Senior Engineer – Power Distribution - Cape Town
22 hours ago
Job description
Division:
Power and Energy
Location:
Cape Town
REPORTS TO
Function Manager:
Power & Energy, or any other person appointed to supervise him/her from time to time
PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSE
This position is responsible for providing professional services on projects within the Power & Energy Functional group, including leading, design management and design delivery for projects and managing professionalteams of medium/largeprojects in any of the focus areas; Renewable Energy, Building Services,Power Reticulation, DistributionSubstations, Overhead Power Lines, Underground Power cables, Streetlighting, Urban Energy, Water Plants, Asset Management and Master Planning.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for the general management of medium/large projects
Responsible for the project management and coordination of multi-disciplinary project teams
Manage budgets, resourcing and outsourcing of project work within the section
Negotiate and agree project budgets with other sections on large projects comprising multi-disciplinary project teams
Author competent technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality
Check and review the deliverables of project team
Take responsibility for project deliverables
Present / represent designs at technical committees
Draft successful responses to bids
Clear knowledge of work procedures and ability to brief project team on them
Assign to, and manage work of others
Regular client contact under direction of more senior manager
Build relationships with clients
Successfully identify and following through on leads associated with additional work prospects
Clear understanding of local functional business technologies and markets
Discuss in detail with clients the business technologies and markets
Train and mentor others in respective functional field and build a team
Market SMEC's technical capability
Supervise Engineers or Technicians in undertaking checks and inspections of constructed works for compliance with design and specifications, including monitoring and proposing remedial actions
Development and/or improvement of function group specific design procedures
Plan and coordinate investigations and surveys
Coordinate work between functions
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Overseeing and delivery of design according to standards
Meeting Quality and Timeliness of reporting and other deliverables such as designs and drawings
Setting of clear project goals and requirements that are agreed to by all stakeholders
Planning of workload to meet deadlines
Knowledge and implementation of SMEC's systems and procedures
Meeting of project and internal requirements
Satisfying of Client requirements on project delivery
Report writing
RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum 8 years of professional experience
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree/higher degree from accredited university/college
Relevant Professional Registration
Specialist knowledge of Renewable Energy and/or
Specialist knowledge of power distribution, reticulation, Substations (Primary / Control plant), Overhead lines and underground cables and/or
Specialist knowledge of building services for utility buildings, commercial buildings, Urban energy, Water plants, Asset Management and Master planning
Knowledge of QA and OHS requirements
Knowledge of the commercial aspects of project management
Experience in using design software tools e.g DilSilent, AutoCAD, Micro Station, Revit, Relux, DIALux etc
Excellent verbal and written communication skills ,with ability to effectively write reports
Courteous and business orientated manners when communicating with stakeholders to foster and promote good working relations
Co-operative and flexible work style to work in a team environment
Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure and make technical decisions which are outcome driven
We are proud of the brilliant minds we have at SMEC and are committed to ensuring that our people have the best opportunities and resources to learn, grow and succeed.
We are intentional about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, not as a requirement, but as a fundamental part of who we are.
We strive to create a workplace where diverse backgrounds and perspectives are embraced, fresh ideas are encouraged, and everyone has the support they need to thrive.
At SMEC, every individual has a voice, and through our commitment to engineering positive change, every contribution makes a difference.
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