Electrical Design Engineer

Tanya Cowie; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer in Pretoria with 3–5+ years of experience in design and operation within the mining sector. The role requires planning, directing and coordinating professional electrical designs through the complete design process to meet client requirements.

Responsibilities include mentoring CAD operators and engineers, aligning designs with safety regulations, and preparing scopes of work, specifications, and tender documents, while ensuring cost-effective

Qualifications

• Degree/ Technical Diploma or NQF Equivalent is required.
• Operational and design experience with relevant design software exposure is essential.
• Exposure to Mining Industry and international electrical standards.

Responsibilities

• To plan and direct professional electrical designs as part of the design process to meet client requirements.
• To align designs with industry best practices to ensure cost management and safety compliance.
• To mentor CAD operators and engineers in training for optimal utilization and development.
• To liaise with clients regarding design specifications and prepare scope of work, specs, BOQ and tender docs.
• To compile data for manufacturing and software engineering phases with a detailed data pack.
• MCC design IEC61439 knowledge, heat rise calculations, equipment selection, layout design.
• Lighting and small power design, substation design, cable racking, cable sizing and transformer sizing.

Skills

Operational design experience

PLC

SCADA systems

Knowledge of mining design

SANS standards

IEC 61439 knowledge

Heat rise calculations

Equipment selection

Education

Degree/ Technical Diploma or NQF Equivalent

Professional Engineer (Pr Eng)

Tools

PLC

SCADA

Job description

Our client a well-established international engineering integration and manufacturing company. has an opportunity for an Electrical Design Engineer with at least 3 - 5+ years excessive operational and design experience (inclusive of relevant design program exposure) to join their engineering team based in Pretoria.

The main Purpose of this position is responsible to plan, direct and coordinate professional electrical designs as part of the complete design process to meet client specific requirements.

Requirements:

• Degree/ Technical Diploma or NQF Equivalent
• Pr Eng (will be an advantage but not essential)
• Operational and design experience (inclusive of relevant design program exposure) is essential
• Exposure to Mining Industry
• International electrical and instrumentation specifications and standards
• SANS standards
• MHS Act & OHS Act
• Technical product knowledge
• Knowledge of PLC and Scada systems
• Industrial plant design experience
• Mining design experience.

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• To plan and align designs to business strategies and objectives to ensure effective customer service.
• To align designs with industry best practices to ensure effective cost management and adherence to safety regulations.
• To ensure continuous improvements on the designs for optimal and cost-effective implementation.
• To mentor and coach, the CAD operators and Engineers in training to ensure optimal utilization and development of these human resources.
• To implement design initiatives upon completion of project scoping, tendering and contract preparation with the client.
• To liaise with the respective clients pertaining to the design specifications and requirements to ensure client satisfaction.
• To prepare the scope of work, specifications, bill of quantities and tender documents in line with the client's needs and requirements.
• To compile further information for the manufacturing and software engineering phases of the project (ref a detailed 'data pack') to ensure successful implementation.
• MCC design IEC61439 knowledge
  • Heat rise calculations
  • Equipment selection
  • Layout design
• Lighting and small power design
• Substation design
• Cable racking design
• Cable sizing
• Equipment selection.
• Legal electrical requirements
• Transformer sizing

In return a competitive salary package is on offer