Retail Technical Field Engineer (Western Cape)

TotalEnergies; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the petroleum industry is seeking a Retail Technical Field Engineer in Cape Town. The role involves ensuring compliance with HSEQ procedures, managing maintenance projects, and providing technical support. Applicants should have a degree in Engineering and 2-3 years of relevant experience, with strong skills in problem-solving and communication.

Qualifications

• 2 – 3 years experience in petroleum engineering.
• Sound experience in Engineering, Construction, and Maintenance.
• Valid Driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to compliance with HSEQ procedures.
• Manage and minimize HSE risk within area of responsibility.
• Conduct quarterly audits and inspections of maintenance work.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication

Autonomy

Education

S4 or BTech in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering

Job description

Job title : Retail Technical Field Engineer (Western Cape)

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town Deadline : July 23, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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Activities

HSEQ :

• Compliance with the OHS Act of 1993 (Asbestos, Construction, Electrical Installation, Environmental etc)
• Ensure adherence of TMSA HSEQ procedures by contractors and staff.
• Provide assurance on HSEQ and take corrective action in your area of responsibility.
• Ensure that only contractors with valid contracts are used, including Total Group ICC policy compliance.
• To effectively manage and minimise HSE risk within area of responsibility by ensuring :
• Compliance with all HSE Policies, rules, guideline and legal requirements
• Promotion of safe working environment and positively contributing to the company HSE KPIs and risk reduction strategies
• That HSE competency requirements are identified & enforced within area of responsibility ensure that only contractors with valid contracts are used, including Total Group ICC policy compliance

Reporting

• Ensure Sales & Marketing adhere to the agreed Maintenance process.
• Ensure Annual Site visit is conducted with Territory Manager for each Service Station.
• Ensure that all site non-conformance are reported to Retail Maintenance Manager within 24hrs
• Own a commanding understanding of the Evarisk / Invariant standards for Sales& Marketing.
• Present your regional performance at the Monthly Maintenance Business review Meeting :
• Number of NFT done / Number of station
• Top 10 flop sites action plan per your allocated region
• Preventative Maintenance Status (number of sites completed per Group / number of Station)
• Allocated Project Status

Maintenance

• Ensures preventive maintenance is carried out as per set schedules.
• Review Preventative Maintenance reports on Daisy WW and take corrective actions
• Develop and drive the Pump replacement project in your respective region.
• Ensure that all contractors’ performance is measured against the contracts on a monthly basis.
• Ensure that the maintenance Policy, Procedure and Processes are adhered to.
• Ensure the effectiveness of the Maintenance strategy is monitored and reviewed frequently (Preventative Maintenance).
• Ensure Contractors adhere to the NEMO contract (PM and CM).
• Ensure improvement plan for your respective NEMO Group is conducted.
• Conducts quaterly random audits and quality inspections of maintenance work to ensure compliance to standards.
• Anticipates the replacement of obsolete equipment in order to promote a preventative maintenance approach (maintenance investments).
• Ensures the overall follow-up and treatment of work requests (curatives) in terms of quality and delay (compliance with SLAs).
• Adapts the maintenance according to the segmentation and the nature of the activities (fuel distribution, washing, shop, ...)
• Follows on monthly basis the budgetary expenditure in relation with the management control to anticipate / justify possible deviations.
• Carries out an Annual Technical Visit (ATV) in collaboration with the Territory Manager and the tenant

Customer Service

• Ensure that all maintenance is completed as per the agreed time frames.
• Ensure that accurate costing is submitted to business within the agreed time.
• Ensure that you meet with business once a month to keep them up to date on their maintenance programs.
• Attend and present at the Sales Manager Monthly meetings.

Maintenance Projects

• Ensure that you have full control over all projects in your project portfolio by following the Total engineering project procedure.
• Ensure that your entire projects are completed on time by creating and managing project programs for all allocated projects.
• Ensure that all your projects are completed within budget by managing your project financials.
• Ensure that the contractors, Project managers, Consultants, architects and equipment suppliers adhere to their performance

Candidate Profile

As a Technical Field Engineer, you would possess the following :

• Qualification : S4 or BTech in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering
• 2 – 3 year experience in petroleum engineering
• Sound experience in the Engineering, Construction and Maintenance
• High level of autonomy and problem-solving skills,
• Real capability to manage the workload and efficiency in the work done,
• Proactive and available at any time,
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication,
• Ability to work within a team made of customers, purchasers, head-office organization.
• Sound Knowledge of the local legislations, group and International Standards in relation to the oil industry
• Valid Driver’s license
• Engineering / Technical jobs

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