Snr. Civil/Structural Engineer – Andrew LiningtonPr. Eng
andrew.linington@gmail.com (C): 072 621 3121 (H): 010 900 4126
South African ID: 571212 5056 189 Irish Passport: LT7550849
PROFILE
Mr. Andrew Linington is a senior Civil & Structural Engineer with 30+ years’ experience in
engineering & construction management, civil & structural design, site engineering & QC.
Since Jan 2014 he has been a member of the owner’s engineering team for De Beers on their
Venetia Underground Project (VUP) in Musina, accountable for the project’s Civil, Structural
and Architectural engineering and design.
He has previous experience in mining, services infrastructure, petrochemical plants and
aluminum smelters.
EDUCATION
2013 MDP – University of Stellenbosch Business School
1987 Pr. Eng - Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
1981 B.Sc. Eng. (Civil) - University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, RSA
EXPERIENCE
2014- 2016 De Beers Consolidated Mines, Johannesburg
Senior Civil Engineer
Project: Venetia Underground Project (VUP), Musina, RSA
 Responsible for guiding the work of the Consultant’s lead Civil & Structural
Engineers
 Accountable for the scope and requirements for each package
 Responsible for the interface with the engineers on site
 Responsible for formally reviewing and signing off on completion of the
design.
 Driving an integrated team approach between De Beers and the EPCM
Achievements: Supervised the Civil and structural engineering and construction of surface
infrastructure including erection of two structural steel headgears from terracing to
start of shaft sinking.
Reason for leaving: Retrenched due to company restructuring.

Snr. Civil/Structural Engineer – Andrew LiningtonPr. Eng
2010 - 2013 SNC-LAVALIN South Africa, Sandton, Gauteng, RSA
Senior Civil Engineer
Project: Kamoto Copper Mine, Kolwezi, DRC
 Responsible, for Civil and Structural engineering for phase 3
refurbishment of existing buildings at the Luilu processing plant and
KTC crusher/flotation.
 Civil and Structural Coordination between site and Johannesburg HO
for engineering of phase 4 greenfield expansion
 Lead Civil Engineer for Phase 4.
Achievements: Discipline lead that was a member of an engineering team that increased the
capacity for copper production in two phases from 50,000tpa to 300,000tpa.
Reason for leaving: Project Completed
2007-2009 SNC-LAVALIN INC., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Interface Manager, Aluminum Division
Project: Qatalum Aluminium Smelter, Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar
 Responsible, for managing all Interfaces with the local authorities,
existing industries and between the Qatalum Project Contractors for
both the engineering and construction.
Achievements: Integrated the engineering design and construction by 9 different EPCM
contractors and the local authorities for phase 1 of Qatalum aluminium smelter.
Reason for Leaving: Completed role on project
2006-2007 TECHNIP
Field Civil Engineer
Project: Gas Refinery Expansion, Ras Laffan, Qatar
 Responsible for Civil & Structural site queries for the Trains 6 & 7
expansion of the Ras Gas refinery.
Reason for Leaving: Career advancement

Snr. Civil/Structural Engineer – Andrew LiningtonPr. Eng
2005-2006 LC CONSULTING,
Senior Project Engineer, Dubai
Tower residences & Hotels, Palm Jumeirah
2004-2005 TECHNIP
Field Structural Engineer
PPE Plant – Sasol, Secunda, RSA, Project value > USD 200 Million
 Responsible for Civil & Structural site queries for the expansion of the
PPE plant.
2003-2004 KBR
Structural Engineering Coordinator
Monterrey, Mexico, Project value > USD 250 Million
 Responsible for the clash coordination during 3D modeling (done in the
Mexico office) of the Structural design (from Johannesburg engineering
office) with the Piping design (done in the Houston head office).
1998-2003 M&R ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Tie-in Coordinator (2002-2003)
Mozal II - Aluminium Smelter, Mozambique, Project value > USD 1 Billion
 This was a risk management role that achieved zero production loss
during the expansion of the plant .
 Responsible for the liaison between the Operations’, Project
management and Construction teams for both construction and
precommissioning.
Senior Structural Engineer (1998-2001)
Mozal I - Aluminium Smelter, Mozambique, Project value > USD 1 Billion
 Responsible for structural design, followed by site engineering and QC
for the Structural works.
 Feasibility study for Mozal II.

Snr. Civil/Structural Engineer – Andrew LiningtonPr. Eng
1997 ROTARY ENGINEERING
Manager – Civil
Singapore – Value of projects > USD 300 Million
 Manager of the Civil division of a multi-discipline EPC company
specializing in onshore petrochemical projects.
1996 DPA CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Resident Engineer
Sandton City Refurbishment, Value > USD 30 Million
1994 - 1995 M&R ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Senior Structural Engineer
Hillside Aluminium Smelter, Mozambique, Project Value > USD1 Billion
 Site engineering and QC of structural steel works for the greenfield
project.
1992 - 1993 DE BEERS, Botswana
Resident Civil Engineer
Jwaneng Diamond Mine Expansion, Project value > USD 500 Million
 Resident Civil Engineer for the owner’s project team responsible for
managing the Civil contractors on the expansion of the mine.
1991 OVE ARUP, RSA
Senior Structural Engineer – Secunda Fertilizer plant
1990 FLUOR, RSA
Senior Structural Engineer – Mosgas Oil refinery
1982 – 1990 Junior Civil Engineer - Various Civil Engineering positions

Snr. Civil/Structural Engineer – Andrew LiningtonPr. Eng
HIGH SCHOOL
St David’s, Marist Inanda, Sandton, RSA – Matric 1974
LANGUAGES
English & Portuguese (intermediate level)
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Botswana, Mexico, Mozambique, South Africa, Singapore, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom; Qatar and DRC
HOBBIES
Chess, cycling & golf
REFERENCES
(De Beers 2014-2016) - David Whitehouse: +27 (0)82 561 6171
(SNC Lavalin 2009-2013) - Robin Gardiner: robinmgardiner@googlemail.com