Senior Engineer Electrical And Energy at De Beers Group

Job Description:

• The roles’ primary focus is the provision of competent technical support to the Operations, and to ensure that the standards, specifications and procedures are implemented on Operations and on projects.

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Operation and project execution mastery is our prime function.
• Energy efficiency strategy management programmes in the fields of electrical, hydrocarbon, photo voltaic and steam consumption.
• Ensure that all energy consumption levels are baselined, monitored and audited for improvement purposes.
• Interface with EPCM’s and consultants to ensure that all projects are technically correct and optimally efficient.
• Major items of systems are maintained for optimal efficiency.
• Regulate the implementation of and maintenance to ETAP fault level, load flow and protection discrimination models.
• Asset management becomes an entrenched culture at the operations.
• Monitor and respond to quality of supply problems.
• Strive to entrench an energy efficient culture.
• Manage and monitor the Eskom load curtailment programme specific to the Mogalakwena Complex.
• Review the notified maximum demand requirements with
• Eskom on an annual basis.
• Update the essential load registers on an annual basis.
• Review the notified maximum demand requirements with
• Eskom on an annual basis.
• Update the essential load registers on an annual basis.
• Be actively involved in energy awareness campaigns.
• Prepare and update site issue-based risk registers.
• Identify opportunities to deploy new renewable energy sources.
• This role is at a Band 6/12 level reporting to the Resident Engineer.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of National Diploma in Electrical Engineering Heavy Current (NQF Level 6).
• GCC Mines and Works will be beneficial.
• Registration, with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), as a Professional Electrical Engineer, Professional Electrical Certified Engineer or Professional Electrical Engineering Technologist.
• A post-graduate degree in Electrical Engineering (NQF Level 7) will be an advantage.
• A qualification in Project Management will be advantageous.
• Advanced Management Programme or the equivalent will be advantageous (MDP or AMP.
• Registered as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) will be beneficial.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working in the Mining, Process and utilities industry, 5 years’ of which must be in a management role
• 5 years’ operational experience and 1 year testing and commissioning experience as part of an operational team
• Proficient in computer literacy – Microsoft office
• Proficiency in English

Closing Date

• 13 June 2025