ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

South Zambezi Engineering Services; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in South Africa seeks an experienced Electrical Design Engineer. In this role, you will provide consulting services, manage projects, and ensure compliance with engineering standards. Candidates should have a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and over 15 years of experience in design and management. The position requires strong leadership and analytical skills. Salary is negotiable, and interested applicants should submit their CVs and relevant documents by 16th September 2024.

Qualifications

• PrEng (ECSA Registered as a professional Engineer) is required.
• 15+ years in engineering design and management.
• 10 years’ experience in electrical/mechanical design.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical consulting services to customers.
• Produce and integrate engineering solutions for customers.
• Manage various stages of the project life cycle.

Skills

Electrical Power System design

Project Management

Good communication skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Management of design teams

Troubleshooting

Education

B.Sc. or BEng in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

ETAP

Digsilent

MicroStation

Job description

Job Summary

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will be required to offer your expertise within the electrical engineering aspect on several turnkey projects throughout the African Continent. You will be required to be involved at the conceptual stage of projects to allow for accurate budgeting and project planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical consulting services to our customers
• Produce and integrates engineering solutions/designs for asset creation on behalf of customers at various stages of project life cycle
• Candidate must have more experience on the following:
• Electrical Power System design (Including MV power lines design)
• MV Switchgear and substation Design
• Motor control centre design
• System integration and evaluation
• Earthing of MV and LV power system

Knowledge

• Design experience of the pumping system
• Project Management
• Operations of pumping equipment, dosing pumps and large pumping units
• Water Purification and treatment processes
• OHS Act and its application
• National and International Engineering codes and standards

Qualifications And Experience / Minimum Requirements

• B.Sc. or BEng in Electrical Engineering PrEng (ECSA Registered as a professional Engineer)
• Experience of managing a team of junior engineers and
• Minimum 15 and more years in engineering design, management and Construction.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in performing electrical/mechanical design
• Extensive experience in design and construction of steel water pipeline, pump stations, reservoirs, abstraction works and water treatment plants.
• Legal knowledge of Employee Equity Act, Labour and Employment laws, OHS Act, Design compliance standards.
• Knowledge of MS Office, MS Project, various civil and water design software.
• Drivers Licence is Essential.
• Quality Management Ensure that there is ISO compliance.
• Regular inter-provincial and international site visits and meetings.
• Salary is negotiable.

Competencies And Skills

• Can take decisions and demonstrate accountability and integrity.
• Can troubleshoot and strategize to meet the long-term vision of the company.
• The ability to see details at close range
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern
• Deductive reasoning- the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Oral and written comprehension and expression
• Good Leadership
• Analytical skills
• Good communication skills (both spoken and written)
• Administrative skills
• Problem solving
• Project Management Skills
• Electrical Analytical skills, computer literacy
• Understanding of electrical design software (ETAP, Digsilent and etc.)
• Conversant with CAD, for electrical drawings and schematics as well as MicroStation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Mentoring and coaching
• Strong interpersonal abilities for working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial mind set
• Financial management skills
• Negotiation skills

If you are not contacted as a short-listed candidate within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.

Candidates are invited to submit a CV together with copies of certificates/driver’s licence (no original certificates). Applications that are received without copies of required documentation will not be considered.

Closing Date: 16th SEPTEMBER 2024

Advert Reference No: SZKC-HCIVIL

Completed applications can be e-mailed to the recruitment email address below by the indicated closing date.

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South Zambezi and Khato Civils are equal opportunities employers. We are determined that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, pregnancy or maternity, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, age, race or disability.