Anwin Metabo

Job Description:
The role of the Electrical Engineer will be to design, analyse, verify, commission and ensure compliance of projects according to national standards, best practices and regulations. The Electrical Engineer will report to the Head of Engineering for all phases of the project from the design phase to final commissioning and handover. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate great attention to detail with excellent engineering skills and multi-tasking abilities. The goal is to ensure that all potential and active solar projects are evaluated, designed, budgeted and commissioned to ensure standards are met. Furthermore, the position would require continuous product research and testing to ensure the execution of projects using relevant and up-to-date technology, improving systems based on lessons learned. Project size would range from 20kWp to 10MWp. You may be required to work occasional overtime to meet critical project deadlines. The candidate should be willing to travel within South Africa, as well as other African countries, with travelling expected up to 40%, depending on project stages.

Principal responsibilities:

• Conduct solar project feasibility studies by evaluating customer data and doing on-site electrical evaluations.
• Create solar project designs and engineering including but not limited to prelim and detailed designs, sizing, analysing designs and compliance checking.
• Ensure solar project designs, installation, and commissioning meet electrical and SolarAfrica standards.
• Provide Engineering support to internal teams from Sales to Operations.
• Determine and update solar project metrics.
• Conduct product research to ensure we are implementing up to date technology and solutions.
• Any other job duties as assigned.

Skills include:

• Experience in the solar industry.
• Experience in PVSYST, Helioscope and CAD software.
• Knowledge of:
• MV reticulation, protection and design
• Grid Code requirements
• SANS 10142 and NRS 097-2 standards, with specific reference to embedded generation
• Local municipal standards and procedures
• Surge, lightning protection and grounding systems. Networking equipment and industrial communication protocols like Modbus, RS485, Ethernet, etc.

Specific Attributes:

• Strong communication skills.
• Can take initiative.
• Team-orientated.

Grid-tied projects completed:

· Vital Health Food Group – 1023.44kWp (100KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Brackenfell centre – 1387kWp (100KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Freshness first – 506.62kWp (100KTL & 60KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV

· Westgate Mall – 1354.3kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· GRW 2 – 1174.04 kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Novo Fruit Packhouse – 735 kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Du Toit Vrugte – 752kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Mpact Versapak – 709kWp (100TL & 33TL Ingeteam inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Huhtamaki Atlantis – 606,76 kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Kuyasa – 559.8kWp (50KTL/36KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Access Park – 511.75kWp (100KTL & 36KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Robertson Corner – 497kWp (50KTL & 36KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Two Oceans Commercial Cold storage – 446.76 kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· GRW 1 – 410,76 kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Netcare Unitas Hospital - 346,5 kWp (50KTL & 36KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Crown foods – 159.7kWp (50KTL & 36KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Agri Paarl – 150.5kWp (36KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· De hoop Primary – 33kWp (20KTL & 13KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV)

· Paul Roos Gymnasium – 240.7kWp (36KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV with carport)

Hybrid projects completed:

· Rylands Village – 469.9kWp (50KTL Huawei inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV with GENSET integration)

· Boschkrans – 250kWp (100TL Ingeteam inverter - Grid tied rooftop PV with GENSET integration)

Role and responsivities:

1. Project development

· Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential, commercial, and industrial solar power systems.

· Conducting site visits and specification of data monitoring equipment as required.

· Conducting technical due diligence examinations on prospective project acquisitions and external technical reports.

· Supporting the development team with various tasks relating to supply authority approvals, project coordination, sizing, site selection.

· Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives.

2. Energy yield assessment

· The technical assessment and interpretation of solar resources including prospecting for potential solar sites and calculating energy yield analyses and reports.

· Manage the configurations, procurement, and maintenance of data collection equipment/services

· Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.

3. Design

· Design electrical network reticulation design in accordance with project requirements.

· Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (AutoCAD 2020, Sketchup, Layout, Skelion, Shadow Analysis) software.

· Solar PV system design according to NRS 097, NRS 048, SANS 10142-1 and National Grid Code.

· Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, and industrial solar PV systems.

· Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.

· Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects.

· Feasibility and risk analyses of energy asset.

4. Contract management / Procurement

· External study management including, but not limited to, electrical studies, topographical surveys, etc.

· Management of contractors for the installation of measurement equipment

· Defining scopes, analysing quotes, and following up with deliverables from technical advisors

· Managing relationships with suppliers and contractors

· Client representative engagement during predesign, final design, construction, and final commission phase of Solar PV project.

· Provide technical direction to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.

· Preparing Final handover documents for Solar PV systems installed and fully commissioned.

· Inspect finished products to locate flaws.

5. Client/Supply authority’s engagement

· Compiling SSEG application from initial submission to receive provisional approval and final commissioning approval with different supply authorities (Eskom and Municipalities) for example City of Cape Town, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Witzenberg, Langeberg, Breede Valley etc. Analyse costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.

