Engineering Recruitment Agency South Africa

PMG Recruitment Services helps employers across South Africa hire engineering talent for technical, project, maintenance, reliability, quality, automation, mining, energy, infrastructure, and leadership environments. We recruit for mechanical, electrical, civil, controls and automation, project, maintenance, reliability, quality engineering, and engineering management roles — matched on technical capability, not just a CV keyword match.

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PMG Recruitment Services has been placing engineering talent in South Africa since 2008. We work nationally, handle both confidential headhunting and multi-site recruitment, and screen every engineering candidate against the technical requirements of the role — not just their CV.

Roles We Recruit

Typical roles include mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, civil engineers, controls and automation engineers, project engineers, maintenance engineers, reliability specialists, quality engineers, and engineering managers. See full role profiles for the positions we recruit most regularly:

See the full list of engineering and technical roles we place for detailed role profiles.

What We Assess

Engineering hires fail most often when a CV matches on paper but the candidate can’t actually do the job in your environment. Before we put a shortlist in front of you, we assess technical depth against your specific plant, process or project requirements, relevant standards and safety exposure, hands-on versus purely supervisory experience, and career trajectory and reasons for moving — not just years of experience and job titles.

Industries We Serve

We recruit engineers across manufacturing, mining, energy, infrastructure and industrial environments throughout South Africa, including dedicated coverage of two sub-sectors:

Current Engineering Vacancies

Browse our current vacancies for open engineering roles we’re recruiting for right now. If nothing matches today, submit your CV via the Candidate Portal and we’ll be in touch when a suitable role comes up.

Engineering Salary Guide

Not sure what an engineering role should pay in today’s market? Our 2026 South African Engineering Salary Guide covers current benchmarks across the roles above. Employers can also request a tailored salary benchmark for a specific role or team.

Engineering Hiring Insights

Building a whole team? If you need several people for a engineering project — project, site, engineering, SHEQ, quality and planning roles — see our Project Team Recruitment service: one partner for the entire team.

How We Work

We take a detailed brief on the role, the team, and the technical requirements — not just a job spec.
We search and screen candidates against those requirements, assessing technical fit before we assess anything else.
We present a shortlist with context on each candidate, not just a stack of CVs.
We support you through interviews, offer and onboarding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which engineering roles does PMG recruit for?

Mechanical, electrical, civil, controls and automation, project, maintenance, reliability, quality engineering, and engineering management roles, primarily in manufacturing, mining, energy and infrastructure environments across South Africa.

Do you only recruit permanent roles?

No. We recruit for both permanent and contract roles, from single specialist hires to multi-site assignments where several roles need filling at once.

How do I get a salary benchmark for an engineering role?

Start with our Engineering Salary Guide, or contact us for a benchmark tailored to a specific role or location.

Hiring an Engineer?

Tell us about the role and we’ll get back to you with next steps — or browse our current vacancies if you’re looking for your next engineering role.