Job Opportunities at Siemens

Role Headline

• Project Managers are responsible for the design, development, and management of customer projects, according to defined Project Management (PM@Siemens) standards and customer requirements, with responsibility for economic results.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Consults with customers on technical solutions, together with the Sales Manager or Key Account Manager.
• Clarifies customers´ targets and requirements, and/or specification in request for proposal (RFP).
• Prepares participation in tender and leads negotiation with customers.
• Coordinates overall planning of the project and decides on allocation of resources.
• Clarifies specification and continuously liaises with other internal departments involved ensuring clear KPI’s for all team members.
• Monitors milestone and adherence to budgets, and initiates actions to minimize non-conformance cost.
• Reviews project risks and ensures that appropriate mitigation measures are put in place by following the contractual claims procedure to maximise opportunities.
• Maintains constant communication to customers, outside contractors or other stakeholders with minutes of meetings being distributed to all relevant parties.
• May coordinate agreed commissioning measures onsite, together with Engineering.
• Adheres to PM standards and Business Conduct Guidelines (e.g., Tax regulations, Export Control, EHS, Quality Control).
• Manages and coordinates all temporarily assigned project staff.

Qualifications And Experience

• Relevant tertiary Degree/Diploma, preferably an Electrical Engineering qualification or similar.
• A South African recognised Project Management qualification or PM@siemens certification.
• Must have min 3-5 years’ experience with NEC3.
• FIDIC experience would be advantageous
• Cross Border Project Management Experience Advantageous
• 5-8 years’ experience in project management with full profit and loss responsibility.

Attributes and skills

• Strong Administration and time management skills.
• Advanced interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead virtual project team/s to a successful implementation across countries.
• Excellent intercultural skills to cooperate with customers throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
• Must be willing to travel.

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Position Headline:

• Performs technical, mainly pre-defined tasks for accomplishing defined service delivery work for customer equipment.

Position Description:

• Performs mainly pre-defined, technical tasks (for example, basic commissioning of products and systems, integration of components to a system, basic engineering, maintenance jobs) and work packages on-site and remotely.
• Supports customer remotely, onsite, and provides 2nd and 3rd level user support in case of arising issues.
• Coordinates and accomplishes defined service operations and/or resolves product issues for customers equipment.
• Supports in generating sales leads for pre-defined service offers and contributes to planning activities.
• Adheres to defined processes and applicable regulations.

What will the person be responsible for?

• Render a range of professional services including plant and preventative maintenance, commissioning, assistance with system design, upgrades, repairs, retrofits, technical audits, hotline activities and to perform breakdown service on a 24 hour basis exercising minimal response and reaction time, thus ensuring an optimal and appropriate sense of urgency.
• To execute the work cost effectively, in accordance with the QA Manual, the relevant commissioning, maintenance and servicing procedures, customer specifications and in compliance with statutory and safety regulations.
• To always verify and update technical hardware and software documentation and ensure that the updates are relayed to the Service Specialist, entrusted with the plant/system technical responsibility.
• To identify own specific training needs and to maintain own competence in systems and products related technologies.
• To plan and ensure the continuous availability of appropriate functional and calibrated diagnostic tools and testing equipment and to effectively select on a day-to-day basis the necessary tools, testing equipment, service kits, spares, consumable and appropriate documentation for the services rendered.
• To pro-actively participate with the marketing and selling of our range of services/products to the market and other BU's, to assist the Sales Engineer and Service group leader with the preparation of tenders, service contracts and quotations, to participate with the development of service concepts, market related pricing structures, to maximize own productivity and efficiency thus contributing towards the attainment of the group's annual budgeted results.

Experience And Qualifications

• Relevant Diploma / B tech Degree in Electrical Engineering (HC)
• The candidate must have at least 2 years Field Service
• Experience as a Technician in the Variable Speed Drives Industry
• Siemens product knowledge will be advantageous

Must have Drives Experience in:

• MicroMasters
• Master Drives
• Sinamics Drives
• DC Drives
• Candidate will be required to do OT and Standby
• Must have a high stress tolerance
• Good Customer Orientation skills and ability to communicate effectively with Customer
• Must be willing to learn

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Role Headline

• Prepares technical models and drawings.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Designs and engineers under supervision of senior engineers the solution down to detail to satisfy the specified requirements of the customer.
• Defines under supervision of senior engineers the products, components and systems to be used and their concrete characteristics.
• Configures the components and systems under supervision of senior engineers of the solution according to the requirements.
• Develops detailed solutions under supervision of senior engineers for the integration to ensure the interaction of the individual elements as functioning unit.
• Perform all draughting tasks issued by the OEC team
• Investigate new features on software engineering tools to help improve efficiency and quality
• Perform Advanced AutoCAD and EPlan tasks
• Perform 3D Modelling/Rendering in AutoCAD, SolidEdge, Pro-panel
• Assist project teams with project related tasks (admin & technical) on various projects
• Attending site visits/meetings with senior system engineers to gather requirements from our customers
• Travel to sites with senior system engineers (within SA) for installation & commissioning, site audits, project & tender meetings, iFAT,CFAT,SAT etc
• Will be required to work extended hours on site as required on projects due to critical deadlines

Qualifications And Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Draughting and or AutoCAD required
• Minimum 7 Years’ experience

Attributes and skills

• Excellent time management skills
• Pays high attention to details, whilst remaining fast and accurate during draughting
• Fluent in AutoCAD
• Excellent computer literacy and able to learn new engineering software tools
• Ability to make use of intelligent functionality within the different software packages (i.e AutoCAD, EPlan, Pro-panel, SolidEdge)
• Excellent team player