ENGINEERED EXCELLENCE
OptiPower - Electrical Project Engineer & Quality
Listing reference: mr_001707
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 26 September 2024
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Energy and Power Engineering
Location: Bedfordview
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market related
Introduction
The primary purpose of the Project Engineer is to ensure conceptual design of the electrical balance of plant (eBOP) is appropriate for the relevant application. The individual will also evaluate and select equipment to meet safety, reliability and cost effectiveness as well as have oversight of the engineering designs completed by third party providers.
Job description
Job Dimensions:
Problem solving by engaging the internal and external stakeholders to understand the environment in all its complexity. This includes identifying the success factors for performance, providing practical options, integrating ideas, planning, and forecasting trends and patterns.
It is important to manage the engineering considerations effectively, by applying specialised engineering principles and concepts, managing conceptual design and managing stakeholder relationships and expectations.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Complete the task on time, to the prescribed schedule and according to the needs of the assignment or project organisation.
- Prepare and compile evaluation and analysis reports.
- Select fit-for-purpose technology that meets or exceeds customer requirements
- Provide assistance to site execution teams with regards to electrical enquiries.
- Liaise with allied engineering disciplines and departments to ensure a co-ordinated solution.
- Provide technical input and industry knowledge to enhance proposals and tenders
- Prepare Electrical specifications and documents to satisfy designated engineering standards.
- Prepare Bill of quantities for procurement purposes.
- Confirm equipment or machines are ordered to the project or client specifications
- Commission and hand-over of completed plants that meet contracted performance criteria
Key Responsibilities:
Analysis and Feasibility
- Task analysis and planning
- Develop structured work methodologies for the assigned task.
- Consider risks and threats to task completion and mitigate proactively.
- Liaise with allied engineering disciplines and departments to ensure a coordinated solution.
- Assess the electrical engineering options presented by vendors for equipment to the needs of the organisation and provide accurate technical bid evaluation reports based on the assessment.
- Assist Quality department with quality checks and sign off of project quality documentation.
Specifications and Design
- Define and agree Electrical scope, battery limits, environment factors and constraints standards, design considerations and requirements design verification and testing, site installation and commissioning needs where applicable
- Provide business advice on planning operations in respect to optimizing electrical and civil engineering.
Project Engineering
- Implement appropriate planning systems and schedules for projects.
- Participation in electrical and civil engineering improvement projects.
- Participate in project meetings
- Preparation of plans and updates for projects.
- Manage project process to ensure deadlines are met.
- Advise on value adding or electrical and civil engineering improvements.
- Ensure plans comply with legislation.
- Co-ordinate, report and audit work/budgets of assigned subcontractors/vendors.
- Monitor in-house and outsourced projects for the maintenance of applicable Regulations, The Act, Codes of practice and standards.
- Provide electrical engineering advice on planning operations.
- Provide direction and supervision of in house or outsourced detail drawing/cad offices.
Reporting and Administration
- Supporting administration and correspondence is up to date and accurate.
- Prepare and compile evaluation/analysis reports.
- Ensure the preservation of departmental records and statistics. Ensure that technical data is secure.
Stakeholder Management
- Stakeholders to be regularly informed and kept up to date of scope changes and variations.
- Continuously liaise with the project management, on electrical & civil engineering developments, technology and innovations.
- Support efforts to overcome operational problems
- Support management team to achieve improved performance
- Develop a trusting and mutual respect relationship with internal and external service suppliers and clients.
Attributes
Personal Competencies
- Analytical
- Technical
- Numerate
Problem Solving
- Achievement orientated
- Documentation driven
- Negotiation skills.
- Communication skill
Minimum requirements
Qualifications:
- Engineering Degree, ideally Electrical Engineering
- Registered with ECSA.
Skills & Experience:
- At least 5 years related work experience in the renewables sector (Overhead line and Substations)
- Demonstrate hands-on design and commissioning experience
- Demonstrate experience in substation, transmission and distribution sector.
Technical systems:
- Project management principles
- Administrative processes and report
- Health and Safety requirements.
- Industrial and regulatory standards.
- Scientific principles, calculation methods
- Exposure to Computer based software tools
Attributes
Personal Competencies:
- Analytical
- Technical
- Numerate
Problem Solving:
- Achievement orientated
- Documentation driven
- Negotiation skills.
- Communication skills
All appointments will be filled in line with our employment equity plan.
Disclaimer
- The Recruiter may amend, delete or expire jobs at any time without notification.
- Murray & Roberts reserves the right not to proceed with filling the position.
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- If you do not receive any feedback on your application within 4 weeks from the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful