Senior Engineer - Mechanical

Company Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Engineer - Mechanical to be based in South Africa's Enterprise Capabilities office in Durban
. This position will support a team locally based in South Africa and Global Teams. As a part of AECOM's culture, it offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement which accommodates both office and out-of-office work schedules.

About Enterprise Capabilities

Fundamental to our Think and Act Globally strategy and digital adoption, Enterprise Capabilities (EC) is AECOM’s primary vehicle for workshare. Operating across geographic boundaries and time-zones, EC partners with regional and Global Business Line project teams to provide technical expertise, accelerate delivery and keep AECOM competitive in the industry.

With a team of over 3000 technical professionals located across nine countries and remote technical anchors, EC teams are trusted to deliver high-quality, specialist services that help to fill capability gaps, resourcing needs and technical constraints on projects of all scopes and sizes.

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Here is what you will be doing:

• Preparation and management of schedules, estimates, progress reports, meetings, procurement etc.
• Electrical engineering and design during all project phases according to client, national and international standards.
• 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 132kV) including the development and checking of :
• Load Lists
• Single Line Diagrams
• Network Diagrams
• Electrical Schematic Diagrams
• Hazardous Area Classification
• Diversification and Load factors.
• Electrical Network Design
• Fault Level Calculations
• Motor start-up and Protection Schemes (MV and LV)
• Protection Schemes modelling of protection schemes and definition of Protection settings.
• CT Specification.
• Power Metering specification and interface to Energy / Building Management Systems.
• Cable Routing Design
• Cable Sizing Calculations
• Lighting Calculations, modelling and layouts.
• Earthing Risk Assessments, earthing system design, Earthing layouts.
• Specification of Electrical Equipment including, Switchgear, Distribution Boards, Motor Control Centres, Transformers, Motors, VSD’s, Soft starters, UPS’s, Power Factor Correction, Filters, Cables, Lighting, BMS and communication systems.
• Fire detection Systems layouts and Specification.
• Specification of Construction Standards of installation.
• Interface with PLC’s, DCS systems and Building Management Systems and design the interface Control Systems.
• Interface with Energy Efficiency and providing energy efficient electrical solutions.
• Interface and Familiar with Quality of Power Supply requirements and evaluation.
• Design schemes to reduce Electromagnetic interference and specify EMC requirements.
• Design and specify communications systems with Electrical equipment / systems including Serial Communications using Profibus / fieldbus, Ethernet etc.
• Perform and check system studies (e.g. short circuit; load flow and protection coordination).
• Utilise vendor data and work with other disciplines as required for engineering and design.
• Participate and Perform squad checks of vendor data and drawings from other disciplines.
• Develop and check equipment purchase specification and develop RFQ’s (e.g. MV and LV switchboards; D/B.s, MCC’s, power transformers, Power factor Correction motors, VSDs, 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.
• Prepare Project Scheduling and Planning, developing basic Bar-charts for Electrical Engineering input to project management team.
• Manage progress & quality control activities for equipment manufacture.
• Conduct vendor inspections and factory acceptance…