Location:

Modderfontein, Gauteng, South Africa

Job ID:

R0099177

Date Posted:

2025-08-29

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity

Reporting to Technical Lead as telecommunications, you are responsible for acting as an engineer (design authority) for Telecommunication Projects on assignments varying in engineering complexity. Engineering discipline leads to small projects or portions of larger projects, completing engineering assignments efficiently and cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements and the role includes oversight of the manufacturing process and includes commissioning and handover of the final project or product.

How you’ll make an impact  

• Technical contributions such as creating the engineering design concept or philosophy definition. Evaluating, selecting and applying standard techniques, procedures and criteria to perform engineering assignments. Reviewing and approving design deliverables for telecommunication engineering and acting as the technical lead with the client. Providing technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities.

• Sales assist in creating proposals for engineering projects or programs through provision of bills of materials and estimated engineering hours for own discipline.

• Contract management as supporting Contract Managers in issuing claims.

• Planning and control as creating work plans and cost estimates for work in own area of responsibility and proactively manages this work to deliver the agreed program on time, on quality and at the targeted cost.

• Risk and opportunity management as ensuring completion of risk and opportunity assessments and the implementation of resulting actions for own projects and reporting early on any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management.

• Customer as acting as the Hitachi Energy technical lead for telecommunication engineering on a project. Interacting with customers and officials, contractors, and others. Attending project meetings and presenting specific aspects of engineering assignments. Ensuring that Hitachi Energy is presented as a professional organization in all interactions with the customer.

• Supply chain management as collaborating with the Supply Chain function to ensure that the technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed with potential suppliers and providing technical evaluation of supplier proposals.

• Processes and tools as accepting as fit for purpose supplied equipment or services and using standard processes and tools applicable to own area.

• You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background           

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is preferred.

• ECSA registered candidate or better.

• Experience in Telecommunication Systems including Fixed Line Fiber and Copper Networks

• Wireless Networks, IP Networking proficiency required.

• TDM Network Experience (SDH/PDH), MPLT-TP Knowledge and experience as project management is required.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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