Electrical & Automation Engineer (Water & Irrigation)

Agricruitment Limited; Citrusdal; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Agricruitment Limited is seeking an experienced electrical engineering professional to support water, irrigation, and production systems across farms. The role covers projects, maintenance, and operational support for pumps, solar energy, automation, controls, and electrical infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will report to the Head of Engineering and lead the irrigation electrical team, coordinating across sites to ensure reliable operation and continual improvement in efficiency and safety.

Qualifications

• National Diploma/ Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, or a related field.
• Practical electrical installation, maintenance and fault-finding in industrial/agricultural environments.
• Strong understanding of motors, pumps, protection, distribution, control panels, VSDs, instrumentation and drawings.
• Ability to manage projects, contractors, priorities & stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and record-keeping skills.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Electrical projects: Lead planning, design, specification, evaluation and delivery of electrical/automation projects.
• Electrical infrastructure & systems: Oversee infrastructure across farms, pump stations, workshops and support areas.
• Renewable energy & energy management: Manage renewable energy projects, energy data, budgets and remote monitoring; identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Eskom liaison: Coordinate supply, metering, outage and upgrade matters.
• Pumps & mechanical equipment: Support electrical and basic mechanical aspects of pumps, motors, drives, valves and related equipment.
• Automation & controls: Develop and support PLC, VSD, SCADA, telemetry, instrumentation and control panels.
• Contractor & compliance management: Manage contractors, drawings, specs, budgets, schedules, commissioning records and electrical safety/compliance.
• Team leadership & training: Lead the electrical irrigation team with workload allocation, progress tracking and coaching.
• Operational support: Respond to breakdowns, investigate failures, reduce downtime and improve reliability.

Skills

Electrical installation

Pumps & motors

Project management

Problem solving

Record-keeping

Driver's license

PLC/SCADA/IoT

Education

National Diploma/ Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Pragma maintenance software

SOP development

Job description

Agricruitment Limited is seeking an experienced electrical engineering professional to support water, irrigation, and production systems across farms. The role covers projects, maintenance, and operational support for pumps, solar energy, automation, controls, and electrical infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will report to the Head of Engineering and lead the irrigation electrical team, coordinating across sites to ensure reliable operation and continual improvement in efficiency and safety.