Siemens Energy

About the role

Location: Negotiable – but Work Address with be Siemens Energy Wadeville, South Africa

Department: Aftermarket Services (SE TI STG EU&AF AF FS)

Mode of Employment: Permanent

Position Title: Resident Engineer

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

A Snapshot of Your Day

Resident Engineer at Siemens Energy

The Resident Engineer is responsible for supporting the customer with the day-to-day reliable operation of their steam turbines and generators, planning maintenance, conducting root cause analysis and spare parts inventory management. This will require you to do daily maintenance and operational activities, support the service centre engineering team with field surveys and implementation of resolutions, plan maintenance outages, considering tools, labour and other vital resources

How You’ll Make an Impact  

• Serve as the primary Point of Contact between the customer and all project stakeholders, including field service teams and subcontractors.
• Assist the customer with hands-on daily maintenance and operational activities.
• Act as the on-site representative of Project Management, coordinating planned service events (e.g., intermediate, minor, major inspections) support with root cause analysis, and responding to any unplanned events.
• Coordinate the logistics for Siemens Energy Field Service Personnel, including arrivals, departures, and lodging on-site.
• Manage spare parts holding and handling on-site, ensuring efficient logistical arrangements.
• Support the inspection of tools, equipment, and spare parts deliveries.
• Handle project-related consumables, including communication with suppliers, ensuring timely delivery, tracking consumption, and maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Ensure steam turbine or generator outage activities align with the Project Schedule.
• Assist with project controls tasks, including cost tracking.
• Provide feedback to support the continual improvement of project management processes.
• Ensure all tasks comply with Siemens Energy's Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS), and Quality standards.
• Supervise and support the project team in coordinating all project-related activities effectively.

What You Bring 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar technical qualification.
• 15+ years of proven track record in a related field for both small (<20MW) and large (100MW<) steam turbines and generators.
• Previous experience in the power generation field is preferred.

•        Solid understanding of Coal Fired Power Plant, Balance of Plant, Generators, Steam Turbines, Control Systems and related Auxiliaries.

•        Strong leadership experience in maintenance planning and root cause analysis.

•        Strong business & technical competence

• Fluent in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Broad commercial and contractual understanding to successfully interact with customers, management / colleagues and external stakeholders
• Analytical thinking, decision making, result oriented and good communication skills.

Transformation of Industry

Our Transformation of Industries division enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies and integrated execution capabilities. Check out this link to learn more about our Siemens Energy business https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/offerings.html .

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Siemens Energy is the only company with the ability to fully integrate products, solutions and services through-out the full value chain of the generation of energy.

Rewards

• A wide range of professional development and growth opportunities in a global company
• Supportive and collaborative work culture
• An attractive, collectively agreed remuneration package with a corporate pension and other fringe benefits
• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Medical benefits
• Time off/Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

• Mentorship
• Coaching

·       Open feedback culture

Our Commitment to Diversity

Luckily for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences. #LI-CV2