Project Engineer

Role: Project Engineer. Location: Bloemfontein, Free State. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

About the Opportunity

This Project Engineer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Bloemfontein. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the engineering jobs pipeline across Free State.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the engineering jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Bloemfontein much easier.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Bloemfontein teams, and the new Project Engineer will feel that from the first week.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the engineering jobs side of the business inside out. The Bloemfontein group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

The team structure and working relationships for this role in Bloemfontein will be explained during the hiring process.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Diversity and Inclusion

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Bloemfontein.

In addition, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Free State.

Importantly, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Bloemfontein.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Your Future Here

Career progression for this engineering jobs role in Bloemfontein depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Free State.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Bloemfontein team member.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Bloemfontein have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Free State.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Where You’ll Work

Crucially, the environment combines office-based design and planning with site-based execution. Safety, quality and continuous improvement sit at the heart of how the team works.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Bloemfontein site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Notably, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Crucially, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Free State.

Key Outputs

• Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes
• Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
• Conduct risk assessments and HAZOP studies on critical processes
• Diagnose breakdowns and implement corrective and preventative maintenance
• Conduct site inspections and progress meetings with contractors
• Lead root-cause analyses on production losses and quality defects

Who We’re Looking For

• Commitment to safe, ethical and sustainable engineering practice
• Sound knowledge of the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards
• Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical reporting
• Hands-on commissioning and maintenance experience
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.