Power System Protection Engineering Consultant

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