Project Lead Engineer

Trs Staffing Solutions; Emfuleni Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the Energy Solutions industry as a Project Lead Engineer. In this hybrid role located in Modderfontein, you will lead engineering activities, ensuring project compliance with safety and quality standards. If you have a BSc in Electrical Engineering and extensive automation experience, we invite you to apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years' experience in Automation Engineering in Power Generation & Water industry.
• Professional registration with ECSA will be advantageous.
• Completed at least 2 projects in automation.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a design authority for engineering assignments and approves design deliverables.
• Reviews project documents for safety, cybersecurity, and quality assurance.
• Provides technical support to commissioning and start-up activities.

Skills

Automation Engineering

Cybersecurity implementation

Industrial network design

Coaching and mentoring

Fault finding

Education

BSc or Bachelor of Technology Degree in Electrical / Light Current Engineering

Tools

xA

Symphony Plus

HMI/HSI/DCS systems

Job description

Embark on the next chapter of your professional journey as a Project Lead Engineer with our esteemed client in the Energy Solutions industry.

This organization is committed to tackling global challenges while upholding strong core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration.

Their dedication to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities serves as a foundation for empowering individuals to develop sustainable solutions. This exciting opportunity is located in Modderfontein, Gauteng, South Africa.

Seize the moment—submit your application today; we can't wait to hear from you.

MISSION

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as the technical lead for all engineering activities in assignments.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid.

This role contributes to the Energy Industries Business in Longmeadow.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform tasks or a sequence of tasks for conventional projects with few complex features.
• Executes assignments using established solutions.
• Acts as a design authority (if needed) for a particular engineering discipline and completes the corresponding engineering assignments.
• Acts as a technical lead and approves design deliverables.
• Reviews complete project documents for conformity, safety, cybersecurity, and quality assurance requirements.
• Provides technical support to commissioning and start-up activities.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• BSc or Bachelor of Technology Degree in Electrical / Light Current Engineering.
• Minimum 8+ years' experience in Automation Engineering with extensive C&I experience in Power Generation & Water industry.
• xA and Symphony Plus experience will be advantageous.
• Designing & commissioning of HMI/HSI/DCS systems.
• Cybersecurity implementation for industrial network systems.
• Industrial network configuration and design.
• Professional registration with ECSA will be advantageous.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring young engineers and technicians.
• Ability to understand and solve automation issues by fault finding.
• Responsible for a project team of 2 to 4 engineers.
• Completed at least 2 projects in automation.