​Our client is an independent specialist energy consultancy providing technical, strategic, environmental and consenting advice to organizations operating within the conventional and renewable energy sectors.

Location: Cape Town, Hybrid

Requirements:

• Protection coordination and arc flash studies

• Other power system studies such as grid code compliance or grid impact studies

• Training and mentoring of employees

• Project management (financial and resource management)

• Maintaining relationships with existing clients and identifying and engaging new clients

Duties and responsibilities:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering (or equivalent)

• Registration or working towards registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer

• Well-rounded individual with the ability to deliver work individually, or as part of a team

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to engage with Clients, forming long-term and mutually beneficial relationships

• Good problem-solving and negotiation skills

• Strong teamwork skills with a positive and flexible approach and the ability to build relationships

• Acute attention to detail

• The ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, good organization and careful time management

• Experience collaborating with external stakeholders to drive projects

• Familiar with, and ability to interpret, typical substation primary and secondary/control plant design drawings

• Experience of network modelling and analysis in DIgSILENT, PowerFactory (PSS/E, ETAP or other software packages will also be considered)

• Experience performing all modelling, simulations and calculations required to specify all protection settings (LV to HV) required in a typical renewable power plant (experience performing the same for synchronous generator plants, industrial/mining operations or complex transmission/distribution grids is considered an advantage)

• Experience with arc flash studies

• Knowledge of the South African transmission and distribution systems and South African Grid Code and current industry developments

• Knowledge of relevant RSA legal requirements and applicable Eskom, SANS, IEC, IEEE and Cigre standards and guidelines