Senior Electrical Engineer

thyssenkrupp; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

thyssenkrupp in South Africa seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer with extensive design-house experience to join the Electrical Engineering Department on energy and chemical project teams.

You will lead or participate in PFD/P&ID reviews, hazard studies, and detailed electro-mechanical design, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and compliance with ECSA registration. The role covers feasibility through commissioning with strong client liaison and project planning.

Qualifications

• BSc. Electrical Engineering degree with 12–15 years engineering experience.
• 8 years in contracting on energy/chemical/refining/petrochemical projects.
• Professional registration with ECSA is required.
• Lead Engineer on at least 3 large projects in basic and detail engineering, plus commissioning and plant start-up.

Responsibilities

• Interact with clients as part of the owner’s team.
• Perform lead engineer role on projects.
• Lead or participate in PFD and P&ID reviews, HAZOP and SIL reviews, 3D model reviews.
• Lead Hazardous Area Classification reviews.
• Plan manpower and manage project schedules for process teams.
• Prepare scopes of work for consultants to meet scope, quality and schedule.
• Execute projects within schedule and budget.
• Perform electrical design deliverables and checks.
• Carry out network studies and protection grading studies.
• Detail MV/LV substation design and equipment selection.

Skills

Lead Engineer experience

Client interaction

Project planning

Education

BSc. Electrical Engineering

Job description

Your responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer with relevant design house experience to join the Electrical Engineering Department.

The successful candidate will be required to fulfil the following job description but not limited to:

• Interaction with the client and forming part of an owner’s team with the client
• Performing lead engineer role.
• Lead or participate in PFD and P&ID Reviews, HAZOP and SIL reviews, 3D model and constructability reviews
• Lead Hazardous Area Classification Reviews
• Perform manpower planning and project schedule management for the project process team
• Preparation of Scope of Work / Works Information for supply of services and management of consultants to deliver to scope, quality and schedule.
• Execute projects within schedule and budget
• General electrical design activities/ deliverables
• Network studies and protection grading studies.
• Detail medium and low voltage substation design, including equipment specification and selection.

The scope of this role will require the incumbent to work in a projects based environment covering all phases of project execution (feasibility, concept, basic, detail, construction support and commissioning).

The individual will engage in electrical design activities related to producing and checking electrical engineering deliverables.

The scope of this role will require the incumbent to function in a resource and/ or lead role on projects.

As a project process engineer, the individual will be responsible for electrical deliverables and quality on the project.

Your profile

• The successful candidate must be in possession of a BSc. Electrical Engineering degree with 12-15 years engineering experience of which 8 years should be in a contracting environment working on projects in the energy and chemical/ refining / petrochemical industries.
• Lead Engineer Experience.
• Professional Registration with ECSA is required.
• The successful candidate must have successfully performed in the position of lead engineer on at least 3 large projects in the basic and detail engineering phase. The candidate must have participated in commissioning and plant start-up.

Your benefits

Company

Established in South Africa in 1959, thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is the local subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde. Underpinned by a global footprint with local presence, we are a market-leading technology, engineering, construction and service partner for industrial plants and systems.

Combining over 100 years of global experience with over 60 years of local African know-how, thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is a specialist provider of a range of advanced chemical technologies and integrated, environmentally friendly EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) solutions and services.

As an environmentally-responsible company, our vision is to create a livable planet through engineering green solutions.