Job Description

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Job Title / Role: Protection Engineer (SI EA)

Organization: Lead Country South Africa

Location: Midrand South Africa

Reporting Manager: Solution Engineering Manager

The Business

Siemens is a global powerhouse in diversified engineering providing products, systems and solutions across the Electrification, Automation and Digitalization value chain. The company has been in existance for over 175 years igniting a history of innovation and social development. As an integrated technology company, Siemens aims to play a constructive role in Africa xe2x80x98s success story.

Siemens Smart Infrastructure combines the real and digital worlds across energy systems, buildings, and industries, enhancing the way people live and work and significantly improving efficiency and sustainability. We work together with customers and partners to create an ecosystem that both intuitively responds to the needs of people and helps customers achieve their business goals. It helps our customers to thrive, communities to progress and supports sustainable development to protect our planet for the next generation.

The Sectionxe2x80x99s portfolio ranges from systems for the low-voltage and distribution power grid level to smart grids and energy automation solutions to power supplies for industrial plants and high-voltage transmission systems.

Responsibilities of the Role

Implementing projects within time, cost and quality parameters.

Transmission Protection and Automation scheme design xe2x80x93 interpreting and translating customer requirements into a complete system as well as applying innovative approaches i.t.o products, technology and people

Testing of Protection and Automation schemes xe2x80x93 be responsible to generate, testing documentation and perform testing at factory and commissioning onsite as required during project execution.

Providing customer support xe2x80x93 the Protection and automation system engineer is required to perform post-fault investigations as required by the customer.

• Proactively identify, review, and manage project technical risks and ensures that appropriate mitigation measures are in place.

Support Business development by Identifying Business opportunities and Market Potential in the Utility, Infrastructure, Industry and other market verticals.

Qualifications and Experience

BSc or B.Eng. in Electrical engineering

3 to 5 Years of Protection Design experience

Good understanding of protection and substation automation technology systems

Registered as Professional Engineer or Professional Technologist with ECSA

Experience in WinCC design and implementation.

Experience in Siemens SICAM PAS gateway configuration, Siemens SICAM RTUs configuration (Advantagous)

Independent working style, highly flexible for global travel and going the extra mile

Excellent communication & professional networking skills

Strong intercultural sensitivity and ability to work with teams and stakeholders around the globe

Highly desirable professional experience outside of home country

Fluent in English

Valid Driverxe2x80x99s licence

Passport

Attributes and Skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability and willingness to challenge status quo

Willingness to get directly involved with operational matters

Strong communication skills; must be able to interact with all levels of the organization in both local and international organisations.

Ability to quickly adapt to new challenges in changing environment

Decision making skills

Must be willing to travel.

Our culture:

Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. Thatxe2x80x99s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.

The companyxe2x80x99s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets under the Employment Equity Act will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

We care about your data privacy and take compliance with the POPI Act, GDPR as well as other data protection legislation seriously. For this reason, we ask you not to send us your CV or resume by email. We ask instead that you create a profile in our talent community where you can upload your CV. Setting up a profile lets us know you are interested in career opportunities with us and makes it easy for us to send you an alert when relevant positions become open

Closing date 09 August 2023

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