Commissioning Engineer (m/f/d) at juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd

Your Tasks

Objectives

• As a Commissioning Engineer you will be actively involved in commissioning of Solar PV projects in various countries within South Africa and the EMEA region.

Primary Responsibilities

• Compilation of project specific Inspection and Test Plans of ITPs and ITCs
• Specify test and commissioning requirements; and review test and commissioning protocols/ procedures submitted by original equipment manufacturers, product suppliers and system integrators
• Managing interface with internal and external stake holders of project including JUWI Construction, H&S and Quality Team to ensure the requirements and expectations are properly considered in test and commissioning planning.
• Managing commissioning activities under the costs and timeline constraints of the project in close cooperation with the Commissioning manager
• Coordinating and Execute construction handover to commissioning
• Coordinating and Execute (through internal and external stake holder) all the activity and test related to commissioning
• Manage external supplier on site during commissioning activity
• Managing commissioning safety in commissioning-controlled areas
• Executing and supervising all required test and commissioning activities on PV field equipment in compliance with the approved Commissioning Plan, protocols and procedures.
• Collect all the Tests Report and Checklists and prepare the handover documentation folder related to commissioning
• Supervision of tests and commissioning of grid connection and substations
• Execute and supervision of SCADA system test and commissioning
• Organization and supervision of grid compliance tests (Active power, reactive power, voltage and frequency test)
• Supervision of the execution to the Provisional Acceptance Tests, Executing practical compliance test (Performance guarantee test)
• Ensure the plant and associated equipment successfully pass all contractual tests to reach Commercial Operation
• Reporting commissioning activities to Commissioning manager.
• Coordinate on site team to handover the project safely to the O&M/owner once commissioning complete

Qualifications and Experience

• Applicant should hold electrical engineering degree or equivalent
• Minimum 3 year’s experience in commissioning field
• Read and interpret complex electrical diagrams and schematics is a must.
• Able to work both independently and in a team
• Experience with Insulation resistance test and related instrumentation and procedure (from 1KV to 10kV)
• Experience with MV cable withstand test (VLF test)
• Experience with MV/HV energization procedure
• Experience with MV (fixed and withdrawable) switchgear maneuver
• Experience in cable fault locating is nice to have.
• Experienced in LOTO procedure
• Knowledge on configuring protection relays
• Knowledge to operate testing kits like primary and secondary injection kit, HV voltage test kit Testing experience of HV protection relays, HV breakers and Transmission line
• Acknowledgment of SCADA systems from different technologies and manufacturers is nice to have.
• Troubleshooting skill
• Willing to move site to execute commissioning works at field
• Knowledge on PV testing
• Willing to work under pressure
• Willing to travel
• Fluent English Speaking and writing
• Office package and advance Ms Excel knowledge is a must.
• Willing to work under pressure