Electrical Design Engineer

ENERTRAG; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading renewable energy company in South Africa as an Electrical Engineer. You will support the development of green energy projects, focusing on grid connection design and optimization. The role requires collaboration with interdisciplinary teams and a commitment to advancing sustainable energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Registration as a Candidate Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Integrating with grid planning and project development.
• Design and optimisation of grid connection for ESA projects.
• Regular reporting on project electrical design status.

Skills

Leadership skills

Team work ability

Communication skills

Empathy

Resilience

Education

University degree

Engineer (Electrical or similar)

Job description

Company Description

100% Fossil-free: We don't just dream of a sustainable and livable world - we shape it together and with passion! For over 20 years, we have been a driving force in the expansion of renewable energies. We generate, store and deliver green energy around the globe - with wind, solar, biogas and hydrogen. Around 1,000 employees at various locations worldwide share our mission: to generate renewable energy sustainably for a livable earth.

Become a part of the ENERTRAG team at one of our locations in Cape Town / Johannesburg and let's advance the energy transition together.

Job Description

• Team Support
• Integrating with the grid planning, project development and design functions in ENERTRAG
• Support the development and expansion of technical infrastructure and process to optimise electrical designs and support the design base
• Design and Optimisation of grid connection preliminary and detailed design for ESA projects (Wind, PV, Storage and PtX). Note scope can expand to include projects in the region including likes of Hyphen
• Substation design
• Power line design
• Collector network design
• Preliminary and detailed design and related cost estimates
• Electrical design base
• Support the ENERTRAG electrical design database of the South African/Regional projects
• Reports
• Drawings and diagrams
• Protection schemes
• Bills of Quantities
• Cost estimates
• Project Reporting
• Regular reporting on the status and the progress of project electrical design and grid connection. Pro-actively inform as regards to any major deviation from the plan
• Grid planning integration
• Provide electrical design inputs into the grid planning studies and conceptual design for the purposes of initial grid connection application (Eskom CEL)
• Decision Making
• Making decisions on project electrical design matters within the authority given by management
• Knowledge collection and sharing
• Compile specific information regarding requirements for the electrical design base
  

Qualifications

Qualification

• Field of Study
• Engineer (Electrical or similar)
• Type of Training
• University degree
• Relevant Professional Experience
• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience
• Additional qualification(s)/certificates
• Registration as a Candidate Engineer
  

Experience

• Power system analysis
• Basic Understanding of load-flow and fault-levels
• Electrical design - Primary Plant
• Produce Designs under supervision of electrical systems such as substations and power lines, and the related design integration with generation plant and energy storage systems.
• Electrical design - Secondary Plant (PTMC)
• Basic exposure to Protection, Telecomms, Metering and Control design principles
• Grid connection application
• Support the process of compiling grid connection applications in order to develop preliminary grid designs and obtain firm quotations for grid connection (in an Eskom context - from CEL acceptance to BQ issue/acceptance and commercial operation)
• Grid codes and standards
• Basic knowledge and implementation of the local standards and codes impacting on the grid interconnection of power generation/storage/PtX projects and the design of the related electrical plant
  

Additional Information

Personal Competencies

• Leadership skills
• Self-driven, with the ability to proactively manage tasks and inputs related to specific outputs
• Team work ability
• Be an active and contributing member in inter-disciplinary teams.
• Empathy
• Ability to sense other people's emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.
• Resilience
• Delivering results even under adverse conditions and remaining calm even under stress.
• Communication skills
• Ability to clearly articulate your opinion while respecting others' point of view and trying to convince through arguments.
  

To Apply: Please submit your CV along with a cover letter outlining your experience in financial management within the renewable energy sector.

What counts for us is your ability and your motivation to advance renewable energies with us - not age, disability, gender, skin color, origin, sexual orientation or religion.