SENIOR PROJECTS & CONTRACTS ENGINEER

SUMMARY:
Manufacturing company specialising in electro-electronic equipment situated in JHB South seeking a Senior Projects & Contracts Engineer to plan and manage project orders from inception until delivery. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within specifications, and within budget.

POSITION INFO:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review project documents and requirements: Technical, commercial, and contractual.
• Liaise directly with client for any electrical design requirements, in conjunction with the engineering department.
• Manage invoicing milestones between commercial department and client.
• Ensure projects are run within the guidelines for the companies terms and conditions and or as per the contract.
• Document register and transmittal process must be controlled by the project engineer, this includes incoming & outgoing documents. Document controller resources are available to assist at the engineer’s discretion.
• Responsible for creating and updating MS project schedules and customer progress reports.
• Facilitate internal and external stakeholder meetings, ensuring proper stakeholder management.
• The project engineer will be responsible for arranging all logistics for each project which includes, but not limited to, 3^rd party inspection requirements.
• Knowledge of Incoterms are preferrable.
• Arrange client FAT and manage requirements for client to attend FATs.
• QC and Testing are performed by the QC team. Project engineer to engage with QC Team to ensure we meet the quality expectation.
• Installation and commissioning on-site are performed by the site team – under facilitation and support from the Project Engineer.
• Attend site meetings and customer meetings as required.
• Assist Proposals team with technical and commercial information including tender meetings when required.
• Perform any reasonable requests from the leadership team, this can be, but not limited, to design and technical engineering solutions.
• Comply with company health and safety policy, as well as ensure ISO 9001 requirements are met.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Matric
• A recognized and relevant post-matric technical qualification (B.Eng Electrical, B.Tech, National Diploma)
• Minimum 5 years experience in the electrical manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years experience in project management.
• Computer literacy – good general computer knowledge and experience as well as Windows, Outlook, MS Word, MS Projects, and MS Excel.
• SAP will be advantageous.
• A valid driver''s license.