Internship - Engineering Administrator (Location: Cape Town, South Africa)

Swire Renewable Energy; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 67,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Swire Renewable Energy offers a Blade Department internship in Cape Town for engineering students or recent graduates. The role provides administrative and technical support, assisting with blade inspection, maintenance, and reporting, while reviewing technician reports for accuracy and compliance.

You will engage with technicians, maintain records in company systems, learn blade repair basics, and contribute to project setup and reporting tools used by the team.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in mechanical/electrical/chemical engineering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Fluent in English both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Learn and understand basic blade repair techniques to assess quality of works and review inspection and repair reports.
• Learn about chemicals and materials used in rotor blade repair to assess compliance with specifications.
• Learn basics of project preparation to set up projects before they commence, including admin work and BOM preparation.
• Learn reporting tools to create repair and inspection reports and assist technicians as needed.
• Familiarize with internal programs to provide admin support to operations and engineering teams (SharePoint, SmartSheet, Fluix, etc.).
• Provide first-line review of reports ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to standards before escalation or final approval.
• Engage with technicians to clarify findings, resolve discrepancies, and address report quality issues.
• Contribute to process improvement and problem-solving initiatives.
• Maintain engineering documentation and project records.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

English fluency

Education

Diploma/Degree in mechanical/electrical/chemical engineering

Tools

SharePoint

SmartSheet

Fluix

Bladetuul

Job description

Internship - Engineering Administrator (Location: Cape Town, South Africa)

Job Description

Swire Renewable Energy is looking for Engineering Administrator Intern in the Blade Department.

Role Overview

The intern provides administrative and technical support to the Blade Department, assisting with activities related to blade inspection, maintenance, and reporting. This role serves as a first-line review function for technician reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company standards. Engage with technicians to correct errors. Maintain accurate records and documentation within company systems.

The position is designed for engineering students or recent graduates who are seeking practical experience in blade technology, engineering operations, and performance optimization within a professional environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Learn and understand basic blade repair techniques to be able to assess quality of works and review inspection and repair reports.
• Learn about chemicals and materials used in rotor blade repair to be able to assess whether works are carried out according to specifications.
• Learn basics of project reparation to be able to set up projects before they commence - including administration and preparing BOM (bill of materials).
• Learn about reporting tools used, to be able to create repair and inspection reports where necessary and assist technicians as needed.
• Learn about internal programs used to be able to provide admin support to operations and engineering team (SharePoint, SmartSheet, Bladetuul, Fluix, etc.)
• Provide first-line review of reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to required standards before escalation or final approval.
• Engage directly with technicians to clarify findings, resolve discrepancies, and address report quality issues.
• Contribute to process improvement and problem-solving initiatives.
• Maintain engineering documentation and project records.

Requirements For This Position

• Diploma/Degree in mechanical/electrical/chemical engineering
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office application
• Fluent in English both written and verbal
• Must live in Cape Town, South Africa

About Swire Renewable Energy

Swire Renewable Energy is a global service provider specialised in the installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of renewable energy infrastructure, particularly focusing on wind. Headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, SRE has a strong international presence with regional offices strategically located in Australia, Denmark, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, and the UK.

Our core services encompass comprehensive project management, engineering expertise, and efficient asset management solutions, catering to clients throughout the entire lifecycle of renewable energy assets, including construction, operational, and decommissioning phases. Our commitment to delivering tailored and innovative services ensures that customers optimise the efficiency and longevity of their renewable energy investments and maximise the production from their assets.

Our people are at the core of our operations, and we remain committed to fostering an inclusive safety culture that prioritises the health, safety, wellbeing, and security of our employees, customers, and partners.

Note: If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submission of application of this advertisement, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

This is an Employment Equity position. Preference will be given to appropriately qualified applicants from designated groups.

We reserve the right not to fulfil this position.