· Generate bills of materials (BOQ).

· Managing interfaces with the development, financial etc.

· LCOE optimisation

· General support for other departments

· Analysis and interrogation of information and pricing provided by contractors

· Ensuring full compliance of technical submissions

6. Asset management

· Solar PV Performance analysis

· Support of Asset Management team in the monitoring of operational facilities.

· Any other tasks related to facility assessment and viability as may be required by management from time to time.

· Support for technical queries from sales, project development, graduate design engineers, procurement, project managers, subcontractors, technical personnel on site, and various departments in EP Holding.

Projects:

Retail:

· Woolworths (Table View)

· Woolworths (Simons Town)

· Harbour Bay Mall (Simons Town)

· Pick ‘n Pay (Simons Town)

· Clicks (Simons Town)

· Various Restaurant outlets (Simons Town),

· Various Lineshops (Simons Town),

· Rondebosch mall (Rondebosch)

· Clicks store (Rondebosch)

· Zone Fitness (Rondebosch)

Medical centre:

· Advance Medical centre

Warehousing:

· Builders Warehouse (Cape Gate)

Offices

· Golf Park 5 (Pinelands)

· Red Panda Software (Pinelands)

· Nedbank (Upington)

Residential

· Archimedes Student Residences (Stellenbosch)

· Ink Student Residences (Stellenbosch)

· Deo Gloria (Stellenbosch)

· Silverwood (Somerset West)

· Rondebosch Residential (Rondebosch)

· Harbour Bay Residential (Simons Town)

Role and responsivities:

· Electrical engineering and design during all project phases according to client and national.

· Assessing of Client / Project Electrical Engineering Requirements.

· Prepare concept design and the ability to objectively evaluate both technically and commercially, different options based upon project objectives / requirements.

· Cost Estimation of electrical Engineering scope of work, including equipment and construction costs.

· Detailed Electrical Engineering of LV and MV (up to 11kV) including the development and checking of :

· Load Lists

· Single Line Diagrams

· Network Diagrams

· Electrical Schematic Diagrams

· Diversification and Load factors.

· Electrical Network Design

· Fault Level Calculations

· CT Specification.

· Power Metering specification and interface to Energy / Building Management Systems

· Cable Routing Design

· Cable Sizing Calculations

· Lighting Calculations, modelling and layouts.

· Specification of Electrical Equipment including, Switchgear, Distribution Boards, Transformers, Motors, UPS’s, Power Factor Correction, Cables, Lighting, BMS and communication systems.

· Fire detection Systems layouts and Specification.

· Interface with Energy Efficiency and providing energy efficient electrical solutions.

· Utilize vendor data and work with other disciplines as required for engineering and design.

· Develop and check equipment purchase specification and develop RFQ’s (e.g. MV and LV switchboards; DBs, MCC’s, power transformers, Power factor Correction, UPSs Filters, Cables, Lighting, BMS and

communication systems).

· Develop technical scope of work and tender documentation and bills of quantities for construction contracts.

· Develop tender documentation, adjudicate tenders, provide re-measurement of works and approve contract claims.

· Manage progress & quality control activities for equipment manufacture.

· Conduct vendor inspections and factory acceptance testing of equipment.

· Manage switchgear and specialist equipment contractors.

· Provide field engineering support to construction and commissioning teams.

· Project handover and closeout documentation.

· Assist in the preparation of tenders for Electrical unit workload.

· An intimate knowledge of local standards and codes.

· Be able to work within a disciplined engineering environment.

· An intimate working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Access, Power Point and Microsoft Project.

· Be well acquainted with local equipment, manufacturers, suppliers and installation contractors.

· A thorough knowledge of the OHS Act, pertinent SANS and IEC codes and standards and industry practices.

· Good communication and people management skills for effective interface with other engineering disciplines, the client and contractors.

· An awareness and appreciation for health, safety and environmental issues.

· Lighting surveys,

· Project Engineer for New & Refurbishment Electrical/ Electronic Design,

· AutoCAD modelling of MV/LV Reticulation layouts, Power layouts, Lighting layouts, Street Lighting Layouts, SLD’s, Access control layouts, CCTV layouts, Motor gate layouts, Electric fencing, Lightning protection layouts,

· Budget control,

· Attending Site & Design meetings with professional teams and Municipal Electrical representative,

· Project management, Planning and control of small to intermediate projects.

· New Electrical/ Electronic Design,

· AutoCAD modelling of MV/LV Reticulation layouts, Power layouts, Lighting layouts, Street Lighting Layouts, SLD’s, Access control layouts, CCTV layouts, Motor gate layouts , Electric fencing, Lightning protection layouts,

· Luminaire modelling using Relux,

· Luminaire specification,

· UPS specification,

· Generator specifications,

· Compiling of BOQ (Bill of Quantities),

Attending Site & Design meetings with professional teams and Municipal Electrical representative.