Edwin Serna

Lead Electrical Engineer @DRA Global

Responsibilities Engineering - Carry out innovative detailed designs as required for specific disciplines following good engineering practices - Ensure that the discipline designs are carried out in accordance with client standards and specifications - Provide design interface between disciplines - Ensure (certified) design information received from vendors, contractors and consultants is accurate and interfaces with other designs - Ensure the effective (peer) review and approval of discipline design - Interfaces with internal and external design and drafting disciplines- Provides discipline input for studies and proposals- Provides engineering support to the site team- Manages the mark-up and back drafting of redline drawings Operational Management - Ensures that relevant project procedures are complied with Participates in the Total Safety Culture of DRA and site safety requirements- Assists with the commissioning- Ensures that reports are structured, accurate, complete and well presented- Displays proactive communication with project team - Displays effective management of time- Ensures proper change management procedure is adhered to. Financial - Manage personal and design/drafting budget man-hours - Manage budget as allocated per discipline/procurement package - Ensure designs produced are in accordance with capital budget and quantities - Ensure suitable contract management is applied to managed procurement packages Client Relations - Ensures that all interactions with Clients are conducted in professional and respectful manner - Ensures that Clients are kept informed and up to date on status of project technical aspects - Ensures that DRA remains the Clients engineering service provider of choice Liaises and co-ordinates with the client’s discipline engineers to ensure adherence to project and client requirements and specifications