HV Engineer at TotalEnergies

Candidate Profile

• Previous experience in Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPPP) Project Bidding, Award to Financial Close, Construction and Operations
• A bachelor’s degree in any discipline of Engineering is a recommendation
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in HV works, and interacting with Eskom
• Knowledge of Eskom Main transmission system and substation construction
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is preferred
• EPC background and experience is a firm requirement
• Project size experience to match the size of project at hand
• A minimum of 1 project construction completed
• Knowledge in grid code testing and compliance
• Be knowledgeable in international standards and “best practice” in relation to construction
• Familiar with the OHSACT
• Be knowledgeable on environmental legislation and good industry practice in relation to construction works
• IT proficiency MS Word, MS Excel or similar
• Be prepared to be site based during the construction period
• Driver’s license 

Activities

The HV Engineer is responsible for the technical implementation of the HV electrical works of the project, with specific focus on the HV electrical aspects. It includes, site consultations, site inspections and audits, preliminary electrical engineering design reviews and progress measurement against contractual schedules. This position will interact with the EPC team on a continuous basis. 

Specific responsibilities include:

• Having detailed knowledge of the Power Purchase Agreement, EPC Contract, O&M Agreement, and various Project Agreements/permits/consents and manage the stakeholders effectively in line with the contracts.
• Provide expert inputs with respect to HV work and Eskom requirements
• Organizing the integrated site team in order to supervise the EPC Contractor’s construction progress, quality of the works, including commissioning until COD (i.e. inspection witnessing, clearing punch list items, issuing mechanical completion certificates, turnover packages readiness, checking and implementing commissioning procedures.)
• Ensures the EPC Contractor’s compliance with all the site HSE rules and regulations at every stage of construction.
• Ensures the EPC Contractor’s compliance in executing of the works with the approved Method Statements/ Risk Analyses and regulations at every stage of construction.
• Acts as the first level of the Owners’ interface to Eskom
• Assists to all site meetings, progress and/or discipline technical meetings with EPC Contractor.
• Site HSE culture and Safety Walk down with EPC
• Monitors and check the EPC Contractors’ work across each discipline to ensure the timely delivery of the works.
• Provides the Engineering Manager and Project Director with the inputs for the monthly progress reports, relevant information to check EPC Contractor invoices.
• Verification of the site logbook managed by the EPC Contractor. Issue the Owner Engineer logbook.
• In cooperation with the Project Planner,
• Follow up of the actual progress versus planned values,
• Ensure that the critical activities are executed according to schedule, and look for opportunities to create margin within the critical path.
• Analyse the works and imposes optimizations towards the Contractor where possible
• Evaluate and approves all recovery plan of the delayed activities to secure the overall schedule
• Support the schedule engineer in drafting the progress reports towards Project Director