Senior Electrical Designer at Wood

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently recruiting for a Electrical Designer with extensive experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or similar sector of the industry to provide support to our Client in the execution of projects in Sasolburg.

 Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Technical Design Ability - Guides and coaches others to achieve a high standard in technical design using WOOD, client and industry standards, and data in line with Project requirements.
• Technical Expertise - Demonstrates an ongoing ability and interest to improve technically, maintaining current technical knowledge, and cultivating relationships with technology providers. Responsible for checking models and deliverables. Provides support to Chief Engineers and feedback.
• Cross-Discipline Project Team Interaction - Proactively works with other discipline designers/engineers. Working with lead engineer and other discipline leads at project meetings, internal/external, and client resolving issues.
• Understanding and meeting Schedule and Schedule dependencies - Accountable for deliverable production to suit project schedule.
• Commercial Awareness and Customer Focus - Demonstrates increasing customer (client) focus, be aware of and responsive to the customer (client) needs without sacrificing the project and Corporate objectives.
• Interpretation of Engineering Requirements - Takes responsibility for the quality of the interpretation. Initiates design solutions.

Skills / Qualifications

Qualifications:

• NDip – Electrical Engineering Power
• 8 Years minimum experience

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

• Smartplant Electrical (SPEL)
• Smartplant Review
• Microstation V8i - 2D
• Smartplant 3D / Microstation PDS - 3D
• Relux; DIALUX
• MS Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Personal attributes:

• Initiative - Grasps new or unfamiliar concepts quickly and can effectively deal with complexity and ambiguity. Identifies issues in a constructive manner and recommends solutions. Uses innovative and novel approaches to find solutions
• Change and Adaptability - Gains awareness for, and an understanding of, the position of stakeholders. Readily adapts to changing circumstances
• Interpersonal Communications - Actively listens and seeks to understand others’ points of view. Communicates openly and honestly to all levels of the organization.  Expresses ideas and exchanges information clearly and persuasively
• Problem Solving - Grasps new or unfamiliar concepts quickly and can effectively deal with complexity and ambiguity. Identifies issues in a constructive manner and recommends solutions.  Uses innovative and novel approaches to find solutions
• Planning, Organising & Execution Prioritizes and plans work activities.  Uses time efficiently.