About this role
Senior C&I Engineer (Functional Safety / SIS Specialist)
Durban, None, South Africa, South Africa — thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa Pty Ltd
Job details
Type of contract:Full-time, Permanent
Experience level:Professionals
Remote work:Not available
Job field:Engineering & Science
Status:Ongoing recruitment, entry date flexible
Posting date:2026/10/12
Job number:0 RS APA00100
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Your responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Senior C&I Engineer with relevant design house experience to join the C&I Engineering Department.
The successful candidate will be required to fulfil the following job description but not limited to:
- Interaction with the client and forming part of an owner’s team with the client
- Performing lead engineer role.
- participate in PFD and P&ID Reviews, HAZOP reviews, 3D model and constructability reviews
- Lead SIL Reviews
- Perform manpower planning and project schedule management for the project C&I team
- Preparation of Scope of Work / Works Information for supply of services and management of consultants to deliver to scope, quality and schedule.
- Execute projects within schedule and budget
- IEC 61511 lifecycle experience on LPG, refinery, petrochemical or comparable major-hazard facilities.
- Perform LOPA, SIL determination/verification, SRS, validation and functional-safety assessment principles.
- Develop Functional-safety management plan, safety lifecycle deliverables, SIL classification and LOPA outputs
The scope of this role will require the incumbent to work in a projects-based environment covering all phases of project execution (feasibility, concept, basic, detail, construction support and commissioning).
The individual will engage in C&I design activities related to producing and checking C&I engineering deliverables.
The individual will be responsible for C&I deliverables and quality/ technical quality assurance on the project.
Your profile
- The successful candidate must be in possession of a BSc./ B.Eng. Electrical/ Electronic Engineering degree with 15 years engineering experience. 20+ years of experience is preferable.
- Experience in contracting environment working on projects in the energy and chemical/ refining / petrochemical industries is required.
- Lead Engineer Experience
- Professional Registration with ECSA is required.
- The candidate should be a registered CFSE or as a minimum, CFSP.
- The candidate must have participated in commissioning and plant start-up.
- The candidate must have refrigerated LPG, cryogenic storage, terminal, marine, EPC and brownfields experience. Strong LPG experience is essential.
- Experience with relevant codes for LPG facilities.
- Experience with IEC/SANS 60079 series for explosive atmospheres, hazardous area classification, equipment and inspection.
- Experience with IEC 61511 and IEC 61508 requirements
Important to us
Health and Wellness
Health & Safety
Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.
Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.
Pension and Retirement
Pension
We have various financial models to give you individual support.
We have various financial models to give you individual support.
Collaboration and Teamwork
Collaboration
Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.
Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.
Professional Development
Development
Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.
Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.
Compensation and Salary
Compensation & benefits
Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.
Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity
We promote an open and tolerant work culture.
We promote an open and tolerant work culture.
Work-Life Balance
Work-Life Balance
Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.
Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.
Creative and Innovation
Creative leeway
We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.
We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.
Vacation and Time Off
Vacation and paid time off
Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.
Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.
Sustainability and Environment
Sustainability
We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.
We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.
Onboarding and Training
Onboarding
Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.
Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.
We value diversity
We value diversity. Therefore we welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.
Company
Established in South Africa in 1959, thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is the local subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde. Underpinned by a global footprint with local presence, we are a market-leading technology, engineering, construction and service partner for industrial plants and systems.
Combining over 100 years of global experience with over 60 years of local African know-how, thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is a specialist provider of a range of advanced chemical technologies and integrated, environmentally friendly EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) solutions and services.
As an environmentally-responsible company, our vision is to create a livable planet through engineering green solutions.
From receiving your documents to acceptance: the application process
Step 1
Online application
Have you found an interesting vacancy? Then apply online. You won’t need more than 10 minutes. The entire application process – from initial contact to response – usually takes between four and six weeks.
Step 2
Receipt of your application
You will receive confirmation that we have received your application – within a few minutes if you apply online; it may take a couple of days if you apply by email. Our recruiters check your application documents and get in touch with you. For some positions we will conduct a preliminary telephone interview with you.
Step 3
Review by functional department
Our recruiter submits a preliminary selection of candidates to the specialist department for consideration. The department will then look closely to check whether your qualifications meet the requirements of the job.
Step 4
Interview
If you are a suitable candidate for the job, we’d like to get to know you personally in an interview with the specialist department and HR. If you or we need more time, we'll invite you to a second interview.
Step 5
The offer
Once we have a