Senior Electrical Engineer at Wood

• Lead assigned projects taking total ownership for power systems electrical engineering design. Ensure that electrical engineering activities are executed within budgeted manhours and schedules in compliance with project specifications, standards and specifically with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of South Africa. Be able to work individually or as part of electrical team on projects
• Be part of multi-disciplinary project team providing full co-operation to the project team to achieve project goals. Perform general project management of the electrical scope of work by providing regular schedule updates, attending regular progress meetings and reports. Provide input into electrical scope man-hour estimates and project schedules
• Create electrical load schedules as the basis for electrical power system design
• Conceptualize power system overall and protection systems schemes and single line diagrams
• Perform electrical power system design calculations including power equipment sizing, cable sizing, earthing, lightning protection and lighting
• Perform electrical system and protection grading studies using specialized software
• Conceptualize substation layout and sizing based on electrical tagged equipment
• Design and co-ordinate the electrical interfacing with other engineering disciplines to assure alignment
• Assist electrical design drawing office with general electrical design drawings including approval of design drawings. Ensure overall accuracy and quality of design drawings for easy construction and maintenance
• Requisition procurement of electrical tagged detailing all requirements complete with data sheets. Provide input on electrical content of other discipline procured equipment. Prepare technical bid analysis of procured electrical items. Review and approve electrical supplier documents and provide input into other discipline supplier documents. Attend factory acceptance testing of electrical procured items as well as other disciplines procured equipment electrical content
• Requisition installation contracts including E&I, cathodic protection and electrical trace heating. Provide input on electrical content of other discipline contracts. Prepare technical bid analysis of electrical contracts and provide input into other discipline contracts. Review and approve electrical supplier documents and provide input into other discipline supplier documents. Provide site support to site team with regular visits and technical clarifications.
• Assist with the compilation of operating manuals and mechanical catalogues
• Perform such duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Electrical Head of Department

Skills / Qualifications

• BSc, BEng, BTech Power Engineering
• ECSA registration
• +8 years relevant post graduate experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or similar sector of the industry
• Electrical Engineers are required in the following locations; Midrand, Sasolburg and Secunda