Professional Officer - Engineering; Cross Functional

ELIGIBILITY

Suitably Qualified candidates

27.02.2026

NRG 18/26*

R532 737 P.A.

- T12

Electricity Generation and Distribution

ENERGY Professional Officer - Engineering (Cross Functional)

• Bsc/Btech in Electrical Engineering.
• ECSA-registered Professional Engineer/Professional Engineering Technologist.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years post qualification and directly applicable and acceptable experience in an electricity distribution system environment with exposure to a wide range of technologies.
• Supervisory Skills.
• Good project management skills.
• Sound knowledge of safety legislation and practice.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• A high degree of computer literacy.
• Driver's license:
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  B.

• Investigating sites; liaising with and facilitating all communication with customers and their representatives (eg architects, developers and consultants).
• Advising SCP on appropriate design solutions as far as the MV network is concerned.
• Liaising with Distribution on an ongoing basis to ensure that the project receives the required attention and to stay abreast on progress.
• Planning material, labour and transport requirements; liaising with and facilitating all communication with consulting engineers, developers, SIP and PLD (SCP).
• Ensuring the compliance of proposed embedded generation installations with applicable standards.
• Evaluating distribution network performance and meeting with operational staff on a regular basis to gain information about network reinforcement requirements and discuss proposed interventions.
• Performs project coordination and contract management functions on capital projects.
• Performing appropriate power system analysis studies to model network behaviour in response to proposed changes in generation, distribution or load infrastructure (MV: SIP, LV: SCP).
• Determines conditions to be applied regarding site development.