Resident Engineer

Company Description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in Polokwane

Job Description

To provide overall leadership, governance and accountability for engineering, reliability and asset management across the Concentrator Portfolio. The role is accountable for the safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of concentrator assets through the development and implementation of asset management strategies, engineering standards, maintenance excellence programmes and reliability improvement initiatives.

The incumbent is responsible for the full life cycle management of concentrator assets, including asset selection, maintenance strategy development, asset integrity management, shutdown optimisation, contractor performance, technical assurance and engineering risk management. The role drives portfolio-wide standardisation, benchmarking and capability development to ensure sustainable improvements in asset performance, maintenance effectiveness and operational reliability across all concentrator operations.

Performance and Delivery

• Provide visible leadership in safety, sustainable development and Valterra Platinum values, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and engineering excellence across operations.
• Contribute to the development of portfolio engineering, asset management and reliability strategies, and ensure effective implementation of approved initiatives across all operations.
• Develop, standardise and govern engineering, maintenance, reliability, asset integrity and operational improvement frameworks to support the achievement of business objectives.
• Provide technical assurance and governance for engineering activities across all operations, ensuring consistent application of engineering standards, best practices and statutory requirements.
• Establish and maintain portfolio-wide asset management, reliability and maintenance excellence programmes that optimise asset performance, availability, utilisation and lifecycle value.
• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of shutdown management methodologies, maintenance planning and scheduling standards, contractor performance frameworks and work management processes across all operations.
• Drive engineering benchmarking across operations and against industry best practice to identify improvement opportunities, standardise successful practices and improve overall portfolio performance.
• Provide oversight of engineering service strategies, infrastructure performance and asset health to ensure that operations have the required capacity and reliability to meet production objectives.
• Support site engineering teams in the management of complex technical issues, major equipment failures, critical asset risks and recurring failure modes through structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Develop and implement portfolio initiatives relating to asset management, reliability engineering, asset integrity, condition monitoring, critical spares optimisation, maintenance effectiveness, equipment lifecycle management and continuous improvement.
• Lead the development of internal engineering capability, including reliability engineering, shutdown management, maintenance planning, asset management and technical specialist competencies.
• Establish and facilitate engineering forums, communities of practice and knowledge-sharing platforms to promote learning, collaboration and standardisation across all operations.
• Provide engineering and asset management support to sustaining capital and operational improvement projects, ensuring maintainability, operability, reliability and lifecycle cost considerations are incorporated throughout project development and execution.
• Support the Senior Engineering Manager Operations in the development and management of engineering, maintenance and sustaining capital strategies, budgets, asset renewal plans and long-term investment priorities.
• Maintain effective governance over engineering documentation, asset management systems, technical standards, equipment performance reporting, reliability metrics, asset health information and engineering improvement plans.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree or National Diploma 
• Government Certificate of Competency (MHSA)
• Processing plant experience (Desirable)
• Legal appointment in terms of the Mine Health and Safety Act, section 2.13.1

Technical Knowledge:

• Ten years post-engineering qualification experience with a minimum of 5 years processing engineering experience
• Strategic planning horizon of two to five years.
• Engineering and asset-management strategy and execution.
• Maintenance planning, work management and equipment life-cycle management.
• Operational and business risk management.
• Capital asset protection and management.
• Contract, supplier and cost management.
• Root-cause analysis, continuous improvement and asset optimisation.
• Equipment performance analysis, KPI management and technical documentation

 

Additional Information

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert.

Closing Date

28 October 2026