Service Project Engineer at GEA Group

A vacancy for a HRT Service Project Engineer has become available at our Durban office.

• We require an accountable and self-driven individual who will assume the responsibility for sales, control and project management of Service Projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals. S/he will demonstrate communication effectiveness, good discipline, and the ability to foster trusting relationships with colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Formalize a detailed proposal based on the client’s requirements, best practices & providing a well-engineered solution
• Conduct project Sales i.e. meeting with clients, establishing their requirements, developing a solution, costing the engineering scope, developing proposals, presentations, etc. and then presenting & negotiating the proposal with the client(s).
• Review solution and engineering for SANS compliance, engineering principles, GEA standards, client contract requirements and related specifications.
• Conduct and arrange plant surveys to establish current installed equipment and to identify areas of improvement
• Promote the GEA brand and values.
• Coordinate preparation and delivery of project deliverables, engineering, operating & maintenance documents.
• Plan and implement a project program, including defining the project philosophy, activities, milestones, and resource requirements, as per the project & client requirement.
• Evaluate engineering changes, specifications and drawing releases and update accordingly with the drawing and technical department.
• Controlling external contractors in order to fulfill the task at a client site taking all Health & Safety specifications into account.
• Keep track of ETA’s, equipment delivered, and material required in order to meet deadlines.
• Coordinate preparation and delivery of project deliverables, design, operating, and maintenance documents based on sales contract
• Monitor quality of work carried out on site and ensure quality assurance of external contractors.
• Prepare project completion documentation as hand over for client acceptance.
• Ensure that pre-start up documentation and commissioning reports are completed by commissioning staff.
• Monitor and report on sales & project statistics.
• Follow up and ensure that the invoicing and administrative closing of projects are completed.
• Ensure that commissioning is done to GEA standards and within the performance requirement as per the sales contract.
• Identify additional business opportunities

Your Profile / Qualifications

• Candidate is likely to have earned a qualification in the Mechanical Engineering field (Diploma or Degree) with refrigeration (preferably) and thermodynamics (Compulsory) and/or the candidate should have extensive knowledge and expertise from working in the refrigeration industry
• Strong understanding of the refrigeration process and the associated engineering (Especially the ammonia refrigeration process)
• It would be to the candidate’s advantage if s/he has experience and qualifications in engineering sales & project execution and the successful candidate will be a seasoned professional with a minimum work experience of 5-years in project sales and/or execution.
• Ability to select equipment and to do basic design checks to ensure that solutions proposed to clients will perform as required.
• Ability to read an electrical wiring diagram and a mechanical drawing
• A strong knowledge of the OHS Act and experience with site safety files
• Strong computer and communication skills (Microsoft excel, Microsoft project etc)
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to formalise detailed business letters and documents
• Must be willing to travel nationally, cross border and work after normal business hours, if and when the work on hand require this.
• Must be self-driven and have the initiative to explore different avenues to get tasks completed.