Process Engineer (Compressors & Turbines)

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2091

MEA Projects, a Division of Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to focus on business development for Howden's range of compression solutions within the wastewater, oil & gas, petrochemical, and industrial sectors. The role requires a proactive approach to identifying new opportunities and building relationships with clients, as well as technical expertise to support project execution.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in wastewater, oil & gas, petrochemical, and industrial markets.
• Engage in consultative sales to understand client needs and recommend appropriate compression solutions.
• Prepare detailed tenders and proposals for clients, leading engineering input to high profile tenders.
• Coordinate tenders, engineering, and design work with local and global business units, convene review meetings to ensure accurate and timely designs.
• Create accurate, organized, and detailed costing of proposed systems (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, control and instrumentation).
• Provide detailed technical presentations to clients to address their issues and promote company equipment, products, systems, and projects.
• Negotiate contract conditions and commercial terms, ensuring alignment with company policies and procedures.
• Process and mechanical engineering design including development of P&IDs, PFDs, mechanical designs, etc.
• Generate process descriptions, control philosophies and functional design specifications.
• Commission new plants to meet customer expectations and complete within agreed timeframes.
• Ensure implementation of company standards and industry and statutory codes in all designs.
• Generate feasibility design reports.

Tertiary qualification in Engineering - B.Eng degree (Mechanical or Chemical).

• Strong knowledge of thermodynamic principles with mass and energy balance calculations.
• Strong background and knowledge of compression systems.
• Strategic approach to business opportunities.
• Exposure in high value turnkey multi disciplinary projects is advantageous.
• Familiarity with international standards, codes and specifications such as ASME, API, TEMA, PED, ASHRAE, EN and ISO is an advantage.
• Willingness to learn from subject experts and document and apply knowledge.
• Willingness to travel (% of time).
• Willingness to work towards professional registration with ECSA (Pr Eng) 7 years+ experience.

Chart is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes qualified individuals with disabilities, providing reasonable accommodations for the hiring process.

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