Senior Electrical Engineer - Secondary Grid Design

Tshwane; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 766,000 - 1,064,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Tshwane invites applications for the position of Chief Engineer: Secondary Project Design and Implementation within the Energy and Electricity Business Unit, Division Electricity Planning and Development. The role focuses on planning, design and delivery of electrical infrastructure for secondary networks, ensuring capacity, reliability and safety for new and existing networks.

Applicants should have senior-level engineering credentials, extensive project management experience and valid

Qualifications

• Engineering qualifications in electrical engineering (degree or diploma).
• ECSA registration as Engineering Technologist is advantageous.
• Minimum seven years in a project management environment.
• Code B driving licence is required.
• Willingness to work overtime and standby when required.
• Criminal record check required.

Responsibilities

• Execute general personnel management functions.
• Ensure correct design of the bulk electricity secondary network to create capacity.
• Review feasibility reports for secondary networks to ensure cost-effective projects.
• Approve designs of transmission networks for optimal performance.
• Oversee construction of secondary network electrical infrastructure operations.
• Oversee tender documents to ensure procurement policy adherence.
• Manage project budgets for secondary projects.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations to reduce risk.

Skills

Project management

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Communication

Education

BEng/BTech in Electrical Engineering

National Diploma or degree in related field

ECSA registration (advantage)

Job description

City of Tshwane invites applications for the position of Chief Engineer: Secondary Project Design and Implementation within the Energy and Electricity Business Unit, Division Electricity Planning and Development. The role focuses on planning, design and delivery of electrical infrastructure for secondary networks, ensuring capacity, reliability and safety for new and existing networks.

Applicants should have senior-level engineering credentials, extensive project management experience and valid