Construction Supervisor: Electrical Engineering

GIBB Power focusses on supporting energy projects and offering solutions to the challenges of energy transition in Africa.

As part of the GIBB group of companies, with shareholding by EDF, GIBB Power specialises in several areas of engineering including thermal and hydraulic engineering, electricity transmission and distribution networks, and solar and wind power. These support the rapid development of these energies throughout Africa.

This Subsidiary of the GIBB Group is looking for another talented professional to complement their team, in the form of a Construction Supervisor: Electrical.

We welcome your application if you believe you meet the requirements for this position.

The below listed responsibilities and requirements will be assessed during the interview stages and will further be confirmed with the relevant professional references that you currently are or have reported to in your previously two positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Health and Safety: Provide active and demonstrable support to the HSE Officers to enforce the HSE Plan on site
• Environmental: Guide and support the contractors to ensure compliance with the project EMPr’s
• Electrical Construction Management: Ensure BOP contractors comply with its construction contracts
• Document Management: Assist the Document Controller with site-generated project documentation
• Commercial: Assist Construction Site Manager and Commercial team with supporting document compilation for Project milestone payment claims.
• Interfacing with stakeholders: Proactive interaction with internal and external stakeholders during the construction of all electrical works (i.e. landowner(s), local communities, Solar Panel Supply, BOP (electrical) Contractor, Environmental Control Officer, Eskom, Owner's engineer and adjacent solar project)
• Reporting: Support internal team with reporting and preparation of external reporting to the Client
• Quality: Support the Quality Manager during the quality process
• Design and Engineering Support: Support Owner’s Engineer with electrical engineering designs on site and review Technical Acceptance procedures from the contractors
• Planning: Support the project team with Cold and Hot Commissioning, Grid Connection, Grid Code Testing, and COD

Job Requirements

Qualifications

Tertiary qualification in an Engineering or Construction field (BSc, BTech or equivalent as a minimum)

Experience

Minimum 10 years work experience as electrical site engineer or electrical construction supervisor, with at least 4 years’ experience on renewable projects

Responsibilities

The Electrical Construction Supervisor for the solar farm will be responsible for the successful construction of the electrical reticulation network, substation and Eskom switching station on the project. The Electrical Construction Supervisor will be part of the solar farm Site team and will manage the electrical scope of the Balance Of Plant Contractor and liaise with the EPC’s Engineer on electrical design related matters and GIBB Power OE.

• Exposure and knowledge to multiple project execution will be an added advantage

Person Requirements

Core Competencies

• An excellent working knowledge of MS Office
• Willingness to be site-based in Free State for the full 10 months duration of the project
• General technical acumen
• Speaks and writes English fluently
• Good knowledge of another language is an advantage
• In possession of a valid driver’s license
• Medically fit

Additional Competencies

• Effectively communicate company values and objectives on site.
• Above average report writing skill, with good spelling and grammar acumen
• High social and intercultural competence
• Good communication skills – reliable and trustworthy
• Detail orientated– able to follow up on details, monitor and report on progress
• Good team worker with sense of the common good
• Level-headed leadership
• Proactive, with high level of entrepreneurship, energy level and motivation
• Strong negotiating ability with workforce
• Analytical thinking with focus on customer and goal achievement