Electrical Engineering Manager

6 days ago


Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa FRIMO RECRUITMENT AGENCY Full time
About the Role

FRIMO RECRUITMENT AGENCY is seeking a highly experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to lead our electrical engineering team in South Africa. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of project civil works, including the Electrical Balance of Plant (eBoP) design and technical report review, supply and construction scope, providing oversight of the Electrical elements of the Civil Balance of Plant (cBoP), and overseeing the project quality installation witnessing, inspection, and factory and site test observations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Participate and contribute to the design team that liaises with stakeholders on technical inputs, scoping, prioritization, adherence to the Employers Requirements (ER), assessment of modification, progress monitoring, and reporting on associated risks.
  • Contribute to the pre-feasibility designs by considering the ER specifications.
  • Drafting the scope of works and contributing to prepare the Requests for Proposals to be issued to procure front-end Electrical engineering studies to support the Project Development teams endeavors (i.e., lightning studies, grid capacity studies, earth resistivity tests, etc.).
  • Contribute to the concept, basic, and detailed designs in full compliance with the ERs, relevant standards, and other design criteria to achieve an optimized asset base.
  • Perform appropriate interface designs and support with interface management.
  • Liaise with external Consultants on the scoping, progress, quality, and modifications of designs.
  • Contribute to the documentation of the design package.
  • Ensure that the Electrical designs (i.e., Primary and Secondary Plant) are completed on time and to the required quality standards so that the various interface requirements are met.
  • Identify key inspection/witness points and conduct key work inspections, and that they are undertaken in line with the various Issue for Construction (IFC) plans and the appropriate risk assessment and quality documentation is provided.
  • Support the Construction Site Manager and Project Manager to certify completion for milestone payments.
  • Collaborate with the Civil and Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Manager on the interfaces and overall design process management.
  • Ensure that the various interface requirements are met; to accommodate the Wind Turbine deliveries and undertake design reviews to ensure the various supplied equipments are following the various contractual requirements, ERs, and the applicable license conditions, regulatory, and acceptable industry Codes, legislations, and governing laws.
  • Make recommendations on reducing technical risk, improving reliability of assets, through plant health assessments, trending of incidents, analysis of data, and ongoing monitoring.
  • Supports the Engineering manager with the development of internal guidelines and standards to standardize the departments Engineering practice and to maintain ISO compliance.
  • Contribute to the development of technical, refurbishment, and obsolescence plans while considering the impact of both supply and demand side alternatives.
  • Support the Engineering Manager with identifying training needs of the business within the discipline area.
  • Ensure the electrical and SCADA design is progressed in a timely manner to meet interface requirements.
  • Develop discipline-specific philosophies, technical guidelines, and standards, procedures, and specifications.
  • Provide professional technical leadership over Engineers within their own discipline.
  • Overseeing and leading investigations into plant incidents and recommending interventions to bring plant back into service.
  • Providing O&M input during project planning, design, and implementation.
  • Executing condition monitoring and testing activities on plant tan delta, thermography, oils sample, and DGA analysis as well as earth continuity testing etc. as required.
About the Company

FRIMO RECRUITMENT AGENCY is a reputable recruitment agency based in South Africa. We specialize in placing top talent in various industries, including renewable energy.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a strong background in electrical engineering, with at least 7 years of experience in a large-scale construction project environment. You will also need to have good knowledge of the South African Grid Code, including the Renewables Grid Code, and experience working for an EPC contractor or consultant in the renewable industry.

A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required, and you will need to have demonstrated experience in the technical operations of renewable power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure.

You will also need to have sound technical and commercial understanding of the Electrical and/or the Construction Industry, good understanding of the appropriate South African and International Standards and Regulations, and experience with wind farm project delivery.

In addition, you will need to have demonstrated high level of commercial acumen, with a proven ability to navigate complex deal structures, demonstrated capacity to work for a multitude of internal and external clients with conflicting interests and priorities, demonstrated capacity to influence outcomes, and demonstrated capacity to develop and manage relationships to ensure outcomes are achieved as harmoniously as possible.



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