Electrical Project Engineer

Redheads Engineering Group; Mpumalanga; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering firm is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for a 10-month contract in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. You will play a critical role in the final stages of a power generation project, ensuring compliance through technical assurance and supporting engineering activities. The ideal candidate must have 10-19 years of experience in electrical engineering, strong governance knowledge, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. This role is crucial for delivering a reliable and safe operational facility.

Qualifications

• 10–19 years’ experience in Electrical Engineering aligned to the scope of work.
• Minimum 5 years post-ECSA registration.
• Proven experience in large power generation or industrial plants.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum Electrical Engineering support.
• Conduct Technical Assurance activities in line with Design Review Procedures.
• Review and approve design documentation, ensuring construction compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Engineering governance

Technical assurance

Problem-solving

Education

Qualification in Electrical Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to support the final stages of a large-scale power generation project. This is a 10-month contract role requiring a highly skilled professional with deep technical expertise, strong engineering governance capability, and proven experience in complex utility or heavy-industrial environments.

The appointed engineer will play a critical role in supporting the completion of outstanding design, implementation, and technical assurance activities—ensuring the delivery of a safe, compliant, fully integrated, and operationally reliable plant.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide full-spectrum Electrical Engineering support, including:

• Developing project Scopes of Work and associated project documentation
• Conducting Technical Assurance activities in line with Design Review Procedures
• Reviewing and approving design documentation, including data books
• Identifying and managing engineering design changes
• Performing handover activities, including plant walk-downs
• Resolving complex technical challenges
• Developing outage-related scopes of work
• Ensuring built plant reflects approved design and commissioning requirements
• Supporting construction and commissioning teams by interpreting and validating design documentation
• Ensuring reliability, availability, maintainability, safety, and quality during manufacturing, construction, and commissioning
• Monitoring compliance of construction and commissioning activities with approved designs
• Integrating designs across disciplines and consolidating documentation
• Identifying short- and long-term engineering resource needs
• Identifying requirements for specialist engineering expertise
• Reporting on engineering progress, risks, and non-conformance
• Coordinating inputs from all site disciplines
• Regular engagement with clients to gather requirements and provide engineering updates
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Applying engineering controls to ensure delivery on schedule and within budget
• Managing conflict and resolving delivery issues at critical stages
• Coordinating engineering schedules, cost estimates, and scope development
• Facilitating interactions between Engineering and partner organizations
• Auditing manufacturing and construction supervisory processes
• Leading daily integration meetings to sequence design activities
• Accepting design responsibilities as defined by Construction Regulations, within professional competence

Requirements

• 10–19 years’ experience in Electrical Engineering aligned to the scope of work
• Minimum 5 years post-ECSA registration
• Qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Proven experience in large power generation, industrial plants, or similar environments
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, technical assurance, and construction/commissioning integration
• Ability to work independently while coordinating multiple disciplines
• Excellent stakeholder and client engagement skills
• Proof of qualifications required (SAQA-verified)

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the successful delivery of a landmark power generation project. If you have the technical expertise, leadership capability, and engineering authority required, we encourage you to apply.

Submit your CV and supporting documents to be considered.