Senior Electrical Engineer Job Pretoria area,South Africa,Engineering

This position is twofold, being managerial and technical related. The position is responsible for the planning, directing and coordination of professional electrical designs as part of the complete design process to meet client specific requirements, measured against various legal

requirements in the electrical environment.

Job Objectives Managerial:

To manage and control the electrical engineering department and all associated activities.
To manage and ensure all projects adhere to the company’s quality systems and safety standards.
To monitor and support the electrical design engineering team and apply best practices.
To ensure technical projects met deadlines, eliminate waist and are profitable.
To liaise with team and schedule services that this department must render to other departments.
Team development planning ensuring that the team members adhere to the necessary procurement requirements.
To report risks and gaps in projects to the Managing Executive.

Technical:

To review and sign off detailed designs according to applicable standards and scope of works.
To plan and align designs to business strategies and objectives to ensure effective customer service.
To align designs with industry best practices to ensure effective cost management and adherence to safety regulations.
To ensure continuous improvements on the designs for optimal and cost-effective implementation.

To mentor and coach, the drafts people and engineers to ensure optimal utilization and development of these human resources.
To implement design initiatives upon completion of project scoping, tendering and contract preparation with the client.
To liaise with the respective clients pertaining to the design specifications and requirements to ensure client satisfaction.
To prepare the scope of work, specifications, bill of quantities and tender documents in line with the client's needs and requirements.
To compile further information for the manufacturing and software engineering phases of the project ( a detailed 'data pack') to ensure successful implementation.
To complete site audits of client existing infrastructures and to generate reports advising clients of technical and legislative compliance.
To complete and review detailed medium voltage and low voltage electrical designs.
To prepare commissioning procedures, documentation and to manage commissioning activities.

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge:

B. Eng in Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent NQF.
Pr. Eng in Electrical Engineering.
10 years + operational and design experience (inclusive of relevant design program exposure)
Exposure to Mining Industry
International electrical and instrumentation specifications and standards
SANS standards
MHS Act & OHS Act
UL / CSA standards
Technical product knowledge
Knowledge of PLC and Scada systems
Industrial plant design experience
Mining design experience
ETAP experience
MCC design IEC
61439 knowledge
Heat rise calculations
Equipment selection
Layout design

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