Senior Energy Design Engineer

Assegai Recruitment; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A top consulting engineering firm is seeking a Senior Energy Design Engineer for their Johannesburg or Cape Town office. This role involves supporting growth within the energy consulting team, with responsibilities that include project management, delivering technical advisory services, preparing proposals, and mentoring junior team members. Candidates should hold a B.Eng. or BSc. in Electrical Engineering and have experience in renewable energy projects, especially in PV and wind sectors. The role emphasizes business development, technical skills, and financial acumen.

Qualifications

• Experience in the renewable energy sector, particularly in PV, wind, and decarbonisation.
• Strong financial acumen related to project finance in energy.
• Knowledge of project planning, feasibility studies, and tender documentation.

Responsibilities

• Delivering technical advisory and engineering design services to clients.
• Preparing and managing proposals and bids for various projects.
• Mentoring junior team members to improve their skills.

Skills

Project Management

Business Development

Technical Advisory

Client-facing skills

Team Leadership

People Skills

Written Communication

Education

B.Eng. or BSc. in Electrical Engineering

Professional registration with ECSA

Job description

Top consulting engineering firm is seeking a Senior Energy Design Engineer to join their team in the Johannesburg or Cape Town office.

You will be supporting the further growth, development and service delivery of the energy consulting team, with a focus on multi-disciplinary aspects of our projects, but also business development and project management (leading internal teams) on PV, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, energy transition and mini / micro- grid projects.

Key Responsibilities :

• Recognisable knowledge relevant in the energy sector with specific exposure to the renewable energy and decarbonisation.
• Project Management and support to lead and deliver technical advisory, owner’s engineer and design services within the renewable energy sector for clients.
• Preparing and delivery of bids and proposals and writing technical reports & presentations, checking and reviewing reports, drawings and presentations by others.
• Prepare and manage proposals for client’s projects such as Due Diligence, Technical Advisory services, Owner’s Engineering, Lenders Technical Advisor and other service offerings, and provide inputs for the internal governance process.
• Driving the development of more junior energy team members across the company’s South African offices, via mentoring and provision of technical and commercial guidance.

Requirements :

• B.Eng. or BSc. in Electrical engineering, preferably with a further qualification in renewable energy p
• Professional registration with ECSA.
• Focus on grid-connections and large-project context, structure and role-players are important.
• Financial acumen, with respect to energy projects and project finance is required.
• Knowledge of industrial processes as well as technologies for decarbonising those processes will be a distinct advantage.
• Business development, client-facing, team leadership, technical skills, written skills, people skills and contractual skills are all of importance.
• Knowledge of project planning and management, feasibility studies, concept design development and preparation of technical specifications and tender documentation - with a particular focus on photovoltaic, wind, storage, minigrids / micro-grids and grid systems will be an advantage