Junior Project Engineer at Lucy Electric

Job Purpose:

• Manage, plan, organise, and control activities so that the project is completed as successfully as possible.
• Be responsible for communication between finance, procurement and warehouse as well as being responsible for client and supplier communications.
• Provide input to monthly relevant forecast report.

Key Accountabilities:

•   Coordination and management of projects.
•   Manages, monitors and controls project progress.
•   Technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience Medium Voltage Switchgear (RMU).
•   Working closely with Warehouse, Energy Service and External Sales Team.
•   Weekly report back on status of projects and keep project report updated.
•   Prepare or liaise with Procurement on order deliveries to ensure on deliveries are met.
•   Inform customer on order readiness and keep customer up to date on the progress of their order.
•   Alert Financial Department with customer orders to be dispatched for invoicing.
•   Create and maintain Bill of Materials
•   Supporting the Finance office, to manage the project budget.
•   Assist with project administration.
•   Asist with preparing all stock order requirements which needs to be placed (monitor stock requirements)
•   Liaise with customers on delivery lead-time weekly.
•   Analyse quoted prices and cost versus actual price to ensure margins are maximised.

Performance Indicators:

•   Project are completed within the estimated time and within the estimated budget
•   Timeous placing order request
•   Manage stakeholders expectations

Job Context:

• Provide timeous offerings and solutions to customers and potential customer to support LESA’s sales. Liaise with relevant stakeholders within LE, but not limited to LE, to ensure customer deliveries efficiency and timeously.

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:

•   Bachelor’s Degree, National Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
•   Minimum 2 - 4 years’ experience in a project and contract environment
•   Prior experience or knowledge in Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical field
•   Computer literacy in MS Office, Excel Spreadsheet and Outlook
•   Excellent presentation skills
•   Financial Acumen.
•   Solution Oriented and Service Focused.
•   Team player with strong analytical skills, able to contribute actively.

Job-Specific Skills:

•   Solid previous experience in Administration/Sales/Tendering/Contracts.
•   Good communication, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving skills.
•   Commercial astute to efficiently multi geographical sales team
•   Excellent knowledge of Administrative management
•   Advanced communication and negotiation skills
•   Ability to work proactively and maintain relationships
•   Must have a good work ethic (punctuality, time keeping, accountability, healthy relationship with colleagues across the business) is required in this role.
•   Valid Driving License

Behavioural Competencies:

•   Self-driven and strong individual with business acumen.
•   Good Interpersonal skills and able to work with and engage a team
•   Has initiative and a self-starter within minimal supervision
•   Able to multi-task and take work pressure well
•   Maintain a working relationship and ability to work with all levels of people
•   Able to work independently, within/ or in a team

Values: Demonstrate and live by our values:

• Caring
• Excellence
• Working together
• Trusted
• Daring to differentiate