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We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills and experience.\nAt AngloGold Ashanti, we assure you of work that carries significance and creates tangible results. What we do goes beyond mining. We build livelihoods in communities, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Our leaders and teams are committed to listening to and supporting each other, valuing differences, and embracing equity. We are convinced that greatness only happens when we prioritize these behaviors and the well-being of every person.\nLearn more about ourVision, purpose, values - AngloGold Ashanti\nPrincipal, Project Mechanical Engineer\nRole Overview\nCrushers, screens, conveyors, leach tanks and slurry pipelines: the heavy machinery that turns rock into gold starts as a design. As our Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will help shape those designs on our studies and growth projects, long before steel is cut. You will be the in-house expert who makes sure what we build is safe, practical and good value. This is a brand-new role with real influence, where your technical judgement will guide projects across our mines.\nIf you began on a mine site and moved into design work with an engineering firm, you will bring exactly the mix we are looking for.\nYour work will reach from the first study through to handover. You will work with our Director of Studies, outside engineering firms and site teams, and you will be trusted to say what others may not: where a design can be simpler, safer or better value.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide expert mechanical support to our studies team, from first concept through to commissioning.\nGuide outside engineering partners on studies, and review their designs for quality, safety and value.\nSupport our brownfield growth projects during execution when they need specialist help.\nCompare design options and technologies, and recommend the best fit for each site.\nChallenge over-design and promote right-sized solutions that stay safe and compliant.\nReview designs for safety and risk, including facilitating hazard studies.\nAnalyse the cost and time impact of supplier equipment options.\nWork with international project teams and engineering firms to keep standards high.\nLead and coach a project-based team and develop junior and senior engineers.\nInfluence decisions across functions and countries, even without direct line authority.\nShare lessons from site operations so that designs work well for the people who will run them every day.\nRequired Qualifications\nA bachelor of engineering degree in mechanical engineering.\nRegistration as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). This is essential.\n8 to 10 years of engineering experience in mineral processing, metal-producing industries and other capital-heavy projects.\nAt least 5 years at senior, principal or expert level, ideally in an owner’s team managing engineering, procurement and construction contracts.\nWide experience from early design stages (concept, pre-feasibility and feasibility) through construction, commissioning and handover to operations.\nAdvantageous: gold mining experience. Experience in other mining is also valued.\nSkills and Competencies\nExpert knowledge of heavy mechanical design, including crushing circuits, vibrating screens and long conveyor layouts.\nStrong knowledge of leaching, carbon-in-leach and thickening, and of slurry piping, pump sizing and flow modelling.\nStrong skills in risk-based technical assurance, safety in design and hazard studies.\nSharp analysis and problem-solving, even in uncertain or fast-moving situations.\nExcellent communication and influencing skills across teams and countries.\nA practical, value-focused mindset with the confidence to challenge a design.\nEnergy and enthusiasm for coaching others and building a culture of learning.\nWork Environment and Expectations\nBased in Johannesburg, with regular travel to mine sites. \nYou will work closely with the Director of Studies and external engineering partners, so strong teamwork across locations is essential.\nMine sites are safety-sensitive environments. You will lead by example on safety and follow site rules at all times.\nThis is a new position, so you will help shape how it works.\nYou will report to the Director, Project Engineering.\nBenefits Summary\nAngloGold Ashanti offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and overall well-being.\nMedical insurance, employee assistance programmes, and wellbeing initiatives.\nCompany-supported pension or provident fund contributions.\nAnnual leave, sick leave, and public holidays in line with company policy.\nAngloGold Ashanti Limited\nReg No: 1944/017354/06\nwww.anglogoldashanti.com\nAngloGold Ashanti is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of gender, race, religion, nationality, or disability.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5219,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Equity","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Science & Engineering","Precious Metals","Mining"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T09:04:50Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":20,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.58,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":32,"expected_fill_days":12,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/anglogold-ashanti-principal-project-mechanical-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/anglogold-ashanti-principal-project-mechanical-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T12:59:47Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":18366,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2740353},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2740353"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/anglogold-ashanti-principal-project-mechanical-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fanglogold-ashanti-principal-project-mechanical-engineer"}]}