Job Description

About the Role

Location

South Africa

Gauteng

Midrand

Company

Siemens Energy (Pty) Ltd

Organization

Grid Technologies

Business Unit

Digital Grid

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

General

• Successfully applies a broad knowledge to complex concepts, practices, and procedures of particular area of specialisation.
• Completes complex design, development and implementation of new and emerging technologies, platforms and service.
• Performs research and advises on an existing or emerging technology and associated services and processes.
• Conducts analysis in support of a complex technical DCS Architecture project.
• Completes complex product configuration guidelines, training, rollout and implementation support for technical DCS Architecture projects and relating Client Proposals.
• Identifies and resolves complex problems related to process and technology and applies problem-solving skills in order to deal with most situations.
• Overall, provides technical leadership and mentoring of engineering staff to ensure efficient accomplishment of goals and objectives.
• Within the scope of the tasks:

• Plans the required activities.
• Prepares reports and documentation of the results.
• Analyses the system behaviour and the interaction of single elements.
• Executes the hand-over to the customer personnel and their briefing.
• May make optimizations of disciplines.
• May contribute as test engineer to admittances, routine and type tests.
• May perform or support the determination or specification of the required test equipment.
• May control the mentioned tasks and /or provide supervisory guidance at site.
• Be able to travel at short notice to plants that require fast support.
• Travelling in South Africa and on the Continent likely (up to 60%).

Project Specific, be responsible for:

• Various principal areas of responsibilities are (not exhaustive):

• Work in a team or as a group lead role during proposal, engineering and commissioning phases.
• Interface to client or other OEM experts related to the Siemens Energy function.
• Engineering -

• Interpret input data and engineer project specific deliverables based on the input data and contract requirements.
• Accurately report on status and deliverables.
• Documentation as per requirements with the responsibility through to acceptance.
• Apply Best Practices throughout.
• Commissioning -

• Put into service specific parts of the deliverables working in or leading a larger team.
• Be skilled within the DCS Architecture in Administration with extensive knowledge of complex networks and 3rd Party interfaces.
• Specifically, be responsible for the areas where engineering was done ensuring continuity.
• Working with different PLC types as far as possible, ideally including SIMATIC S7 PLCs.
• Accurately report on status and deliverables.
• Documentation as per requirements with the responsibility through to acceptance.
• Writing of reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ensure ongoing education and development of both self and others with knowledge transfer.

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.
• Experience working in project leadership role.
• An Engineer who has a strong IIT/OT background in DCS (Distributed Control System) systems architecture, commissioning and administration thereof.
• Has been involved in several projects in areas ideally including engineering design, commissioning, and documentation; Energy Sector exposure advantageous.
• Is 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 - all critical use tools for Siemens Energy
• A sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the instrumentation and controls engineering, and the basic requirements of other engineering fields
• Experienced in / Exposed to topics involving Functional Safety and Process Optimisation.
• 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:

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

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• 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 Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching

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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.

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