{"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Group Resident Engineer","description":"<h4>Job purpose</h4><p>The Group Resident Engineer is the senior on-the-ground engineering authority across the group's operations. The role makes sure plant, equipment and infrastructure run safely, reliably and at the lowest sustainable cost, and that engineering projects are delivered to specification, on time and within budget.</p><h4>Key responsibilities</h4><ul><li>Engineering operations and maintenance</li><li>Oversee planned, preventive and condition-based maintenance across all sites.</li><li>Track equipment availability and reliability, and act on recurring failures.</li><li>Set and enforce group engineering standards and procedures.</li><li>Project and contract management</li><li>Supervise capital and maintenance projects from design through commissioning.</li><li>Manage contractors and consultants, checking that work meets specification.</li></ul><ul><li>Health, safety and environment</li><li>Make sure engineering work complies with safety, environmental and statutory requirements.</li><li>Lead risk assessments, incident investigations and corrective actions on engineering matters.</li></ul><ul><li>Prepare and manage the group engineering budget for operating and capital spend.</li><li>Find cost savings in energy, spares, maintenance and contracts.</li><li>Technical advice and reporting</li><li>Advise management on engineering risks, asset life and replacement decisions.</li></ul><ul><li>People leadership</li><li>Lead, coach and develop site engineering teams.</li><li>Set performance targets and identify training needs</li></ul><h4>Qualifications and experience</h4><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Mining Engineering.</li></ul><ul><li>At least 10 years' post-qualification experience, with 3 or more in a senior engineering or resident engineer role.</li><li>Proven experience managing contractors and multi-site operations.</li></ul><h4>Key competencies</h4><ul><li>Strong technical knowledge of plant, equipment and infrastructure maintenance</li><li>Project and contract management</li><li>Budgeting and financial control</li><li>Safety leadership and regulatory compliance</li><li>Problem solving and root cause analysis</li><li>Leadership and people development</li><li>Clear written and verbal communication, including reporting to senior management</li></ul>","identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"ipcjobs.org","value":"IPCJ-002459"},"datePosted":"2026-10-29","validThrough":"2026-11-13T21:59:59.000Z","employmentType":"FULL_TIME","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"A Harare organisation"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Harare","addressRegion":"Harare","addressCountry":"ZW"}},"directApply":true}