Installation engineer (Land HV power cable) – Germany

Project details

Role Definition

Aventa is actively looking to hire permanent staff INSTALLATION ENGINEER on behalf of his client. 

Main activities include:

• Knowledge of the cable market in terms of Customers, Competitors and Subcontractors

• Careful examination of the technical specifications

• Examination, when present, of the survey data provided by the Customer

• Elaboration of a technical solution in accordance with above requisites

• Internal discussions with Installation Engineering Manager and other Department, as

required, on the chosen solution

• Participation to clarifications meetings both internal and with Customer during tender

preparation

• Site visits, if necessary, to understand logistic aspects of the job, check feasibility of

solutions, contacting potential subcontractors, e.g. for civil works, etc.

• Preparation and issuing of technical specifications (RFQ) for the potential subcontractors

• Examination of the received proposals from potential subcontractors from different points

of view: technical, economical and for scheduling/timing of the work 

• Discussions with Subcontractors with the aim of clarifying offers and aligning them to

/Customer requirements

• Fine-tuning of the final solution in agreement/cooperation with all the relevant Department

such as: System Design Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, Logistic, HSE, Quality, Project

Management.

• Elaboration of the Installation Costs

• Preparation of the Technical Description of the Work and the documentation requested by

the Customer with regard to Installation matters.

• Assembly and preparation of the Plan of Work with regard to the installation activities and

provision of the necessary input to planners for the assembly of the overall POW.

• Participation, when required, to negotiations and clarification meetings with the Customer

after the presentation of the proposal.

• Revisions, as necessary, of the tender package as a result of negotiations, change of

Customer requests, etc.

• Compliance with internal rules and procedures during the entire process

At contractual stage the main activities are the following:

• Participation to internal Kick Of Meeting(s)

• Transmittal, to the project team and Departments involved in the project execution phase,

of the relevant information, such as:

o Costs

o Qualifications and assumptions

o Technical documentation

o Plan Of Work

o Other relevant information

• Participation to internal clarification meetings with the relevant departments

• Technical Assistance when required, but especially during the first period between the

Contract Signature and the execution phase, to the relevant Departments

• Participation, when required but especially during the first period between the Contract

Signature and the execution phase, to meetings with the Customer and/or

Subcontractors.

• In case of land installation activities: deeper involvement in the engineering aspects of the

project also during the detailed design phases after Contract Award.

Qualification

• Experience in same or similar roles

• Experience in Land cable installation

• Experience in Civil Works

• Fluent in English, written and spoken

• Good in German, written and spoken (for position based in Germany)

• Availability to short but possibly frequent trips, domestic and abroad

• Flexibility.

• Good relationship approach

• Team working capability

• Problem solving and target oriented

• Pragmatism. Capability to set and to handle pragmatically the priorities.

• Capacity to understand and conceptualizes complexity into concise frameworks

• Flexibility and capability to manage changes during the work

• Wish to quickly learn and get involved.

• Knowledge and familiarity with of all basic and common software like Microsoft Project,

Word, Excel, AutoCAD, and in the use of the Web.