Controls & Systems - DCS Architect - Siemens Energy - Halfway House

About the Role Location South Africa Gauteng Midrand Company Siemens Energy (Pty) Ltd Organization Gas Services Business Unit Service Europe & Africa Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Experienced Professional About the role Location: Siemens Energy Midrand Department: Gas Service Control and Digitisation Mode of Employment: Permanent / Full-time Position Title: Principal C&I Engineer A Snapshot of Your Day Principal C&I Engineer at Siemens Energy Which candidate persona(s) is the job post addressing? Candidates need to be self-driven, responsible and aware that each and every action is important for both being an asset to the Siemens Energy team as well as contributing to the company's successes. What meaningful project(s) will they work on? Siemens Energy targets a diverse range of projects in the energy market covering based power plants to green energy / decarb plants as well as Digi type projects in data analysis, cyber protection etc. What impact will their work have on the team, our clients, partners, and Siemens Energy's mission? Each member of the Siemens energy family has a direct impact on the business in terms of excellence in our execution and represents the company as a direct interface to our customers. What type of team culture can they expect to work in each day? Our teams work together on larger more complex projects but each member in the Siemens Energy family could be required to stand alone, or in a smaller team, but always know there are support structures and colleagues behind also wanting to ensure excellence through any project's life cycle. Siemens Energy's culture is about succeeding in execution and delivering quality in our service. How You'll Make an Impact Your responsibilities and expectations for a role: You bring broad knowledge in Instrumentation & Controls, focusing on complex design, development, and implementation of emerging technologies. The role includes conducting research, advising on technologies, and analyzing and supporting technical DCS Architecture projects. You will handle complex product configuration, do trainings, rollout, and implementation support. You will also solve complex problems related to process and technology. This role provides technical leadership and mentors engineering staff. Your scope of tasks will include planning activities, preparing reports and documentation, analyzing system behavior, executing handovers to customer personnel, occasionally contributing as a test engineer and potentially supervising tasks on-site. Your project-specific responsibilities include working in a team or leading it during proposal, engineering, and commissioning phases. You will be the interface with clients or other OEM experts, interpret input data, engineer project-specific deliverables, report on status, and document requirements. During commissioning you will put specific parts of the deliverables into service, ideally working with different PLC types, including SIMATIC S7 PLCs. You will also write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and ensure ongoing education and development of both self and others through knowledge transfer. The role requires short-notice travel to support plants, potentially up to 60% travel within South Africa and the Continent. What You Bring Minimum BEng/BSc degree in Computer, Electronic, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering Minimum 10 years' experience with Pr.Eng -OR- 12 years and in the process of applying for Pr.Eng in the short term. You are experienced in project leadership roles. You are an Engineer who has a strong IIT/OT background in DCS (Distributed Control System) systems architecture, commissioning and administration thereof. You have been involved in several projects in areas ideally including engineering design, commissioning, and documentation; Energy Sector exposure advantageous. You are an expert in a DCS system, e.g., the main products in SPPA-T3000 as well as related products like Plant Information Systems, Cyber Security, Network set up You have a sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the instrumentation and controls engineering, and the basic requirements of other engineering fields You are experienced in / are exposed to topics involving Functional Safety and Process Optimisation. You have the ability to build effective working relationships (customer and colleague), persuade and influence, and problem-solve complex issues. About the Team Through our Generation division, we enhance and innovate conventional and renewable power supply. Currently, we're reducing carbon emissions of existing assets and developing technologies that transform power generation applications. What's it like to work at Siemens Energy? Take a look: https://bit.ly/3hD9pvK Who is Siemens Energy? At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90 countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we're also using our technology to help protect people and the environment. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Rewards Working with a global team Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects Possibility to take over further tasks within the company Supportive work culture Time off/Paid holidays Parental leave Continual learning through the LearnSiemens-Energy platform e-Learning Mentorship Our Commitment to Diversity Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences. LI-LM1 Apply Now

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