Senior Power Systems Protection Engineer — Hybrid (Gauteng)

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Placements24, based in Vereeniging, South Africa, seeks a Power Systems Protection Engineer to design, implement, test and maintain protective relaying for HV transmission and distribution networks. This hybrid role is based in Vereeniging with travel to project sites.

The ideal candidate holds a BEng in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) with 5+ years in protection engineering, experience with GE/Siemens/SEL relays, Omicron/Doble testing, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in power system protection engineering within utility or consulting environments.
• In-depth knowledge of power system theory, fault calculations, and symmetrical components.
• Proficiency with protection relaying hardware (GE, Siemens, SEL) and software.
• Experience with testing equipment (Omicron, Doble) and testing procedures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent written/verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify protective relaying schemes for transmission and distribution substations and power plants.
• Develop and review protection settings for various relay types (overcurrent, distance, differential, busbar).
• Perform fault analysis and simulations to validate protection system designs.
• Conduct factory and site acceptance testing of protective relaying equipment.
• Commission new protection systems and troubleshoot existing ones.
• Develop and maintain documentation (single-line diagrams, schematics, protection philosophy).
• Collaborate with grid operations, planning engineers, and field maintenance teams in Gauteng.

Skills

Power systems protection

Fault analysis

SCADA integration

Protection settings

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)

Tools

GE relays

Siemens relays

SEL relays

Omicron testing

Doble testing

Job description

Placements24, based in Vereeniging, South Africa, seeks a Power Systems Protection Engineer to design, implement, test and maintain protective relaying for HV transmission and distribution networks. This hybrid role is based in Vereeniging with travel to project sites.

The ideal candidate holds a BEng in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) with 5+ years in protection engineering, experience with GE/Siemens/SEL relays, Omicron/Doble testing, and strong analytical and communication skills.