.
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Cape Town based
• Proficiency in 3D Triforma
• Working knowledge of software's in Autodesk AEC suite would be advantageous
• Working knowledge of software's in Bentley suite would be advantageous - Openbuildngs Designer or Microstation and other
• Working experience with ProjectWise online file storage software.

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.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

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