SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Job Profile Summary

Designs and implements engineering solutions in accordance with customer specifications and established standards.

Job Description

Responsibilities

◆ Engineering Solutions Design

Contribute to the development of and implement feasibility testing of proposed engineering solutions to provide feedback and data to validate the design.

◆ Engineering Standards Specification

Carry out a range of activities under the guidance of more senior colleagues to support the drafting of engineering standards and specifications and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards.

◆ Engineering Inspections

Carry out inspections under the supervision of senior colleagues to evaluate the quality of engineering works and/or the integrity of existing installations or structures, and make recommendations to senior colleagues on the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements.

◆ Contract Management

Deliver required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan.

◆ Improvement/Innovation

Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.

◆ Knowledge Management System

Help others get the most out of knowledge management systems by offering support and advice.

◆ Product and/or Solution Development

Carry out a range of product and/or solution development and/or engineering activities. Use established systems to analyze customer needs and define and deliver products/service.

◆ Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Behavioral Competencies

◆ Manages Complexity

Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, looks at complex issues from multiple angles; explores issues to uncover underlying issues and root causes; sees the main consequences and implications of different options.

◆ Collaborates

Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, finds many ways to add value to the team; probes to draw out richer input from others; is a valued resource who goes out of the way to help others.

Skills

◆ Engineering Design

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance as needed on executing engineering designs using the appropriate methods, tools, processes and software.

◆ Engineering Development

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance as needed on achieving engineering development targets using appropriate methods, tools, processes and software.

◆ Business Requirements Analysis

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing the business requirements that solutions must meet.

◆ Engineering Specification

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on producing technical engineering specifications and related materials.

◆ Engineering Testing

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on testing, evaluating and improving engineering outcomes.

◆ Engineering Build

Builds engineering solutions without supervision and provides technical guidance on these solutions as needed.

◆ Project Schedule Management

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on sequencing and scheduling tasks into a project plan.

◆ Engineering Implementation

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on implementing engineering designs, evaluating outcomes and then making improvements as needed.

◆ Health and Safety

Manages and applies safe systems of work without supervision and provides technical guidance when required.

◆ Negotiation

Negotiates without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.

◆ Policy and Regulation

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on interpreting and applying knowledge of regulations and policies in area of expertise.

◆ Review and Reporting

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and e$ective reports.

◆ Risk Management

Identifies, assesses, prioritizes and manages risks without supervision and provides technical guidance when required.

◆ Policy and procedures

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on interpreting and understanding policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives.