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Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 10/28/2025

Lukhozi is a medium sized national consulting engineering firm specializing in civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services, and project management and environmental consulting.

We have offices in Cape Town, George, PE, East London, Queenstown, Durban and Johannesburg.

Lukhozi Consulting Engineers is currently seeking a Registered Electrical Engineer or Technologist to join their Cape Town, East London or Port Elizabeth office. The successful candidate will receive a market-related salary, which will be determined from their qualifications and experience. Interested applicants are required to submit their CVs, ensuring that they include comprehensive details demonstrating their expertise in the specific responsibilities, qualifications, and relevant project experience outlined below.

• Conduct scoping and condition assessments, followed by detailed reporting.
• Oversee the management of planning, design, and construction projects, guiding them from inception to completion for both building services and civil engineering assignments.
• Lead a team of electrical resources, including scheduling and ensuring that project deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Prepare tender documents for various projects.
• Compile and deliver comprehensive reports at all project stages, including Project Inception, Concept and Viability, Design, tender evaluation, progress, financial status, and project close-out.
• Manage the day-to-day administration associated with ongoing projects.
• Take responsibility for the design of electrical building services, as well as urban and rural reticulation and distribution systems, and electrical elements of engineering projects.
• Administer electrical engineering contracts, acting as the Engineer as defined by the contract terms.
• Provide construction oversight, ensuring quality control and facilitating the clarification of design-related issues.
• Monitor construction progress to guarantee design adherence and quality, expediting design clarifications as needed.
• Address technical queries, resolve issues, and lead site and technical meetings, including the preparation of meeting minutes.
• Review contractors' Quality Control Plans and Construction Method Statements to ensure compliance and quality.
• Prepare payment valuations and measure electrical and electronic installations.
• Maintain frequent communication with all project professionals and clients.
• Assist in resolving technical queries and disputes in collaboration with other stakeholders.
• Support project safety and environmental compliance throughout the construction phase.
• Take responsibility for business development activities for the electrical engineering team.
• Undertake general office and project-related administrative tasks as required.

• Hold at least a B.Eng, B.Sc(Eng), or B.Tech Eng.Degree in electrical engineering.
• Be registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa as a Professional Engineer (PrEng) or Professional Engineering Technologist (PrTech Eng), with between five (5) and fifteen (15) years of post-registration experience.
• Have between ten (10) and twenty (20) years of post-graduate experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the design and management of building services projects and engineering projects.
• Experience with municipal building service projects, including electrical, electronic, solar photovoltaic systems, and fire detection systems.
• Proven experience in urban and rural reticulation and distribution projects.
• Background in Health, Education, and Public Works projects.
• Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, particularly BIM360, ACC Docs, ACC Build, and ACC Collaborate Pro, is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Relux lighting design is required; experience with Dialux is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Autocad is required; experience with Revit MEP is advantageous.
• Possession of own transport and a valid driver’s license.