Project Engineer (Innovation and Technology) - Contract / Temporary For 12 Months

Affirmative Portfolios; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rand Water in Gauteng is seeking a PROJECT ENGINEER (Innovation and Technology) on a 12-month contract to drive process and industrial engineering inputs for innovation projects, including AI and data-driven pilots. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver pilots, define scopes, and ensure alignment with the Programme Master Plan.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Chemical or Industrial Engineering, 5–10 years’ post-master’s experience, and professional registration with the

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; bachelor’s only is not eligible.
• 5–10 years post-master’s experience (PhD academia considered).
• Professional registration (or eligibility) with the Engineering Council of SA.

Responsibilities

• Provide process, industrial and project engineering input for Innovation and Technology projects.
• Coordinate inputs to meet Rand Water’s requirements within the Master Plan.
• Develop scopes of work, technical specs and business cases for pilots and proofs of concept.
• Interface with mechanical, electrical, automation and other disciplines and cross-functional teams.
• Deliver on time and within budget; report to management on progress and results.

Skills

Process engineering

Industrial engineering

Project management

Digital technologies

Education

Master’s degree in Chemical or Industrial Engineering

Job description

PROJECT ENGINEER (INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY)-Contract / Temporary For 12 Months

(SENIOR PROCESS OR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER)

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the Innovation Manager (Line Manager) and Engineering Innovation Consultant (Functional Manager), the role of the incumbent is to provide professional process, industrial and project engineering / management input in the planning, development (including co-ordination and integration of inputs) and implementation of Innovation and Technology projects to meet Rand Water’s requirements.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Perform a full range of varied and responsible process, industrial and project engineering / management, work independently requiring a high level of judgement and independent evaluation, selection, and adaptation, of standard techniques, and where required, devising new improved approaches to meet unique situations.
• Apply engineering methods, process mapping, systems thinking and performance analysis to identify operational challenges and develop improvement opportunities.
• Involvement in work where no clear precedents exist, such as digital, AI and data driven pilots which require going beyond existing parameters and adaptation of plans to fit the situation, always bearing in mind the end objectives, and the underlying reason for them.
• Execute the delivery of assigned activities and projects (pilots, proofs of concept) at the appropriate levels of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the Programme Master Plan
• Develop pre-project recommendations into project scopes of work, functional and detailed requirements (including process calculations and drawings development, data and system integration requirements, technical specifications, tender documents preparations, bid evaluation and functional level business case development).
• Interface with the other engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, automation, architectural and civil), Multi-stakeholder Project Teams (Scientists and Water Quality experts, Asset Engineers/Managers, SHEQ, EMS, Operations, Maintenance, Legals, Supply Chain Management, Professorial Chairs and research partners), Consultants, and Contractors to accomplish completely integrated project delivery.
• Review project team members’ inputs/outputs for technical accuracy, adequacy, and compliance with standards, organizational procedures and best practices.
• Conduct/Participate in scoping meetings, reviews, engineering studies/evaluations, site activities and project execution activities.
• Provided value-add and input towards improving the section’s policies, systems and procedures.
• Identify Innovation improvement opportunities and projects for the business resulting in greater effectiveness and efficiencies for Rand Water.
• Be required to provide technical or project-based reports to management as well as other areas of the business, on which Rand Water may base significant decisions.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Formal Chemical or Industrial Engineering Masters (MEng / MSc) or Doctoral (PhD) Degree. Note: Candidates possessing only bachelor’s qualification will not be eligible.
• Project management qualification desirable but not mandatory
• 5 to 10 years applicable post master’s level qualification experience (PhD academia considered)
• Professional registration (or eligibility for registration) with the Engineering Council of SA
• Process and Industrial Engineering experience related to Process Infrastructure, Water Purification, Digital Technologies (Digital Twins, IoT, data analytics) and Innovation.
• Demonstrated technical research and writing skills
• Project Engineering and Management experience