Senior HVAC Specialist

Bidvestfacilitiesmanagement; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidvest Facilities Management seeks an experienced Maintenance Engineer to lead engineering and maintenance functions for HVAC and mechanical systems. You will review asset strategies, manage lifecycle data, perform audits, and design mechanical and ventilation solutions.

The role requires on-site leadership, strong problem solving, and CMMS proficiency to ensure compliance and continuous improvement. You will also contribute to project proposals, recommission critical equipment, and drive risk

Qualifications

• Matric (Grade 12)
• BSc or BEng Degree, B-Tech Degree, S4 or N6 in Mechanical/Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineering
• Qualification in Electrical Engineering advantageous
• Professional Registration with ECSA advantageous
• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning trade test advantageous
• Post-graduate qualifications in project management/engineering advantageous
• Code B – Frequent travelling required
• 10-15 years’ experience in Design and Maintenance of HVAC and Mechanical Engineering systems
• Knowledge of HVAC systems, controls, and components
• Read and interpret schematics and technical manuals
• Incident and failure investigation
• Technical report writing
• Functional training in Mechanical/Air-conditioning and ventilation
• Root-cause analysis
• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Discipline-specific SANS codes and practices
• HIRA
• Method Statements
• SLA Compliance Management
• Budget Management where applicable
• Building Regulations
• MS Office
• CMMS (SAP or alternatives)
• Heat load calculation
• First aid

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance engineering functions and outputs to ensure value for money for customers
• Review and update asset maintenance strategies and equipment instructions
• Oversee plant and equipment lifecycle and database updates
• Perform quality control inspections and audits
• Design and implement mechanical, HVAC and ventilation solutions
• Prepare proposals for mechanical projects, upgrades and refurbishments
• Recommission HVAC and BMS equipment to meet original design specs
• Provide inputs on maintenance SLAs for mechanical systems
• On-site asset verification and CMMS data capture (SAP)
• Link task lists and schedules to plant equipment
• Compile site-specific engineering instructions (job plans)
• Provide advisory support on statutory/regulatory requirements for mechanical systems
• Conduct incident investigations and RCA-based reporting
• Drive continuous improvement and preventative measures
• Output professional client and management reports
• Participate in client meetings and site briefings
• Perform general administrative duties

Skills

HVAC systems knowledge

Mechanical engineering expertise

Root-cause analysis

Code B license

Schematic reading

Incident investigation

MS Office

Team leadership

Education

BSc/BEng in Mechanical/Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineering

Matric (Grade 12)

S4 or N6 in Mechanical Engineering

ECSA registration advantageous

Post-graduate PM/Engineering advantageous

Tools

SAP CMMS

Maximo

OnKey

MS Excel

Job description

ROLE PURPOSE

The incumbent will be responsible for the management and execution of the Maintenance Engineering functions and outputs. The overall objective is to ensure value for money for our customers through the implementation of the Maintenance Engineering deliverables.

MAIN OUTPUTS

1. Engineering and Maintenance expertise and support to the regional portfolios:

• Review and maintain asset maintenance strategies, including engineering equipment instructions for technical assets.
• Manage the plant and equipment asset life cycle and update the relevant database.
• Perform quality control inspections and audits.
• Perform planned task observations on maintenance and projects.

2. Technical Design and Review of Mechanical Engineering Systems:

• Design and implement mechanical, HVAC and ventilation solutions and systems.
• Use of first-principle calculations and software to support designs and solutions.
• Prepare engineering proposals from mechanical projects, upgrades and refurbishments.
• Partake in cooling capacity management exercises.
• Approve project specifications from a Compliance, Constructability, Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (CCRAM) engineering perspective.

3. Business Initiative Support by providing technical advisory on processes, mobilization and continual improvement metrics:

• Conduct physical condition assessments and technical reviews on equipment, systems and asset registers.
• Perform asset counting/tagging on new contract mobilization stages.
• Recommission existing HVAC and building management system equipment to meet original design specifications, where required.
• Provide inputs on maintenance service level agreements for mechanical engineering systems.

4. Ability to navigate, data capture and make workflows in the SAP CMMS system:

• Perform on-site asset verification, inspection and capture/update the CMMS (SAP) data accordingly.
• Link task lists and planned maintenance schedules to all relevant plant and equipment.
• Compile site-specific engineering equipment instructions (job plans / maintenance task lists).

5. Compliance and Risk Management Outputs:

• Provide advisory support to regions on statutory and regulatory requirements around mechanical engineering systems, assets and solutions.
• Perform assessments and reports with sight over the governing regulations and technical industry standards.
• Compile, process, and track risk notifications across the region.

6. Incident Investigation and Problem-Solving:

• Offer Level 2 support for breakdowns and equipment reinstatement in the event of critical breakdowns.
• Conduct incident and failure investigations and compile detailed reports using RCA methods.
• Ability to analyse data and digital information to formulate failure-mode investigations.
• Give solutions on preventative measures to prevent reoccurrence of failures, and drive continuous improvement.

7. Reporting and Administration:

• Output professional reports from clients and senior management.
• Partake in client meetings, site briefings and project catch-ups, where applicable.
• Perform general administrative duties.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

The Applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• BSc or BEng Degree, B-Tech Degree, S4 or N6 in Mechanical/Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineering
• Qualification in Electrical Engineering will be an added advantage
• Professional Registration with ECSA is an advantage
• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning trade test is advantageous
• Post-graduate qualifications in project management/engineering is advantageous
• Code B (Minimum) – Frequent traveling required
• 10 - 15 years’ experience in the Design and Maintenance of HVAC and Mechanical Engineering systems
• Knowledge of HVAC systems, controls, and components
• Read and interpret schematics, and technical manuals
• Incident and failure investigation
• Technical report writing
• Functional specific training in (Mechanical/Air-conditioning and ventilation)
• Root-cause analysis
• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Discipline-specific SANS codes and practices
• HIRA
• Method Statements
• SLA Compliance Management
• Budget Management where applicable
• Building Regulations
• Computer Literate (MS Office Packages)
• CMMS (SAP) proficiency or experience with other CMMS systems, e.g. Maximo, Onkey.
• Heat load calculation
• First aid

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES

• Good planning and organizational skills
• Initiative/Proactively
• Written Communication
• Service Oriented
• Attention to detail
• Business Acumen
• Decisiveness
• Display pursuit of excellence
• Maintain confidentiality
• Etiquette / Courtesy in Business
• Planning & execution skills
• Problem Analysis
• Demonstrate independence
• Relationship Building
• Listening
• Teamwork
• Good interpersonal skills