EC&I Design Engineer

Rula Bulk Materials Handling (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bulk materials handling firm is seeking a Project Manager with skills in electrical design and project management. The role involves managing project schedules, ensuring quality documentation, and conducting site installations. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, highly communicative, and capable of working under pressure. This position offers an opportunity to make a positive impact in a market-leading organization.

Benefits

Opportunity within a solid track record company

Join a market leader in Manufacturing

Opportunity to make a positive impact

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail and high standard work.
• Creative problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules and contracts.
• Develop electrical systems and panel designs.
• Ensure quality documentation and quality control.
• Conduct site testing and installation supervision.

Skills

Project Management

Electrical Design

Quality Control

Communication Skills

Multi-tasking

Job description

Optimisation, Innovation and Excellence are the three words which most immediately characterise RULA Bulk Materials Handling (Pty) Ltd. We are an intensely entrepreneurially driven organisation. Established in South Africa since 1970 and locally owned since 2001, we have become a major player in the bulk materials handling sector for both pneumatic and mechanical solutions. RULA Bulk Materials Handling (Pty) Ltd offers turnkey bulk materials handling solutions from concept design to commissioning and hand over. The cornerstones of our business are Projects, Professional Services, and In‑house Products. We are a turnkey bulk materials handling project specialist. We develop projects for our clients from concept stage through to commissioning, and beyond to operation and maintenance. We embrace difficult challenges and strive to find solutions where others flounder. We rely on the diverse skill‑set of our people to achieve our clients’ goals. Our in‑house skills include all engineering disciplines and project resources. Our competitive advantage lies in our wide in‑house scope, meaning minimal reliance on subcontractors, quick response times, and effective feedback on our designs.

The Role

• Project Management
• Contract management
• Project scheduling
• Procurement – equipment/component selection, rfq’s, orders
• Quality documentation & quality control
• Tendering
• Determine client requirements and specifications applicable
• Preliminary design to establish pricing structure
• Populate price schedule/s and/or getting pricing and cost estimating for Medium Voltage & Low Voltage equipment, electrical panels, control panels, control system (PLC/SCADA), instrumentation, installation, commissioning
• Compile tender documentation pack
• Generate tender related drawings
• Electrical Design
• Electrical systems design
• Interface to other disciplines
• Generate load lists
• Single line diagrams (with calculations for breaker sizes)
• Schematic wiring diagrams
• Cable block diagrams
• Cable Size Calculations & Designs
• Cable Schedules
• Cable routing & racking design
• Technical schedules for cabling and motors
• Termination schedules
• Protection settings
• Earthing & Lightning Protection Designs, Layouts & Drawings
• Lighting & Small Power – selection of best suited fittings, placement, routing, cabling
• Understanding of hazardous area classification, selection of equipment & safe implementation
• Electrical Panel Design
• Compliance to Type Test standards
• Heat rise and bus bar dimensioning and sizing
• Panel enclosure sizing and sheetmetal detailing
• Sheetmetal fabricator inspections
• Circuit design
• Workshop monitoring
• Factory testing & reports
• C&I Design
• Control And Instrumentation systems design
• Interface to other disciplines
• Generate the following design documentation:
• Limits of supply and services (LOSS) diagrams
• IO function block diagrams
• Instrument schedule
• Drive & actuator schedule
• Signal and I/O Lists
• Equipment location drawings
• Cable block diagrams
• Cable schedules
• Panel interface list
• Termination schedules
• Alarm list
• Alarm philosophy & rationalisation
• Virtual signal list
• Panel design, comprising of:
• Selection of equipment/components
• General layout drawings
• Wiring diagrams
• Power distribution
• Termination drawings
• PLC / SCADA / HMI specification
• Schematic wiring diagrams / loop drawings
• Cable racking design
• Loop diagrams
• Logic diagrams
• Control philosophy
• Functional design specification
• C&I room design & layout drawings
• Networks architecture, component selection, placement and configuration
• Equipment hook-up drawings
• Fire detection systems
• Testing
• Factory acceptance testing
• Witness testing
• Quality inspections
• Site Installation And Testing
• Site visits
• Installation supervision
• Site testing procedures
• On site direction checks / loops tests / commissioning
• Handover documentation
• Training
• As built documentation

Ideal Profile

• You are a good multi-tasker who can work within tight deadlines.
• You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can articulate your ideas to different stakeholders.
• You are highly goal driven and work well in fast paced environments
• You pay strong attention to detail and deliver work that is of a high standard
• You enjoy finding creative solutions to problems

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity within company with a solid track record of success
• Join a market leader within Manufacturing
• Opportunity to make a positive impact