Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy

MSP Staffing (PTY) LTD; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

MSP Staffing (PTY) LTD is seeking a senior engineering leader in Johannesburg to guide technical teams across energy metering projects. You will shape system designs, participate in proposals, and ensure on-time delivery of complex customer engagements.

A BSc/BEng in electrical engineering is essential, with 8–10 years in the field and experience with AMR/AMI solutions. You will mentor staff, coordinate with field technicians, and drive quality assurance while maintaining strong customer

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Postgraduate management qualification is advantageous.
• Experience leading technical teams in power utility projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop junior engineers and technicians.
• Provide technical leadership for new projects and client engagements.
• Design energy and power meter framework and EMS/AMR systems.
• Oversee FAT/SAT procedures and ensure system integration.
• Manage project scope, budget, and timelines; troubleshoot complex issues.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Technical guidance

Project management

System design

Customer interaction

Hardware configuration

Education

BSc/BEng Electrical Engineering

Postgraduate management qualification

Tools

AMR/AMI PME

ecWin

eEnterprise

Schneider Electric PME

Job description

The primary purpose of this role is to provide technical leadership and guidance whilst ensure that key technology projects, critical and complex customer technical support and scheduled technical obligations to customers are successfully executed within schedule.

The role also contributes and inputs in system designs, proposals and compiling functional design specifications for new projects whist assuring that designs meet desired standards.

The incumbent is responsible for the review designs pre, during after project completion and identifying areas of improvement for future projects.

The role engages with clients on defining technical requirements whilst provide technical support to field technicians.

The incumbent will also engage and provide recommendations to the software development team in order to match software upgrades with customer needs, identify system bugs and issues, and recommend software improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop junior engineers and technicians., including training, and performance reviews.


• Providing technical assistance and crafting solutions for the business development in order to support the delivery of new projects and new opportunities.


• Energy and power meter framework design.


• EMS, AMR system design and commissioning.


• Facilitating metering systems FAT and SAT procedures and testing.


• Ensuring System integration and testing


• Quality assurance and control with particular emphasis on conformance to customer specifications


• Supporting field technicians


• Attending to complex client’s queries in support of first line teams as a point of escalation


• Configuring hardware (servers, switches, gateways, power meters).


• Foster a strong engineering culture and promote best practices.


• Compile and provide automation framework of various complex reports, such as tariff analysis, section budgeting


• Oversee project implementation, ensuring plans are executed correctly and issues are resolved.


• Manage project scope, budget, and timelines.


• Troubleshoot and diagnose complex technical problems.

Essential Qualifications:

• BSc/BEng Electrical Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• A postgraduate management and/or technical qualification will be advantageous


• Knowledge of AMR, AMI especially PME, ecWin, eEnterprise


• Power Quality background


• Schneider Electric advanced PME


• Certified Energy Management (CEM)

Experience:

• Function related experience: 8-10 years


• Leading teams: 8-10 years


• Project experience: 8 years


• Proven experience in the electrical power utility and related industry segments


• A strong track record of achievement at Senior Management level (this must include financial results) for a period of no less than five years


• Experience in dealing with multinational suppliers and OEMs will be advantageous