Electrical Engineer or Technologist

Minimum Qualification: BEng / BSc Eng / BTech / Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent recognized qualification (NQF Level 7) Preferred Qualification: • Postgraduate qualification in Electrical Engineering, Asset Management, Project Management or a related field will be an added advantage. Required professional registration: • Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) or Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng) Minimum Experience: • Minimum 5 years’ relevant post-qualification experience in electrical engineering within water, wastewater, utilities, heavy industrial or infrastructure environments. • Experience in planning and design, project specification, contract administration, commissioning, maintenance support, and condition assessment of electrical plant and distribution systems. • Experience in managing contractors, interpreting standards, preparing technical reports and working in a regulated public-sector or utility environment will be advantageous. Key Outputs:Reporting to the Senior Manager: Planning and Design, the employee will: • Electrical planning,designand development of water services infrastructure • Prepare and review feasibility inputs, load assessments, concept reports, design criteria, calculations, layouts, schematics and technical reports for treatment works, pump stations, substations, MCCs, standby generation, control panels,cablingand power reticulation. • Engineering support to operations and maintenance • Undertake condition assessments, technical investigations, root-cause analyses and reliability improvement initiatives for plant and network assets. • Project specification and project management • Manage OPEX and approved minor CAPEX electrical projects from initiation, planning and design through tender support, construction monitoring, testing, commissioning,close-outand handover. • OHS, legal compliance and governance • Ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Electrical Installation Regulations, Electrical Machinery Regulations, relevant SANScodesand any other applicable legal and corporate requirements. • Asset management and performance optimisation • Apply asset management principles aligned to lifecycle planning, risk, criticality, maintenance strategies, asset information quality and continuous improvement. Key Competencies: • Sound knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, applicable regulations, legalappointmentsand safe work systems relevant to electrical assets and industrial plant. • Knowledge of asset management principles, lifecycle planning, reliabilityimprovementand condition-based decision-making. • Knowledge of PFMA, SCM processes, contract administration, qualitymanagementand environmental compliance applicable to the water sector. • Computer literacy in spreadsheets, word processing, presentations, maintenance or asset systems, and engineering design or modelling tools. • Valid unendorsed driver’s license and willingness to travel to sites and work after hours when operationally required. Employment Equity Target: Preference will be given to females #J-18808-Ljbffr