Senior Renewable Energy Engineer

MSP Staffing Pty; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

MSP Staffing Pty in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Senior Renewable Energy Engineer to join a growing advisory team. This role targets professionals with strong hands-on experience across wind, solar, hydro, and BESS projects.

You will deliver feasibility studies, due diligence, design reviews, and owner’s engineering support while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and clients across Africa.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Environmental Eng.
• 10+ years of engineering experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of utility-scale renewables.
• Knowledge of civil/electrical regs and standards.
• Excellent technical report writing, presentations, English.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical and time-management skills.
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally.
• Professional engineering registration advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advisory services for wind, solar and BESS projects.
• Feasibility studies, technical due diligence, and design reviews.
• Support owner's engineering, lender's advisory, and IE assignments.
• Review technical reports, contracts, grid connections and turbine agreements.
• Undertake civil, electrical, structural, foundation and environmental assessments.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, calculations and presentations.
• Participate in site inspections, construction monitoring and supervision.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve processes.
• Contribute to tender prep, client engagement and business development.

Skills

Renewable energy expertise

Report writing

English communication

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Environmental Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Renewable Energy Engineer to join their growing advisory team in Cape Town. This opportunity is suited to an engineering professional with extensive renewable energy experience and a strong technical background in utility-scale wind, solar, hydro, and battery energy storage projects.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
• Understanding of civil or electrical engineering regulations, codes, and standards.
• Excellent technical report-writing, presentation, and communication skills in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines.
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally.
• Professional engineering registration would be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver technical advisory services for utility-scale wind, solar, and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
• Conduct feasibility studies, technical due diligence, and engineering design reviews.
• Support owner's engineering, lender's technical advisory, and independent engineering assignments.
• Review technical reports, contracts, grid connection agreements, and turbine supply agreements.
• Undertake civil, electrical, structural, foundation, and environmental assessments as required.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, calculations, presentations, and project documentation.
• Participate in site inspections, construction monitoring, and supervision activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to improve technical processes and service delivery.
• Contribute to tender preparation, client engagement, and business development activities.

Desirable Experience:

• Renewable energy consulting experience within Africa.
• Technical due diligence and construction supervision.
• Renewable energy facility design and root cause analysis.
• Digitalisation, AI programming, and technological development.