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Senior Engineer - EC&I (ECI02)

Overview

Reference
ECI02

Salary
ZAR/hour

Job Location
South Africa -Johannesburg Metro -Bryanston -Woodmead

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
19 August 2026


DRA Projects is looking for an experienced Senior EC&I Engineer to join its engineering team in Woodmead.

This is a senior technical role supporting concept, pre-feasibility, feasibility, EPCM and EPC projects, with involvement across design engineering, technical support, site support, commissioning, documentation and handover, client interface and multidisciplinary project coordination.

Key Responsibilities

  • Carry out and manage detailed EC&I engineering designs.

  • Ensure discipline designs comply with DRA standards, client specifications, industry standards and relevant legislation.

  • Coordinate interfaces between engineering disciplines.

  • Review and verify technical information received from vendors, contractors and consultants.

  • Provide discipline input into studies and proposals.

  • Support site construction teams with engineering input.

  • Participate in and support commissioning activities.

  • Manage red-line drawing updates and project documentation.

  • Support EC&I project resources, schedules, budgets and forecasts.

  • Manage engineering activities across the project lifecycle from PFS and DFS through to execution.

  • Liaise with clients and discipline engineers to ensure technical requirements and specifications are met.

Minimum Requirements

  • BEng, BSc Engineering or BTech Engineering

  • Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience

  • Strong project engineering and/or minerals processing industry experience

  • Experience across EPC/EPCM project implementation

  • Strong technical knowledge of:

    • Electrical Engineering

    • Instrumentation Engineering

    • Control Engineering

    • Power Systems

    • Energy Systems

  • Specialist expertise in at least one of Electrical, Control or Instrumentation, with working knowledge of the other disciplines

  • ECSA registration advantageous

  • Engineering design tools and software experience advantageous

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a technically strong Senior EC&I Engineer who can work confidently across multidisciplinary engineering projects, interface effectively with clients and project teams, and contribute across the full project lifecycle from early-stage studies through design, construction and commissioning.

If you have solid EC&I experience within the mining, minerals processing or EPC/EPCM environment and are ready to take on a senior project engineering role with DRA Projects, we would like to hear from you.


Contact information

Chantel Levey