Process Engineer I (106424) at Sasol

Short Description / Purpose of Job 

The Process Engineer I supports the execution of engineering, design, and technical solutions development in accordance with sound, established engineering principles and standards to satisfy business requirements. Work is carried out independently in an agile manner according to approved work process, with support provided where appropriate by peers and Senior engineers within the technical community as well as the partner engineering contractor.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Engineering support to the licensing team in providing technology support to operating facilities which use Sasol’s proprietary Low Temperature Fischer-Tropsch technology. Development of front-end engineering packages (Early Engagement, Process Design Packages, Engineering Design Packages) on International projects that uses Sasol’s proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology.  Execute FEL studies on behalf the Southern African regional operating hub, under the guidance of a Senior Engineer. Review detail engineering documentation and provide technical support during the commissioning, and start-up phases of project so as to assist the licensing team in ensuring that the licensor design intent is protected through all phases of the project.

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

• Tactical Implementation
• Implement the agreed-to technical execution strategies including licensing, in-house technology development and appropriate use of ECs.
• Utilise value chain optimisation tools, including adoption of digital platforms, and standards that enhance the efficiency of workflows within project studies.
• Guide the work of the Engineering Contractor, as per the study/project requirements.
• Value Chain Innovation Optimisation.

Planning and Project Execution

• Knowledge of relevant procedures, specifications and legal frameworks relevant to the studies being executed.
• Responsiveness and agility in executing studies.
• Develop technical execution plans to provide clear schedules outlining all process development activities.

Governance, Compliance and Risk Management

• Identify, review and report on process risks impact within a project and identify suitable mitigation plans to address these risks.
• Ensure that critical deliverables are signed-off by identified peers.
• Compliance to environmental, safety and legal specifications.
• Ensure that Tools and standards and workflows are applied appropriately.
• Provide Process Engineering quality control oversight to their own work and work done by partner engineering contractors.

Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

• Report on the performance of their own studies and projects.
• Provide high quality services to the service requestor to match agreed project requirements.
• Provide input concerning lessons learnt.
• Employ key peer project reviewers to assure the delivery of high quality deliverables.
• Grow fundamental knowledge and gain experience in relevant technologies and process engineering applications
• Maintain relationships with SME’s and stakeholders internal and external to Sasol

Formal Qualification

• University Bachelor's Degree - Chemical

Min Experience

• 3+ relevant years
•  Knowledge of the Fischer Tropsch process, particularly the GTL/XtL value chain, will be a strong advantage in selecting the successful candidate.
• Certification & Professional Membership

Competencies

• Business Acumen: An intuitive and applicable understanding of how a company or unit makes money.  Displays a thorough understanding of what drives profitability. Maintains a market-focused approach to business.  Keeps an overall big picture understanding of the business and its interrelationships enabling a person to make better business decisions.  The ability to make good business judgments and quick decisions in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.
• Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce something
• Continuous Process Improvement: The methodology followed for increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of a business process, often through automation.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Customer Focus: A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers and clients, anticipating their needs, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs.
• Facilitation: The means of expediting a process or operation quickly and efficiently.  Particular focus is on meetings, but can include other processes such as the delivery of products and services where others are involved and their participation is critical to success.
• Integration: The consolidated view with various parts, circumstances, legislation, landscapes or aspects linked or coordinated.
• Leading change: Requires creating experiences for people that reveal new possibilities, while uniting them to drive strategies that harness the resources to win in the marketplace. It requires optimizing the culture of an organization while making investments to drive business growth – simultaneously
• Partnering: The development and perpetuation of successful and mutually-beneficial relationships where customers and others become business partners with common goals, positive attitudes, cooperative work styles, open communications and team spirit.
• Partnership Leadership: Persuades and influences stakeholders; builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes. Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries.
• People Leadership: Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow; leads culture transformation. Builds capability and leverages diversity for competitive advantage.
• People Management: The interaction, communication, relationships and dealings with staff members, and the style in which those interactions take place. It includes the development of employees and work places that are inclusive.
• Problem Solving: Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. In involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence.
• Project Coordination: Knowledge and experience with Project Coordination is planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a objective this include an administrative, liaison and support role that supports one or more projects. Usually used during smaller non capital projects.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking  feedback and self-correcting
• Talent Management: The methodologies by which an organization identifies talent and develops it. It normally includes skills and competency management, recruitment, succession planning, career development, rewards programs, and more.
• Total Quality Management: The strategy for continuously improving the quality of process output, based on five fundamental principles of Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement, Measurement, Total Involvement and Systematic Support.
• Verbal Communications: Any exchange of words, either written or spoken, used to transmit information
• Written Communications: Sending of messages, orders or instructions in writing through letters, circulars, manuals, reports, telegrams, office memos, bulletins, etc. It is a formal method of communication and is less flexible.

Deadline: 28th February 2022