Professional Technologist (Electrical)

REPORTS TO    

Section Manager 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 medium/large projects for Building Services, Power Reticulation (Electrification), Distribution Substations, Streetlighting, Urban Energy, Water Treatment Works, Pumpstations, Solar Design, Asset Management and Master Planning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Make good decisions on own initiative

• Good software tool understanding, works alone with minimum supervision whilst producing tool deliverables

• Able to organise information well and communicate design intent through software tool output.  e.g. structure a drawing correctly and communicate design intent through drawing using CAD

• Understands the principles of the design process and how design is translated into deliverables using software tools.

• Understands the key project issues and how these influence their individual work

• Taking ownership and responsibility for their own work and completing it to time and cost  

• Trains technicians and junior staff in relevant software tools

• Supervises and checks the work of other team members

• Develops increased design ability and quality

• Drafts technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality

• Able to present / represent their technical work

• Able to draft responses to straightforward bids – assistance sought with commercial aspects

• Develop knowledge of the commercial aspects of project management

• Successful in identifying and following through on leads associated with additional work prospects on the projects they are involved with

• Regular clients contact under direction of more senior manager

• Ability to check and inspect constructed works for compliance with design and specifications

• Undertakes monitoring and proposes remedial actions

• Understand and implement local functional business technologies and markets

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end

• Develop project scope and deliverables that support client business goals in collaboration with all stakeholders

• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents

• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion

• Liaise with project stakeholders on an on-going basis

• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals

• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments

• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders

• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel

• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path

• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools

• Track project milestones and deliverables

• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations

• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans

• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work

• Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project

• Conduct project postmortems and create a recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

• Proactive approach in developing work or being aware of what projects are likely to come up from key clients

• Submission of Expression of Interest (EOIs) and proposals on behalf of SMEC & its partners

• Develop and maintain internal contacts within SMEC South Africa to source appropriate skills

• Directly responsible for a project budget to the value of R8m

• Directly responsible for recognising revenue to the value of R5m

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Overseeing and delivery of design standards

• Quality and timeliness of reporting and other deliverables such as drawings

• Planning of workload to meet deadlines

• Knowledge and implementation of SMEC’s systems and procedures

• Reporting to meet project and internal requirements

• Management client satisfaction through project delivery

• Manage & report project finance

• Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Report writing

RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor of Engineering degree/ B Tech degree in Electrical / Power Engineering from accredited university/college

• Professional Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineering or Technologist (Pr Tech Eng) 

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience

• Specialist knowledge of streetlighting / road lighting design software tools e.g. Relux, DIALux  will be advantageous

• Specialist knowledge of power distribution for reticulation and substations for urban development

• Specialist knowledge of building services for utility buildings and commercial buildings

• Experience in water treatment plant electrical design will be advantageous

• Experience in solar systems design using software tools PVSyst, Homer, Helios, will be advantageous

• Experience in using power distribution design software tools e.g DilSilent, Etap, AutoCAD, Revit, MicroStation will be advantageous.

• Ability to effectively write reports

• Professional delivery and appearance to ensure SMEC image is maintained

• 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

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. Our hiring decisions are guided by skills, qualifications and experience, ensuring fair and equitable access to opportunities for all. 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.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!