Senior Commissioning Engineer

Location: Modderfontein, Gauteng, South Africa Job ID: R0090911 Date Posted: 2025-10-14 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: Job: Senior Commissioning Engineer Typical Reporting Line: Engineering Manager (or) Commissioning Manager Job Ref: C003020. Version C Mission Statement: Act as commissioning lead for medium to high complex projects. Ensure completion of all commissioning activities efficiently and cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements. Main Accountabilities: 1. Technical contribution Manages the commissioning activities to ensure quality, timely delivery within targeted costs. Ensures implementation design changes in commissioning and the production of as built project documentation. Supports continuous improvement of project process/product/system design. 2. Sales support Assists in creation and presentation of proposals for engineering projects or programs (provision of bills of material, estimated engineering hours etc.). 3. Contract management Supports Contract Managers in issuing claims (new scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications etc.). Ensures adherence to safety standards in the area of responsibility and mitigation of potential risks. 4. Planning and control Creates work plans and cost estimates in one’s area of responsibility. Manages the implementation of the commissioning plan. Improves effectiveness of work plans in collaboration with other functions. 5. Risk and opportunity management Conducts risk and opportunity assessments during commissioning phase to ensure implementation of commissioning plan, identifies & reports potential risks related to contract/quality/program/cost and recommends resolutions to management. Initiates and monitors risk mitigation plan in own area of responsibility and ensures stakeholders are updated on associated technical risks. Conducts Safety Observation tour regularly to report and mitigate potential HSE hazards. 6. Customer Leads and coordinates commissioning activities focused on finalizing customer acceptance certification. Interacts with customers and external providers for approval of plant acceptance criteria, open issues closure and performance tests. Identifies and introduces new effective engineering solutions to meet business and customer needs. Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of commissioning. 7. Supply chain management Manages external organizations to ensure availability of commissioning equipment, systems or services. Provides technical guidance to ensure tools/systems meet required specifications. 8. Technical leadership and development Develops, coaches and provides technical guidance to colleagues in assigned business unit. Gives feedbacks to the organization to apply lessons learned process. 9. Processes and tools Creates standard processes and tools. Ensures that all commissioning activities comply with the required safety regulations and contractual requirements. Identifies, introduces and promotes processes and tools in one’s area of responsibility to increase productivity. Analyzes data and prepares reports to ensure on-contract delivery. 10. People leadership and development Guides and assigns task to engineers, technicians and administrative staff. May manage small project teams. Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. 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