Protection & Control Engineer

Communicate Ct; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Ct is seeking skilled Protection & Control Engineers with experience in electrical power systems, protection schemes and grid infrastructure. This opportunity suits engineers involved in transmission, substations, renewable energy, utilities or critical infrastructure projects seeking exposure to complex power networks and high-reliability systems.

You will design and develop protection and control systems for electrical networks, perform protection coordination and fault level

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Protection & Control Engineering.
• Strong understanding of electrical power systems.
• Experience with protection relays and related control systems.
• Knowledge of protection coordination studies and fault analysis.
• Experience with transmission, distribution, substations or renewable energy projects.
• Ability to produce technical reports and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with ETAP, DIgSILENT PowerFactory or similar software advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop protection and control systems for electrical networks
• Perform protection coordination and fault level studies
• Configure and commission protection relays and control equipment
• Develop single-line diagrams, protection philosophies and technical documentation
• Support substation, renewable energy and critical infrastructure projects
• Conduct system testing, validation and troubleshooting activities
• Review relay settings and protection schemes
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams

Skills

Protection & Control

Power systems

Protection relays

Fault analysis

ETAP

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Education

BEng Electrical Engineering

BSc Electrical Engineering

BTech Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Job description

I'm seeking skilled Protection & Control Engineers with experience in electrical power systems, protection schemes and grid infrastructure. This opportunity is suited to engineers involved in transmission, substations, renewable energy, utilities or critical infrastructure projects seeking exposure to complex power networks and high-reliability systems.

Job Description:

• Design and develop protection and control systems for electrical networks
• Perform protection coordination and fault level studies
• Configure and commission protection relays and control equipment
• Develop single-line diagrams, protection philosophies and technical documentation
• Support substation, renewable energy and critical infrastructure projects
• Conduct system testing, validation and troubleshooting activities
• Review relay settings and protection schemes
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Protection & Control Engineering
• Strong understanding of electrical power systems
• Experience with protection relays and associated control systems
• Knowledge of protection coordination studies and fault analysis
• Experience with transmission, distribution, substations or renewable energy projects
• Ability to produce technical reports and engineering documentation
• Familiarity with ETAP, DIgSILENT PowerFactory or similar software advantageous

Qualification:

• BEng, BSc or BTech in Electrical Engineering
• ECSA registration or working towards registration advantageous
• Additional training in Power Systems, Protection Engineering or Relay Configuration advantageous

Only South African Residents or individuals with a relevant South African work permit will be considered.