| We are seeking a skilled and experienced Electrical Engineer with a strong focus on substation protection and control plant. The successful candidate will work as a consulting engineer and play a key role in the planning, designing and specifying protection, control and automation systems within high-voltage substations.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Registered or eligible for registration with ECSA (advantageous).
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in electrical engineering, specifically protection and control within high-voltage substations.
- Proven expertise in protection and control plant, including but not limited to the following:
- Protection and control scheme design.
- Metering scheme design.
- Integration of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA).
- Proven experience in:
- Fault studies and protection setting calculations.
- Fault analysis and reporting.
- Substation automation system design.
Skills & Competencies:
- Solid understanding of substation protection and control systems.
- Familiar with industry standards and utility specifications.
- Proficient in relevant design and simulation tools (e.g., AutoCAD, MicroStation, DIgSILENT, ETAP, etc.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and coordination abilities.
- Strong report writing skills.
- Attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and/or review technical specifications and drawings for substation control and protection systems at MV, HV and EHV levels.
- Design and implement protection and control schemes, from concept design, to detail design (including protection and control scheme schematic drawings), to supervising implementation and commissioning.
- Participate in system studies, fault analysis and protection settings.
- Ensure all designs comply with applicable international standards (e.g., IEC, SANS, NRS), utility/client standards and employer’s requirements as well as project specific standards and specifications.
- Coordinate with internal teams, clients, and contractors during project planning and execution.
- Provide technical input during the procurement of control and protection equipment.
- Witness Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and commissioning of protection and control plant systems.
- Support maintenance and troubleshooting activities in operational substations.
- Prepare technical documentation, reports, and as-built records.
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