About the position
A leading consulting engineering firm is looking for a Senior Energy Design Engineer (PrEng or PrTech) to join their team in either Johannesburg or Cape Town.
In this role, you will contribute to the continued growth, development, and delivery of services within the energy consulting team. The position focuses on multidisciplinary project involvement, as well as business development and project management—leading internal teams across projects in PV, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, energy transition, and mini/microgrid solutions.
Requirements:
- B.Eng. or BSc. in Electrical engineering, preferably with a further qualification in renewable energy and professional registration with ECSA
- ECSA: Professionally Registered
- 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
Duties include:
- 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.
- Prepare and manage proposals for client’s projects such as Due Diligence, Technical Advisory services, Owner’s Engineering, Lenders Technical Advisor and other service offerings, and provide inputs for the internal governance process.
- Driving the development of more junior energy team members across the company’s South African offices, via mentoring and provision of technical and commercial guidance.
Desired Skills:
- renewable energy
- electrical engineer
- solar
- wind
- grid
- ecsa
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical aid
- Provident Fund
