Overview
Protection Engineer / Commissioning Jobs in Centurion at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Job description
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) seeks a professional, self-motivated, and detail-oriented candidate for our Project Engineer – Protection position in South Africa – Centurion. The successful candidate should have min 2-5years of experience, must be able to prove good work ethics, diligent, problem solving capacity, attention to detail, willing to work flexible hours in a fast changing and high pressure environment and ambition to grow together with the company. The candidate must be proficient in English & South African language.
If you are looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with a dynamic team, then this position is for you!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Possesses, understands and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of power system system protection, protective relays and their applications, settings, and testing and related SEL products.
2. Train and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
3. Complete and implement assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
4. Participate in the preparation of functional design specifications.
5. Prepare and maintain detailed design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables.
6. Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
7. Understand. Create. Simplify.
8. Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline
2+ years relevant application experience with electric power systems, industry practices, and system protection, protective relays and their applications, settings, testing, practices and philosophies
Good knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation and communications applications
Working knowledge of electric power system design, studies, information and communication technology and protective relay applications
Willing to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 25% based on focus area
Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Background check results satisfactory to SEL
Negative drug test result(s)
Preferred Qualifications
Engineer in Training certificate
Electrical utility, industrial plant, consulting engineering, or system integrator experience
Project engineering experience
Working knowledge of Vision or other project management tracking software
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
Bauhinia Street, Oxford Office Park, Building 11, Highveld Technopark, Highveld, 0169: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
Bachelor’s (Preferred)
Experience:
total work: Min 3 years (Preferred)
Language:
English (Preferred)
South Africa (Preferred)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Learnership, Graduate
Ability to commute/relocate:
Centurion, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Title: Protection Engineer / Commissioning
Company: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Location: Centurion
