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Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

SGSLethabong, GP, ZA
30+ days ago
Job description

Job Description

To produce cost effective and technically sound Electrical designs within the required time frame to support project deliverables.

Project Life Cycle

  • Ensure discipline strategy development during set-up to meet project deliverables
  • Offer general project support and problem solving on technical matters arising
  • Use knowledge of scope on current and recent projects to promote re-use of engineering where possible
  • Review key discipline documentation and drawings produced on projects
  • Develop electrical strategy and design criteria to suit the unique project / client requirements
  • Produce regular project status reports
  • Generate post-project feedback

Design

  • Review and Approve Cable schedules that list all cable details and lengths
  • Generate scope of work specifications with technical requirements for each package
  • Assist in developing, managing and controlling the discipline cost and man-hour estimates
  • Produce discipline specific designs according to schedule and budget
  • Maintain effective engineering input / output of design office

    • Client Relationship

  • Maintain effective inter-discipline requirements
  • Manage and interface with Clients, suppliers and contractors to meet project objectives

    • Continuous Improvement

  • Provide suggestions for improving internal work methods and procedures on an ad-hoc basis.

    • Quality and Safety

  • Regularly review and contribute towards improvement of procedures and systems
  • Ensure all QA procedures and guidelines are followed in all daily activities
  • Participate in quality assurance audits
  • Monitor vendor quality
  • Monitor site quality
  • Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
  • Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.

    • Qualifications

    QUALIFICATIONS

  • Professionally the successful candidate will be a B. Sc / B. Eng. or B. Tech (Electrical) graduate and preferably registered with ECSA as a professional engineer.

    • SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Between 5 to 25 years’ experience executing projects in the EPC / EPCM environment; ideally within the mining and minerals (preferred) or petrochemical sector.
  • Project Management - Knowledge of basic project management methods and knowledge of all project life cycle phases
  • Electrical distributions & transmission - Knowledge of electrical transmission and distribution systems & techniques
  • Electrical network - Network Systems & techniques
  • Cables & Wires- Products and design techniques
  • Electrical control systems - Design, equipment and Systems.
  • Design Criteria - Applications and improvements of technical knowledge into design criteria that suit project reqs. And / or support the design of new components / equipment
  • Technical Documentation -Ability to create, understand and communicate via technical specifications
  • Plant Layout development -Ability to lay out the plant in a functional, safe and cost-effective way
  • Materials Fundamentals - Knowledge and understanding of basic information regarding materials and their properties used in engineering and manufacturing activities
  • Construction & Commissioning - Understanding of on-site construction work and commissioning with associated contractor and supplier interactions
  • Cost Estimation - Understand cost of design (including cost of deliverables generation) and ability to estimate costs related to a project or specific activity
  • Basic IT Tools -Office Automation and Graphic Software
  • Procurement - Understand project cost control, budgeting, procurement, purchase-to-pay and supply chain management
  • Engineering Calculations - Knowledge of engineering calculation techniques
  • Innovation & Adaptability - The ability to adapt to different environments (team, technologies, countries etc.) from a technical point of view, including ability to find out new possible technological solutions according to customer’s needs.
  • Quality Engineering - Knowledge of quality methods, management systems and procedures and / or understanding of quality features of products and parts
  • Quantity Estimation - Ability to estimate quantities (volumes, dimensions, masses, weights etc.)
  • CAE Software - Familiarity with CAE software including setting up systems, procedures and guidelines AutoCAD
  • Legislation and Standards - Knowledge of sector specific law ( Engineering safety reqs, and knowledge of standard specifications ( Plant layout requirements etc.) including the ability to integrate these standards.