7 Process Design jobs in South Africa

The Process Safety Design Engineer is responsible for developing and integrating process safety strategies and engineering solutions into facility designs, ensuring compliance with international safety standards and reducing operational risk across oil & gas facilities. This role involves working across multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective engineering solutions in both greenfield and brownfield projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support process safety design activities across project lifecycle stages (conceptual, FEED, detailed design).

• Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL studies.

• Develop and maintain safety documentation including Bow-Tie diagrams, safety philosophies, Cause & Effect charts, and fire & explosion risk assessments (FERA).

• Design and specify safety systems such as ESD, fire and gas detection, relief systems, and pressure protection devices.

• Perform quantitative risk assessments (QRA), dispersion modeling, and consequence analysis.

• Ensure designs meet local and international codes and standards (API, IEC, NFPA, ISO, OSHA, etc.).

• Support development and review of Safety Cases, SIMOPS plans, and emergency response plans.

• Interface with process, piping, instrumentation, mechanical and civil engineers for integrated safety solutions.

• Participate in design reviews (3D model reviews, P&ID reviews, constructability and operability reviews).

• Provide technical input to procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or related field.

• Postgraduate training in Process Safety Engineering (preferred).

• Professional Engineering Registration (e.g., PrEng, CEng, PE) is advantageous.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of process safety design principles and risk assessment techniques.

• Proficiency in process simulation tools and safety analysis software (e.g., PHAST, PIPENET, DNV GL, PHA-Pro).

• Familiarity with international oil & gas safety regulations and standards.

• Ability to interpret and develop PFDs, P&IDs, and engineering drawings.

• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and report writing skills.

• Highly analytical with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Attention to detail with a commitment to operational integrity and safety.

Experience:

• 5–10 years of experience in process safety and risk management within the oil & gas, petrochemical, or energy sector.

• Demonstrated experience in design and review of safety systems for upstream, midstream, or downstream facilities.

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Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Salary: R20K – R23K CTC Monthly

Posted on: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Junior Design / Process Engineer – Pietermaritzburg

Our client is a manufacturer of aluminium, brass, and zinc castings. The role involves designing process flows for new and existing product lines, including creating process flow charts, SOPs, work instructions, tool/data sheets, and bills of materials. You will also design tools, jigs, and fixtures using 2D & 3D CAD and generate CNC programs as required.

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in materials, manufacturing methods, material yield, lean processes, and re-engineering. Oversee tooling manufacture and optimize tooling and processes during first-off and production runs.

• Grade 12 or Technical N3
• NTS 2 to NTS 6 or equivalent
• Tool and Die Maker or similar technical trade

• Knowledge of extrusion process equipment and die design
• Understanding of the PDC product range (advantageous)
• Manufacturing experience
• Proficiency in VISI 3D CAD software
• Working knowledge of 2D drafting software such as AutoCAD or NanoCAD

• 13th check
• Profit sharing

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Manufacturing

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• Designing and optimizing mechanical and structural systems for beneficiation plant equipment.
• Creating detailed 3D models and engineering drawings using Autodesk Inventor.
• Providing on-site technical support during equipment installation and commissioning.
• Contributing to product development and innovation.

• A Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years of mechanical design experience in the beneficiation plant industry.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor and strong knowledge of bulk materials handling and weldment design.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a team.
• A valid driver's license and your own vehicle are essential.

• Bachelors degree in chemical or metallurgical engineering, Pr.Eng preferred.
• Relevant post graduate qualifications could be advantageous.
• Modelling thermochemistry of pyrometallurgical processing in FACSTAGE.

• Minimum 10 years of overall industry-relevant experience, with a minimum of 5 years experience within the field of electric smelting furnace process engineering and process plant design.
• Experience with mass and energy balances for pyrometallurgical processes from first principles through a relevant simulation package like HSC, Metsim.
• Experience in the operation of electric smelting furnaces at a responsibility level that would allow the incumbent to make process decisions would be advantageous.
• Electric furnace commissioning experience
• Good theoretical knowledge of refractory materials and selection.
• Pyrometallurgical test work planning and execution Bench- to pilot scale.

• Advanced understanding of process design principles and furnace sizing.
• Primary handling of ores with respect to electric smelting furnaces.
• Pyrometallurgical processing in SAFs / OBFs.
• All aspects of furnace design and operation.
• Industry codes/standards and interdepartmental practices and procedures.
• Pricing, tendering and budgeting principles, tools and control.
• Safety consciousness and application of good practice health and safety.
• Good understanding of best practices in the worldwide smelting industry.

• Project scoping, costing, design and detail engineering.
• Project construction, supervision, commissioning and handover.
• Designing and developing new processes and integrating into existing processes.
• Maintaining and modifying existing systems
• Troubleshooting and problem solving
• Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment with design engineers and other internal staff
• Commercial awareness and sound written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Liaising with clients, suppliers, contractors and relevant authorities
• Project managing within cost and time constrained environments
• Understanding and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and quality standards
• Team leadership skills.
• Listening to, interpreting and understanding feedback from clients and team members.
• Organizational skills, planning, project management and prioritizing ability.
• Interpersonal motivational skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and to achieve deadlines.

• Provide project related engineering and procurement deliverables and services for studies, tenders and projects.
• Preparation of process designs, Block Floe Diagrams, PFD's, P&ID's, and all technical process documents
• Develop and implement systems and procedures and manage support engineers, other discipline personnel and clients to successfully achieve their project objectives.
• Preliminary cost estimates for potential projects and budget proposals.
• Planning, design, specification, procurement, reporting, construction, commissioning and handover of project packages.
• Ensure scopes of works for various projects are correctly specified and matches budget.
• Manage all the resources in the best interest of the company
• Provide technical leadership and maintaining technical quality norms and standards, ensuring that appropriate technologies are incorporated into the designs, and they comply with the relevant engineering standards.
• Co-ordinating designs and drawing with all relevant engineering disciplines.
• Contribute to the development and or refining of all ISO aligned, process systems and procedures.
• Maintain professional registration(s) and keep up to date new technologies as well as changes in the application of current process technologies in the fields operate in.
• Knowledge sharing and transfer on all applicable processes and technologies including the primary and secondary beneficiation of all applicable ores into the products as required by the group clients.
• Compiling and delivering technical papers and presentations to further the company profile in the industry.