Project Engineer (Protection and Control) at ABB

Job description

Tasks

• As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible to act as the responsible engineer (design authority) for secondary and protection design engineering functions on projects considered to be of low engineering complexity. Engineering discipline lead on small projects or portions of larger projects. Complete engineering assignments efficiently and cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements. Your tasks as a Project Engineer will include the following:
• Technical contribution – Creates the engineering design concept/philosophy definition. Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques, procedures and criteria to perform engineering assignments. Reviews and approves design deliverables for an engineering discipline and acts as the technical lead for that discipline with the client. Provides technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities.
• Sales – Assists in creating proposals for engineering projects or programs through formulation of solutions, provision of bills of materials and estimated engineering hours for own discipline.
• Contract Management – Supports Contract Managers in issuing claims (new scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications etc.).
• Project Management – Act as the Project Manager for small to medium projects of low complexity.
• Planning and control – Creates work plans and cost estimates for work in own area of responsibility and proactively manages this work to deliver the agreed program on time, on quality and at the targeted cost.
• Risk and Opportunity Management – Ensures completion of risk and opportunity assessments and the implementation of resulting actions for own projects. Reports early any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management.
• Customer – Acts as the ABB technical lead for an engineering discipline on a project. Interacts with customers and officials, contractors, and others. Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments. Ensures that ABB is presented as a professional organization in all interactions with the customer.
• Supply chain management – Collaborates with the Supply Chain function to ensure that the technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed with potential suppliers. Provides technical evaluation of supplier proposals. Accepts as fit for purpose supplied equipment or services.
• Processes and tools – Uses standard processes and tools applicable to own area.
• Stakeholder Relations – effectively communicates appropriate information to mostly internal project stakeholders.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Electrical Engineering and should be registered with ECSA or be eligible for registration coupled with 3 to 4 years of working experience in Power Systems Protection and Control environment.
• You should have good technical knowledge of Power Systems Protection & Control, testing of Protection & Control schemes, SCADA systems, RTUs and commissioning.
• You must be technically competent analytical thinker, who pays attention to detail with good communication and interpersonal skills, combined with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, as well as excellent writing skills and in conjunction with your ability to work under pressure, handle stress, use of own initiative and be proficient in using advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, Projects) and being fluent in English (oral and written) will make you an ideal match for this role.