Engineering Manager at Nalco Water

Job Description

Nalco have an opening for an Engineering Manager (EM) in Johannesburg. The Engineering Manager will be accountable for adequate handling & completion of all Equipment Projects coordinated & executed in the region Sub-Sahara Africa. The EM will be actively involved in project handling and execution.

Main Responsibilities:

• Improves overall operations by driving standardization of Project Execution, promoting cost reduction and (indirect) equipment margins
• Ability to design equipment solutions in water treatment and process
• Establish work group goals within framework of section technical and financial objectives
• Facilitate communication of technical and business information between organizations and within work group
• Develop and coordinate conceptual projects, both basic and detailed, of products to customer specification as well as internal standards/specifications
• Preparing product structure (PML and BOM) and implementing it in the engineering system
• Monitor equipments testing and assembly
• Ensures profitability of projects using Calculation Sheets and through effective cost & time management
• Prepare manuals of operation and maintenance
• Supervision of Designers allocated in the project
• Coordinates project related activities through Equipment Project Support, Service Technicians and 3rd party DBI partners (Design, Build & Install)
• Ensures CPE’s and Sales Reps are working closely together during Equipment Project Executions from discovery phase to commissioning
• Supervises, coordinates and/or executes Scope, Estimate, Quote (SEQ) related activities for Equipment projects in the region
• Supervises regional generation of proper scoping & proposal documentation (Scope of Works, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Technical Sheets and Maintenance Protocol)
• Develop Engineering projects, ensuring all equipment projects are completed to a high quality standard
• Assists in equipment selection processes to maximize efficiency for Nalco Customers
• Participation in trials and start-ups of new equipment technologies on site
• Provides and coordinates general training and assistance to Engineers, Project Support and Sales Staff
• Ensures compliance with all Nalco Health, Safety and Environmental Policies

Qualifications:

• 10+ year’s practical related industry experience.
• University Degree in either Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• Excellent communication in both English and Arabic.
• Experience in 3D CAD systems (Pro/Engineer, Solidworks, Invento) and 2D (AutoCAD).