Career Advice Detail Africa

Engineering

Overview

Types of jobs in this sector: The five largest engineering areas are: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering. There are also more specialised engineering fields, including aerospace engineering, oceanic engineering, nuclear engineering, biomedical engineering, and environmental engineering.

Reference: Punch (Nigerian newspaper)

List engineering companies: Please see Mbeni information services

Writing CVs: Same as standard generic CVs but with specific experience and qualifications to engineering.

International company CVs: Check with the company on their preferred CV format. Majority prefer a standard CV template with qualifications and experience specifically relating to engineering and job advert requirements.

Reference: same websites as generic information.

Application forms: Same advise as generic information but relevant engineering experience and qualifications.

Preparing for Interviews: Same advise as generic information.

International engineering companies have their individual recruitment process which will be stated on websites or through the actual recruitment process, so it is best to check with them on their interview process.

Reference: similar websites as generic information

Vacancies and internships

• Engineeringjobs.co.za
• Engineer placements
• TRS staffing solutions (engineering recruitment agency)
• Adzuna
• The Engineering job
• Hire Resolve – engineering careers
• jobisjob
• Careers24
• Best Jobs South Africa
• Junction
• ioljobs
• JobVine
• Learn 4 Good
• Jobs.co.za
• Indeed

Institutions/Societies:

Aeronautical Engineers

• The Aeronautical Society of South Africa

Agricultural Engineers

• South & East African Society of Agricultural Engineering (SEASAE)

Black Engineers

• National Society of Black Engineers (SA)

Chemical Engineering

• The South African Institution of Chemical Engineers

Civil Engineering

• Institute of Civil Engineer, South Africa
• The South African Institution of Civil Engineering
• The South African Institution of Civil Engineering Young Members Panel

Clinical Engineering

• The Clinical Engineering Association of South Africa

Constructional Engineering

• Constructional Engineering Association (South Africa)

Consulting Engineers

• Consulting Engineers South Africa

Electrical Engineering

• Institute of Electrical Engineering

Energy Engineering

• Association of Energy Engineers

Engineering and Environmental Geologists

• South African Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists

Fire Engineers

• The institution of Fire Engineers

Industrial Engineering

• South African Institute of Industrial Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

• South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

• The Institution of Certified Mechanical and Electrical Engineers South Africa

Mining Engineering

• The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
• Association of Mine Resident Engineers of South Africa
• South Africa Colliery Engineers Association
• Mining Society of South Africa

Petroleum Engineers

• Society of Petroleum Engineers

Structural Engineering

• The Institution of Structural Engineers, South Africa

Technology Engineering

• Engineering Institute of Technology

Women in Engineering

• South African Women in Engineering