5 days ago
Job title : Senior Engineer Electrical and Energy
Job Location : North West, Rustenburg
Deadline : July 27, 2024
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Job Description:
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.
- New technology is evaluated and implemented as, when and where appropriate.
- 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. Interface with Operations during planned load curtailment to reduce power consumption accordingly.
- Manage the power factor correction installations.
- Review the notified maximum demand requirements with Eskom on an annual basis.
- Update the essential load registers on an annual basis.
- Coordinate the monthly energy reports from the Operations, and consolidate savings for submission to the Executive on a monthly basis.
- Be actively involved in energy awareness campaigns.
- Prepare and update site issue-based risk registers.
- Identify opportunities to deploy new renewable energy sources.
- Provide managerial advise and support to Engineering Specialists and Senior Electrical Foremen as follows:
- Effective execution and monitoring of the Operations planned maintenance programme.
- Standards enforcement and quality assurance.
- Analysis and improvement.
- Planning and scheduling.
- Information management.
- Early equipment management.
- Training and development.
- Maintenance material management.
- Maintenance facilities and tools.
This role is at a GBF 6 level reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager Operations
Qualifications:
- Minimum of N.Dip 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
- Minimum of 10 years experience working in the Mining, Process and utilities industry, 5 years’ of which must be in a management role and, with additional prerequisites as follows:
- 5 years’ operational experience and 1 year testing and commissioning experience as part of an operational team that commissioned a plant with exposure to operate and maintain the following:
- Electrical power transmission and distribution equipment.
- Surface medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems.
- System earthing.
- Protection.
- Power and distribution transformers.
- Liquid resistance starters.
- Variable speed drives.
- Diesel generators.
- Overhead lines.
- Uninterruptible power supply systems.
- Fire detection.
- Communications enabled devices.
- Intelligent motor protection.
- Compressed air systems.
- Heating and cooling systems.
- Bulk electricity and power factor management
- Large mechanical and electrical drives applicationsAlternative fuel consumers.
- At least 1 years’ experience working with Energy Efficiency initiatives such as power factor correction, photo voltaic cells, variable speed drives, luminaires, time of use tariff, demand management, energy recovery, etc.
Knowledge and Skills
- Advanced computer literacy skills as follows:
- Microsoft Word – intermediate.
- Microsoft Excel – advanced.
- Microsoft Power Point – intermediate.
- Microsoft Projects -intermediate.Power System analysis (ETAP etc.)
- AutoCAD – basic.
- Functional knowledge of power electronics, variable speed drives, thyristor drives, SCADA systems, mining automation systems, control and recording systems.
- Must be available to render on-site professional and technical assistance
- Must be prepared to do standby work.
- Must be experienced in the operation and maintenance of mining machinery, electrical project management, construction, testing & commissioning and general equipment and infrastructure capability as described above.
- Must be familiar with the roles various stakeholders hold and the interaction and dynamics associated with each.
- Solid analytical, technical and fault finding abilities are required.
- Must have dealt with Eskom
- Driver’s license code B.
- Red ticket (Certificate of fitness).
- Must be experienced in the design of electrical facilities and reticulation.
- Knowledgeable of the IEC and SANS Standards
- Protection and grading experience
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