Job Title:
Electrical Engineer or Technologist
Job Purpose:
Our client is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer or Technologist to join their Cape Town office, responsible for the investigation, design, and contract administration of electrical building services and engineering projects, including urban and rural reticulation, MV distribution, and the electrical elements of water and wastewater infrastructure. The role covers the full project lifecycle, from scoping and design through to construction oversight, contract administration as the Engineer's Representative, and reporting, requiring a B.Eng, B.Sc(Eng), or B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, between 5 and 10 years' post-qualification experience, and ideally ECSA registration (Pr Eng or Pr Tech Eng), along with proven experience across building services, MV networks, and health, education, or public works projects.
Responsibilities:
- Investigation and design
- Conduct scoping and condition assessments of electrical installations and report on the findings in detail.
- Plan and design electrical building services, and urban and rural reticulation and MV distribution projects.
- Design the electrical elements of engineering projects, such as water and wastewater infrastructure, including pump stations, rising mains and pipeline systems.
- Prepare tender documents.
- Contract administration and construction
- Administer electrical engineering contracts for building services and engineering projects from inception to completion, and act as the Engineer’s Representative as defined in the contract.
- Provide construction oversight, monitoring progress to ensure that the works comply with the design and quality requirements and expedite the clarification of design-related issues.
- Review contractors’ Quality Control Plans and Construction Method Statements for compliance and quality.
- Measure electrical and electronic installations and prepare payment valuations.
- Address technical queries, resolve issues, and lead site and technical meetings, including preparing the minutes.
- Support safety and environmental compliance throughout the construction phase.
- Reporting, communication and administration
- Compile and deliver reports at all project stages, including inception, concept and viability, design, tender evaluation, progress, financial status and close-out.
- Maintain regular communication with clients and all project professionals.
- Carry out the day-to-day administration of active projects, and general office administration as required.
Qualifications & Experience:
- A B.Eng, B.Sc(Eng) or B.Tech (Engineering) degree in electrical engineering.
- Between five (5) and ten (10) years’ post-qualification experience.
- Preference will be given to applicants registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) or Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng) with at least two (2) years’ post-registration experience.
- Unregistered applicants with at least six (6) years’ post-qualification experience will be considered, provided they will be eligible for ECSA registration within two (2) years.
- Project experience
- Design and management of building services and engineering projects, including municipal building services projects covering electrical and electronic installations, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and fire detection systems.
- Proven experience in urban and rural reticulation and distribution projects, and in medium-voltage (MV) networks.
- A background in health, education and public works projects.
- Software
- Proficiency in Relux lighting design software. Experience with DIALux is an advantage.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD. Experience with Revit MEP is an advantage.
- Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, particularly Autodesk Construction Cloud (now Forma) (ACC Docs, ACC Build and ACC Collaborate Pro), is an advantage.
- General
- Own transport and a valid driver’s licence.