Senior Electrical Engineer

Mass Staffing Projects; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A large consulting company in South Africa seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer for their Cape Town office. The role involves leading and executing electrical distribution and renewable energy projects. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in electrical design and project management, alongside qualifications in Electrical Engineering. This position offers opportunities to work on diverse projects in a dynamic environment, requiring both technical proficiency and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10 years experience post-graduation in Electrical Distribution Projects.
• Minimum 3 years professional experience in Substation design and Project Management.
• Experience in managing professional teams on medium/large Electrical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical designs and project management for medium/large projects.
• Manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Author technical reports and represent technical work.

Skills

Project Management

Design Management

Electrical Distribution

Renewable Energy

Education

Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Registration – Pr Eng / Pr Tech

Job description

A large consulting company with offices across South Africa and internationally are looking to hire a Senior Electrical Engineer to join their Cape Town offices.

This position is responsible for providing professional services on projects within the Division, leading and executing Municipal electrical work (Electrification & Reticulation), Distribution Substations (Primary- and Secondary Plant) and Renewable Energy Projects (Wind and Solar) designs within the group.

Minimum Requirements :

• Bachelor of Engineering degree / higher degree in Electrical Engineering from accredited university
• Relevant Professional Registration – Pr Eng / Pr Tech
• 10 Year experience post-graduation in Electrical Distribution Projects
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Substation (11kV - 132kV) design and Project Management
• Experience in design management and design delivery for projects and managing professional teams of medium / large Electrical projects
• Knowledge in Electrification, Reticulation, Distribution Substations and Renewable Energy would be beneficial
• Knowledge power System Studies would be beneficial

Your responsibilities will include :

• Lead all technical designs and relevant project inputs
• Responsible for the project management of medium / large projects
• Responsible for the management and coordination of multi-disciplinary project teams
• Take responsibility for budgets, resourcing and outsourcing of project work within the section, as well as agree project budgets with other sections on large projects comprising multi-disciplinary project teams
• Author competent technical reports of acceptable technical and presentational quality
• Present / represent their technical work
• Draft successful responses to bids
• Clear knowledge of work procedures and ability to brief project team on them
• Assign work to others
• Regular client contact under direction of more senior manager
• Successful in identifying and following through on leads associated with additional work prospects on the projects they are involved with
• Discuss in detail with clients the business technologies and markets
• Train others in respective functional field and build a team
• Market technical capability
• Supervise Engineers or Technicians in undertaking checks and inspections of constructed works for compliance with design and specifications, including monitoring and proposing remedial actions
• Development and / or bb of function group specific design procedures
• Plan and coordinate investigations and surveys