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About this Senior Commissioning Engineer role at Hitachi

Hitachi · Onsite · Modderfontein, Gauteng, South Africa

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.

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