Senior Electrical Engineer, Cape Town

Key Responsibilities:

• Assume accountability for meeting all requirements associated with electrical power system to enable overall organisational (or system level) objectives are achieved. This may also include ensuring that construction activities are carried out in accordance with the design (NEC4 Supervisor Duties).
• Make technical and operational decisions independently of higher-level authority based on sound knowledge of organizational processes, directives and guidelines and applicable laws.
• Mentor team members and transfer specific technical knowledge.
• Ensure the availability and reliability of electrical plant through effective planning, maintenance, and repairs in accordance with standards, procedures, policies, directives and work practices.
• Oversee the construction, from a client perspective, related to establishment, upgrades and expansion of the electrical network both in the Karoo as well as Cape Town (if required)
• Oversee maintenance and repairs of electrical distribution equipment.
• Assume professional responsibility for providing proven specialist/technical expertise and leading a diverse team and resources including external suppliers/stakeholders to achieve relevant objectives.
• Lead a team of engineers/technicians to develop solution(s) to fulfil requirements at subsystem and system levels and take professional responsibility for these solutions.
• Innovate and perform parallel trade studies towards providing optimal solutions - including compliance with relevant statutory laws and regulations.

Key Requirements:

• B. Tech with 13 years working experience, or B. Eng./BSc. Eng./MTech with 9 years working experience, or M. Eng. with 7 years' experience, or PhD with 5 years' experience
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) in Electrical Engineering
• Registered with ECSA either PR.ENG or PR. Tech or PR cert Eng.
• Experience in the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of Electrical Distribution systems and renewable energy installations, up to and including 132 kV.
• Preferably come from a consulting engineering background.
• Previous experience on multi-disciplinary projects (Conceptual Stage to Construction Close-out)
• Held position of responsibility and accountable for designs and project delivery
• Experienced with complete project lifecycle from inception to close-out
• Experience of working in the Karoo is desirable
• Construction of major electrical projects covering large geographical areas
• Renewable energy installation and designs, particularly solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Systems
• Project Management:
  • Monitoring and reporting of technical progress and cost against project schedules, risk dentification, planning, management and
  • reporting analysis and development, implementation, and control of risk mitigation strategies where applicable.
  • Facilitation of effective communication and workflow both internally and externally.
  • Monitoring and management of project appointed consulting engineers, construction contractors, design engineers or specialists.
  • Change control.
  • Input to work package status reporting.
  • Ensuring that costs are contained, and options are chosen which reduce costs without degrading performance.
• Knowledge of:
  • Radio astronomy infrastructure projects
  • Karoo environmental conditions and communities