Senior Project Engineer

  • Full Time
  • Permanent
  • Cape Town
  • Applications have closed

SFG Engineering Services

 

Job Requirements:

  • Matric with minimum N3 certificate (Electrical/Mechanical qualification).
  • Electrical/Mechanical Qualification or Electrical Trade will be an advantage.
  • Contract Management experience.
  • 10 years of technical experience relating to Motor Control Panels and associated products.
  • Computer literacy – MS Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Ability to assist clients with a full mechanical and electrical design according to the customer’s technical requirements.
  • Provide technical support to customers, Sales Engineers, and other company branches.
  • Prepare written quotations, including cost calculations, data sheets, and drawings.
  • Negotiate orders.
  • Liaise with the workshop foreman to ensure the throughput of project orders.
  • Coordinate factory acceptance tests.
  • Compile and submission of data packs for all relevant project orders.
  • Show the ability to monitor various projects.
  • Manage permanent and contract staff.
  • Process Sales orders via SYSPRO for customers, including issuing dispatch notes and invoices.
  • Monitor customer account status and notify the panel divisions administrator at once for account accounts that are in suspense.
  • Ensure DocuWare is kept up to date daily.
  • Ensure all open Sales Orders and Dispatch Notes are kept under control. (Invoice/cancel each one as soon as possible).

 

Specific Requirements/Additional Information

A legal driver’s license.

  • Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
  • Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, including formal communications.
  • Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
  • Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm as well as the willingness to handle difficult situations.
  • Ability to pay close attention to detail and coordinate various activities simultaneously.
  • Ability to work well in a team setting.
  • Must have excellent technical skills.
  • Good telephone manners.
  • The ability to work under pressure.
  • A keen sense of urgency and a willingness to learn additional job-related skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Predominantly office based.
  • Is subject to work beyond normal working hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays should the need arise.
  • Position may require out-of-town travel.