Seriti Green: Mechanical/Reliability Engineer at Seriti

Key responsibilities include

Design and Development:

• Support in the development and review of project employer requirements and standards.
• Designs, develops, and supervises the manufacture, testing, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of equipment, machines and systems for the renewable generation facility.
• Ensure mechanical design of projects is reviewed according to the internal quality systems and industry best practice.
• Keep up to date with state-of-the-art technological developments in the renewable energy sector and update internal systems to align with latest best practice in the industry.
• Monitoring and providing direction on mechanical technology towards enhancing mechanical efficiency and project design optimization.

Project Planning:

• Assess mechanical requirements, calculate resource requirements, and create schedules for design, production, and installation to contribute to project planning.
• Collaborate directly with suppliers and manufacturers to examine designs, procure materials, and ensure quality requirements are met.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams that include electrical engineers, environmental experts, and project managers to ensure that mechanical systems are seamlessly integrated into wind energy projects.
• Writing reports and reviewing outputs of appointed Consulting and Contractor engineers and technologists.
• Controlling costs on Projects and ensuring milestones are-met.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure that all mechanical designs and activities adhere to industry norms, Grid Codes, regulatory and safety requirements.
• Knowledge of relevant processes, procedures, policies, guidelines and legislation.
• Advising senior staff of safety related risks of critical plant equipment and operation regimes.
• Monitor mechanical issues within Seriti Green owned and operated assets and initiates projects to implement rectify and improve the mechanical issues.
• Advise senior staff with regards to long-term plant health care of operating plant mechanical equipment.

Operations and Maintenance

• Develop, review and implement facility and equipment performance models.
• Support in the development and implementation of warehouse and workshop systems for inventory management.
• Continuous management and improvement of spares, materials and consumables to ensure operations and maintenance to drive down costs while improving quality.

Education & Experience

• Mechanical Bachelor’s (BSc) Degree, BTech Mechanical Engineering or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Eng professional registration and Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) is advantageous.
• WindPRO, WASP, and PVsyst software experience is advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a large infrastructure and construction environment as Mechanical Engineer.
• Excellent knowledge and experience into the behaviour of mechanical plant.
• Experience and knowledge of life of plant assessment and engineering techniques of Wind Turbine plant.
• Financial skills and understanding of systems.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
• Sound technical and commercial understanding of the construction industry.
• Good understanding of the appropriate South African Legislation and International Standards and Regulations.
• Desirable to have wind farm project development, delivery, and operation experience.
• Demonstrated high level of commercial acumen, with a proven ability to navigate complex deal structures.
• Demonstrated capacity to work for a multitude of internal and external clients with conflicting interests and priorities.
• Demonstrated capacity to influence outcomes.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop and manage relationships to ensure outcomes are achieved as harmoniously as possible.
• Demonstrated capacity to work both autonomously and within the team environment; use initiative; solve problems through analytical thinking; and make decisions within an intense construction environment.