Senior Energy Engineer

Arup; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

At Arup, a leading independent firm, the Senior Energy Consultant will engage in delivering innovative energy projects that address the urgent challenges of decarbonisation in South Africa. The candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team focusing on renewable energy, including photovoltaic and wind projects, while fostering growth and development among junior staff. This role combines technical expertise, project management, and client engagement, with a commitment to improving communities through impactful energy solutions.

Benefits

Profit Share

Medical Aid and Hospital Gap Cover

Provident Fund for Retirement Savings

Ongoing Training and Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in the renewable energy sector, specifically in decarbonisation.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance.
• Experience in bidding, technical report writing, and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver technical advisory and design services for energy projects.
• Manage business development and client relationships.
• Drive team development and ensure quality project outcomes.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Skills

Financial Acumen

Client-facing Skills

People Skills

Education

B.Eng. or BSc. in Electrical Engineering

Further qualification in renewable energy

Job description

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today’s-built environment. Together we help our clients solve their most complex challenges – turning exciting ideas into tangible reality as we strive to find a better way and shape a better world. As one of the world's leading building design consultancies, we offer clients the innovation and technical know-how to continually deliver their projects on schedule and on budget, without compromise.

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About this career opportunity...

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Energy Consultant to join our multi-disciplinary Energy team in our Johannesburg Office or Cape Town Office South Africa. As Arup, we pride ourselves on our extensive support network and our strength in numbers.

Due to continued business growth and increasing client demand in response to the urgent need to decarbonise the economies of South Africa and other African countries, Arup is seeking a Senior Engineer to support the delivery of energy projects.

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 our internal teams) on PV, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, energy transition and mini / micro- grid projects. 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.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for people with the following skills –

• B.Eng. or BSc. in Electrical engineering, preferably with a further qualification in renewable energy and professional registration with ECSA.
• 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.
• Driving the development of more junior energy team members across Arup South Africa offices, via mentoring and provision of technical and commercial guidance.

What we offer you :

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

An environment that will give you freedom to design with a purpose, focus on your skills to deliver quality work to our clients, opportunity to learn and share knowledge openly. You will have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's community engagement programme.

You'll have access to lots of learning opportunities and ongoing training through Arup university and other learning programmes.

Beyond a competitive guaranteed annual salary package, core benefits include medical aid and hospital gap cover; as well as provident fund covering retirement savings, life insurance and income protection in the event of disability. Core benefits form part of your guaranteed annual package.

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Senior Engineer • Cape Town, South Africa