Snr Instr & Control Engineer at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Provide governance and expert support to control and instrumentation (C&I) fraternity in areas of technology, engineering and commissioning.  This includes small project support i.e.  scope/engineering reviews, technology selection, technical Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC), instrumentation/system installation and commissioning.
• Lead and guide colleagues in terms of best practices and governance in the instrumentation & control and production fraternities to ensure plant availability and efficient operation
• Support and drive investigations and apply analytical skills for root cause analysis (RCA)
• Support and drive emerging C&I technology e.g. wireless, digitalisation, operator effectiveness, system interfacing / monitoring to improve Sasol operations by maximising availability and production outputs.
• Manage interfaces with various disciplines (mechanical, electrical etc.)  within Sasol Secunda, other Sasol OMEs and with external entities e.g. service providers, government offices etc. 
• Coaching and training of peers/colleagues/junior engineers in C&I requirements
• Strong knowledge of international and local governance specifications and best practices and application to drive safe and reliable operations

Key Accountabilities

• Broad base of instrumentation and control engineering knowledge and competence relating to:
• Field: Knowledge of, and technology selection for, field instrumentation and final element devices.
• Process Automation Systems (PAS): Control and Safety Systems - DCS / PLC / ESD
• Operational technology (OT): Critical Control Information Infrastructure (CCII) networks and communication, communication between control and safety
• Process control: Control loop analysis and process controller troubleshooting.
• Configuring control strategies on various PAS systems
• Human Machine Interface (HMI) design and governance
• Providing input to Sasol specifications and engineering standards specifications/standards;
• Knowledge of international and South African specifications and requirements as applied to C&I e.g. IEC, SANS, etc.
• Review Sasol policies for applicability and implementation.
• Ensure compliance with legal, safety and operational reliability requirements.
• Functional and process safety requirements e.g. HAZOPs, LOPA, SILs, inventory isolation, hazardous areas, explosion preventionKnowledge and use of emerging C&I technology e.g. wireless, digitalisation, operator effectiveness
• Developing, maintaining and manage the discipline specific systems, tools, policies and proceduresInterpret and translate business requirements into an engineering strategy
• Active practicing of interpersonal skills to ensure productive working relationships and to work with, or through, others inside and/or outside (including suppliers) the organisation to get work accomplished.
• Oversee the management and safety of external service providers.
• Manage the service contracts in the budget applicable to function being managed.
• Adhere to work standards and ensure it is met according to quality, quantity and due dates.

Key Accountabilities continued

• Follow governance for plant modifications and manage discipline specific project risks
• Take responsibility to drive initiatives which improves delivery and competitiveness.
• Perform quality control of delivered services.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation.
• Develop technical and engineering skills of EITs through coaching.
• Continuously update own knowledge and skills in order to maintain up-to-date knowledge of changing technologies and to ensure critical competencies and expertise are developed.
• Ensure teams safety objectives and required training is completed.
• Show influence, negotiation, maturity and emotional intelligence.
• Drive high performance culture and innovative thinking.
• Operate successfully in a diverse work environment and adhere to Sasol culture and values.
• Other useful skills:
• Obsolescence and risk based asset management planning.
• Manage the relationship with internal stakeholders and external service providers applicable to function/discipline.
• Ensure good working relationship with all stake holders especially with instrumentation and control fraternity as well as plant production and maintenance personnel.
• Develop and maintain work standards and ensure it is met according to quality, quantity and due dates.
• Develop, maintain and manage the discipline specific systems, tools, policies and procedures for the execution of projects.
• Ensure adherence and compliance to Sasol safety system and culture.
• Manage self and team members to have expert knowledge on area specific technology to be able to maximise availability and production outputs.
• Liaise with external engineering companies to share in knowledge and benchmark.
• Plan resources against short- and long-term objectives.
• Pilot and test plant modifications executed correctly with high quality.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, policies and standards.
• Manage of discipline specific project risks.
• Ensure quality control of delivered services.
• Ensure governance regarding proposed modifications.
• Interpret and translate business requirements into an engineering strategy to enable OME to safely meet production targets.
• Active practicing of interpersonal skills to ensure productive working relationships and to work with, or through, others internal and/or external the organisation to get work accomplished.
• Display influencing, negotiating, maturity and emotional intelligence.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree
• B Eng / BSc Eng Chemical or Electronic Engineering
• M Eng / MSc Eng Control Engineering (Wish)

Working Experience

• Experience: 8+ relevant years

Deadline:30th July,2025