Project Mechanical Engineer – ARK Project

About the role

The ARK Project at Kibali Gold Mine requires a Project Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical design and project management for the feasibility study. You will ensure plant and equipment are safe, reliable, maintainable and cost‑effective throughout their lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Provide mechanical engineering support and technical leadership during feasibility and project development.
• Review process layouts, equipment selections and engineering designs for operability, reliability and maintainability.
• Develop and review mechanical design criteria, specifications, datasheets and technical standards.
• Prepare engineering studies, CAPEX estimates, operating cost assessments and business cases.
• Conduct technical evaluations of major equipment, participate in supplier selection and bid evaluation.
• Incorporate RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) principles into plant design.
• Review calculations, 3D models, manufacturing drawings and finite‑element analyses.
• Support maintenance strategy development, critical spares planning and operational readiness.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, statutory requirements and project specifications.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, reliability and lifecycle cost.

Required profile

• Strong background in maintenance, reliability engineering or operations within a mining or industrial environment.
• Proven ability to influence engineering design decisions to enhance equipment reliability and maintainability.
• Experience managing budgets, contracts and quality management systems.

Required skills

• Mechanical design engineering
• 3D modelling (e.g., CAD)
• Finite‑element analysis (FEA)
• CAPEX estimation
• Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) principles
• Equipment specification development
• Technical evaluation of major equipment
• Quality management system implementation