Project Engineer at ABB

Job description

Role Summary

As a Project Engineer, you will be part of the Industrial Automation Division and Process Industries Business Units (BU) based in Modderfontein. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

As a Project Engineer you will be responsible to design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements. Your tasks as a Project Engineer will include the following:

Technical contribution:

• Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering assignments for High power rectifiers (HPR’s)
• Provides technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities in line with statutory requirements and the customer specifications under supervision.
• Managing the technical interfaces of the project.
• Clearly specifying and expediting of orders of all project material and equipment.

Sales support:

• Prepares project documentation within one’s scope of deliverables.
• Assists in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.).

Contract Management:

• Supports Contract Managers in issuing claims (new/change in scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.). Provides quality solutions as per customer requirements and delivers within budget and contract. Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks.
• Ensure that projects are executed in line with the design, contractual budget and deadlines.

Planning and control:

• Creates work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility and ensures quality deliverables on time and within targeted cost.
• Improves effectiveness of work plan in collaboration with other functions.

Risk and opportunity management:

• Completes risk and opportunity assessments and ensures implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility
• Reports any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management along with recommendations for resolution.
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• Assists customers on technical issues, interacts with official contacts, contractors and other staff within his/her scope of deliverables. Assist communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.
• Advising on equipment selection for projects in line with customer and statutory requirements

Supply chain management:

• Collaborates with the Supply Chain function to ensure that technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed on with potential suppliers.
• Provides technical evaluation of supplier proposals, and accepts as fit for purpose supplied equipment or services.

Processes and tools:

• Uses standard processes and tools applicable to one’s area of responsibility. Ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements
• Reports processes and tools inefficiencies and suggests improvements ideas.

People leadership and development:

Assigns tasks to and coordinates work with entry level engineers, technicians and administrative staff.

General:

• Assisting the sales departments with technical aspects (both product and process related) during the preparation of tenders. 2.
• Providing training and support to personnel in the Training, Service and Engineering departments.
• Provide sound engineering and design input to projects and service by following QA procedures.
• The compiling of a Functional Specification and participation in clarification meetings to ensure that the project is run on sound engineering principles and executed in accordance with specifications.
• Arrange and participate in the design, Manufacturing, Commissioning and Factory and or Site Acceptance Test (FAT & SAT).
• Make the project team aware, implement and comply with the company Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality Systems and procedures.
• To keep themselves abreast with developments in technology within ABB and within industry.
• Oversee design and construction of electrical panels.
• Conduct formal risk review meetings and document results for client’s presentation.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or S4 Qualification coupled with 4 years’ experience in Electrical Engineering.
• You should have knowledge of electrical applications, systems in HPR’s, automation systems, MCC’s, drives & switchgear and well-versed in designing, problem solving techniques, commitment towards excellence at work and professional attitude.
• Candidates with knowledge of transformers will have an added advantage.