Lead Design Engineer

6 hours ago

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa DowMartin Ltd Full time R36 000 - R72 000 per year

We are hiring a Lead Design Engineer to join our client`s team in South Africa. This role is ideal for a driven engineering professional with strong expertise in GIS/AIS substation engineering and a passion for leading multi-disciplinary project activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate all engineering activities for substation projects and tenders.
  • Work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure smooth technical progress and on-time deliverables.
  • Review equipment specifications, BOQs, supplier offers, and manage supplier deliverables.
  • Provide technical support during FAT and resolve engineering issues as they arise.
  • Ensure all engineering processes (change management, risk management, documentation) are followed throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Coordinate with customers/consultants for document submissions and approvals.
  • Support site teams during installation, testing, commissioning, and punch-list closure.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant engineering standards, regulations, and procedures

Your background

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
  • Able to assess the knowledge and expertise of Risk Management process and HE Framework and Tool.
  • Detailed domain expertise in one of the domains (either primary or secondary) is a must. The candidate must have the knowledge of other domains for effectively monitoring and supervising the regular project engineer ing activities.
  • Primary engineering of GIS and AIS substation, layouts, earthing, cabling, lightning protection, sizing calcula tions, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, MV system etc.
  • Secondary engineering of GIS and AIS substation, protection, relay panels, LCCs, SCADA/RTU/SCMS etc., FMS/DFR, Telecom, control cabling, CT/VT sizing, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, MV system etc.
  • Engineering of Auxiliaries of GIS & AIS substations, LV AC boards, service/auxiliary transformers, earthing transformers, DC system - batteries and battery chargers, UPS, inverter, security system, CCTV, access con trol, EPABX, sizing calculations, BOQ estimation, RFQ, supplier offer verification, FAT, etc.
  • Experience of coordination with civil and MEP disciplines in the substation, inputs for civil and MEP engineering, interfaces, coordination check with civil & MEP services etc.
  • Experience of preparing BOQ, deviation list, clarifications, technical proposal for tenders and customer en quiries for firm and budgetary tenders.
  • Understanding of installation, testing and commissioning requirements to effectively support the preparation of testing protocol, site activities.
  • Minimum 10 years of work experience is required of which 3-4 years of experience in a lead role is preferred.

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