Wind Engineer Cape Town, South Africa - Cape Town Region
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Introduction An Independent Power Producer is Cape Town with multiple utility scale solar and wind farms in South Africa. Description Wind Project Engineer Market-related Salary Package Cape Town Role Purpose The Project Engineer is the primary resource responsible to provide sound technical input during different phases of the project from project development to project construction and operations. During construction, the Project Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the project is executed in accordance with Company's health and safety, quality and design requirements. The Project Engineer will carry out site inspections during manufacturing, construction and commissioning in order to ensure these activities are performed in accordance to the design and methods described in the method statements, risk assessments and procedures. Responsibilities Design Review and Compliance Monitoring • Reviews, recommends changes (where required) and approves facility designs, technical specifications, technical studies and risk assessments and method statements to ensure compliance with required design standards, legal compliance and environmental, health and safety requirements • Completes engineering projects by organizing and controlling project elements • Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans and conferring with management • Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements and performance standards • Reviews technical studies and prepares cost estimates • Confirms product performance by designing and overseeing of tests and evaluation of test outcomes • Determines and evaluates project schedule by studying project plan and specifications, calculating time requirements and sequencing project elements • Monitors project plan by reviewing design, specifications and recommend scheduling changes and actions • Monitors project cost by approving expenditures • Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends, recommending actions Construction Progress Monitoring and Reporting • Furnishing the team on site with approved designs for construction (IFC) • Liaising with the team on site that works are completed according to approved QCP's • Liaising with the team on site that construction works are completed according to approved schedule • Having progress meetings with the EPC Contractor (weekly) to assess on construction progress • Preparing, implementing and recommend changes due to site conditions • Writing reports on the construction progress • Design compliance and quality assurance inspections Grid studies • Reviews technical studies prepared by consultants to ensure compliance with Grid code • Evaluates outcome of technical studies to determine feasibility of connecting a project to the National Grid Equipment Performance Review • Reviews Factory and Site Acceptance Tests to ensure equipment performance meets design requirement • Inspects and ensures that the equipment is built to designer's specification and Company's requirements to eliminate risk of equipment failure • Provides engineering advice during equipment failure investigations External Communication • Engineering Consultants • Contractors (Engineering and Construction) • Project Management Team • Equipment manufacturers Requirements • Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Mech/Elec) or similar • Registration as Professional Engineer a preference • 3-8 years' experience in the power plant engineering, construction, commissioning and operations industry (site and construction) • Engineering design experience • Project development exposure • Advanced use of the Microsoft Office suite and MS Projects • Legislation, Policies, Procedures and Standards • Project Management • Understanding and interpretation of various design standards applicable to design and construction • Analytical thinking - analysing designs, design drawings and technical studies) Profile EE Candidate with strong wind project engineering experience for utility scale wind projects experience in South Africa
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