Introduction
Our well established and reputable client is looking for a commissioning engineer, specifically looking for responsibility and the opportunity to progress within the company.
Minimum Requirements
* Degree in electrical engineering Heavy Current – preferred
* National Diploma in electrical engineering HV
* 8 yrs+ minimum experience
* National Diploma in electrical engineering HV
* 8 yrs+ minimum experience
Job Specification
- Factory acceptance testing of designed ICAP systems
- On site commissioning of protection and control systems and primary electrical plant associated with projects being completed in this field
- Doing maintenance and fault finding on existing installations
- Adherence to project budgets for design and commissioning
- Controlling the flow of information and documentation between the Company and Clients, Suppliers and other related third parties
- Maintaining an accurate filing administration system in relation to project commissioning
- Maintaining and updating the design office technical library
- Works with trainee engineers to insure the proper design and implementation of system protection schemes
- Refurbishing bays in existing substations
Essential Skills and Qualifications
The Protection Engineer will require the following skills and attributes:
- Detailed understanding of design and operation of modern protection relay technology and substation automation and its application through to commissioning
- Detailed understanding of design of primary electrical plant in transmission and distribution substations
- A working knowledge of the civil and mechanical engineering aspects of substations and overhead power lines
- Ability to conduct and/or evaluate power systems from a load flow, stability and fault level perspective
- Ability to carry out commissioning of modern protective relay and control systems in a “hand-on” way
- Ability to lead a small design and commissioning teams in the timely execution of a task under time and technical constraints
- Good people and communication skills and an ability to interact with internal and external parties
Please note that applicants who do NOT meet the above requirements cannot be assured of a personal response. We will however keep your CV on our database should any position in line with your experience come up.