Fan System And Ventilation Engineer

Overview Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global engineering business that focuses on providing clients with industrial products that help multiple sectors improve their everyday processes. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, with over a century of experience. Position Howden MEA Projects Division (covering the African and Middle East regions) is looking for an experienced Specialist in fan station and ventilation systems design. This position is responsible for preparing innovative and competent technical solutions and tenders in the marketing and sales of turnkey projects. Responsibilities Effectively engage customers with application enquiries. Perform fan station designs and fan selections based on customer specifications. Understand all customer requirements and specifications clearly as received with enquiries. Prepare well‑written and presentable tender documents, inclusive of all tender returnable documents. Lead each application opportunity through the process of tender to order. Drive accurate forecasting of opportunities in the business and ensure customer feedback is always captured, adding value to customer engagements. Pre‑engineer fan system designs and generate fan curves suitable for selections and to meet customer specifications. Engage with the legal and commercial departments to mitigate risks while satisfying client contractual expectations to secure orders. Generate a budget document suitable for project execution. Produce accurate tender programs and organograms to define full scope and overhead requirements within the shortest possible lead times. Provide engineering support during the tendering phase. Run a collaborative design process with the engineering team to ensure the best solution and scope of supply are clearly defined, checked, and tested. Assist the engineering team with the latest market and engineering trends to save on cost, design, and time. When required act as project manager for various projects to ensure relevant projects meet agreed standards and are delivered within an agreed timeframe. Develop customer relationships to promote Howden and Chart products and services, and introduce enhancements to existing equipment. Work toward early customer involvement by becoming a partner through their respective planning phases by regularly meeting with high‑level project teams from customers, project houses, EPCs, and consulting firms. Adhere to the tender process (enquiry, risks, contracts, costs, and submission of documents) in line with client specifications and Howden standards. Contribute to the effective marketing of company products and technologies to ensure the conversion of a tender into a sale conducted in accordance with company procedure. Adhere to Sarbanes–Oxley and AX controls (SOX Compliance). Qualifications A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering (B‑Tech, B‑Eng or BSC Eng). Membership of a reputable engineering body such as ECSA and/or SAIMechE is an added benefit. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Projects and AutoCAD. Minimum 3 years’ experience in a mining or industrial sales environment with mine ventilation engineering experience. Exposure to multiple disciplines of engineering, and the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and CFD studies. Good communication and negotiation skills. Working knowledge of standard contracting methodologies, preferably NEC & FIDIC. 2 years’ experience in a project management environment and/or tender preparations. Benefits Howden provides a great benefits package in addition to an attractive salary. The company offers the opportunity to work in an exciting, fast‑paced environment within a global engineering company. Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. Our unique product portfolio is used in every phase of the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service and repair. #J-18808-Ljbffr