Lead Design Engineer

HITACHI ENERGY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD; Midvaal Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational energy company in Midvaal Local Municipality seeks a Lead Design Engineer. This role involves coordinating project engineering activities, ensuring compliance with regulations, and technical liaison with stakeholders. Candidates must have over 10 years of experience, including some years in a lead role. Key responsibilities include monitoring engineering deliverables and managing change orders. The ideal candidate will have domain expertise in substations and excellent English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of work experience, with 3-4 years in a lead role.
• Experience in preparing BOQ and technical proposals for tenders.
• Understanding of installation, testing and commissioning requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project engineering activities and deliverables.
• Liaise with stakeholders on technical matters.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and guidelines.

Skills

Risk Management process knowledge

Engineering of GIS and AIS substations

Coordination with civil and MEP disciplines

Proficiency in spoken & written English

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Lead Design Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be coordinating project engineering activities - preparation and review of project engineering deliverables, monitoring of contractual scope, variation & change orders initiation, technical discussions, liaising with all stake holders on technical matters, monitoring engineering effort for projects and tenders etc.

Your responsibilities:

• Coordinating with other engineering disciplines substation projects and tenders.
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholder for scheduled progress of projects and tenders.
• Reviewing of equipment specification and BOQ for supplier enquiries, technical offer review, monitoring and coordination of supplier deliverables, resolution of technical issues during FAT etc.
• Following the engineering processes, change management, risk and opportunities management and other relevant processes during project execution and tendering.
• Coordinating with customer/consultant for document approvals as per project schedule.
• Coordinating with site team for technical matters during installation, testing and commissioning, punch point closure etc.
• You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Able to assess the knowledge and expertise of Risk Management process and HE Framework and Tool.
• Detailed domain expertise in one of the domains (either primary or secondary) is a must. The candidate must have the knowledge of other domains for effectively monitoring and supervising the regular project engineering activities.
• Primary engineering of GIS and AIS substation, layouts, earthing, cabling, lightning protection, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, MV system etc.
• Secondary engineering of GIS and AIS substation, protection, relay panels, LCCs, SCADA/RTU/SCMS etc., FMS/DFR, Telecom, control cabling, CT/VT sizing, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, MV system etc.
• Engineering of Auxiliaries of GIS & AIS substations, LV AC boards, service/auxiliary transformers, earthing transformers, DC system - batteries and battery chargers, UPS, inverter, security system, CCTV, access control, EPABX, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, etc.
• Experience of coordination with civil and MEP disciplines in the substation, inputs for civil and MEP engineering, interfaces, coordination check with civil & MEP services etc.
• Experience of preparing BOQ, deviation list, clarifications, technical proposal for tenders and customer enquiries for firm and budgetary tenders.
• Understanding of installation, testing and commissioning requirements to effectively support the preparation of testing protocol, site activities.
• Minimum 10 years of work experience is required of which 3-4 years of experience in a lead role is preferred.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English.

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