Project Engineer I at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To support process engineering strategy by meeting production/project targets, providing process engineering technical support, and identifying improvement opportunities. To identify and prevent risks of process/design deviation affecting safety, integrity, and availability.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Define OWAP and optimum operating window in which the value chain should be operated
• Monitor and identify improvement opportunities to ensure operation within the OWAP
• Translate loss accounting into improvement plans
• Monitor and interpret performance on technical drivers, constraints and levers on value chain level taking upstream and downstream units into account
• Support shutdown with respect to value chain integration, idea generation and process equipment integrity
• Monitor adherence to and effectiveness of VPP
• Analyse effectiveness of data provided for production planning and scheduling processes
• Report value chain and system heat maps, losses and integrity concerns
• Assimilate and contextualise data for input into improvement initiatives through technical investigations via the asset management process
• Understand optimum operating windows, deviations and preventative measures
• Do data assimilation and contextualization to identify opportunities for input into process related improvement plans/technical landscape
• Contribute technical inputs into VPP and identify risk of deviation
• Pro-actively monitor risk identification for own business unit operations
• Ensure process integrity of equipment, inspections and recommendations of improvement opportunities during shutdowns
• Monitor effectiveness of VPP and adherence to yields supplied for planning and scheduling processes
• Issue reports as per requirements / business need
• Monitor energy usage and identify improvement opportunities
• Improve plant reliability, volume and unit cost
• Ensure value chain basic documentation and systems are in place and at required standard
• Give input into Technical Hazops, PFD and MFD reviews
• Give inputs into process engineering operating manuals, including startup and shutdown procedures as well as training manuals
• Ensure that process engineering fundamental tools are in place and relevant
• Compliance with internal guidelines & policies e.g. MOC processes
• Actively identify process safety threats and deliver on mitigation plans
• Provide process engineering support and input for small project process design
• Participation in design and safety reviews
• Ensure appropriate governance is applied with regards to the process scope of work

Formal Education

• Grade 12
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering 

Min Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years

Licences

• L_Motor Vehicle Drivers Licence