Project Engineer

October 19, 2023

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Job Description

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.

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You will be working as Project Engineer and will be the part of Process Automation business area for Process Industries division based in Cairo, Egypt. In this role you will be reporting to Sales Support Manager and will be responsible to design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity, complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements

Your responsibilities

  • Evaluating, selecting and applying standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering assignments, providing technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities and preparing project documentation within one’s scope of deliverables
  • Assisting in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.), supporting contract managers in issuing claims (new/change in scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.)
  • Providing quality solutions as per customer requirements and delivers within budget and con-tract, ensuring adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks, ensuring that the project is formally closed out, as contractually agreed and driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close—out and its acknowledgement by the customer
  • Creating work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility and ensuring quality deliverables on time and within targeted cost, improving effectiveness of work plan in collaboration with other functions
  • Completing risk and opportunity assessments and ensuring implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility, reporting any contract / quality / program / cost issues to management along with recommendations for resolution
  • Assisting customers on technical issues, interacting with official contacts, contractors and other staff within his/her scope of deliverables, assisting communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings
  • Collaborating with the supply chain function to ensure that technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed on with potential suppliers, providing technical evaluation of supplier proposals and accepting as fit for purpose supplied equipment or services
  • Using standard processes and tools applicable to one’s area of responsibility, ensuring that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements, reporting processes and tools inefficiencies and suggesting improvements ideas, assigning tasks to and coordinating work with entry level engineers, technicians, administrative staff

Your background

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
  • Minimum 1 to 4 years of experience in control systems, DCS, PLC, communication protocol
  • Knowledge in 800xA, Freelance, Advant, Infi and all ABB control systems is prefer-able.
  • Experience in metal, mining & P&P applications is a plus
  • Fluency in both English & Arabic languages is mandatory

Benefits

  • Retirement plan

More about us

Process Industries division delivers complete electrification and automation solutions, industry-specific products and lifecycle services across industries. Engineering and delivering automation solutions from device to monitoring and control make our customers get more out of their investment; digitalization solutions including collaborative operations and augmented reality help improve plant and enterprise productivity, reduce maintenance and energy costs. Our engineering, project management, services and solutions portfolio covers a wide range of industries – Mining, Pulp & Paper, Metals, Aluminum and Cement, Data centers and Food and Beverage

Work model: on site

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