Senior Proffesional Officer -Engineering (Distribution System Development needed at City of Cape Town

Requirements

• B Sc degree in Electrical Engineering or B Tech degree in Electrical Engineering.
• ECSA-registered Professional Engineer or ECSA-registered Professional Engineering Technologist
• Minimum of 5-8 years’ post-graduate or directly applicable and acceptable experience in an electricity distribution system environment with exposure to a wide range of technologies.
• Extensive exposure to a project design and management environment.
• Specialised knowledge of advanced power system engineering.
• Wide knowledge of electricity distribution equipment.
• Sound knowledge of safety legislation and practice.
• Sound project management skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Financial analysis expertise.
• Excellent report writing ability.
• Problem solving skills.
• A high degree of computer literacy.
• Extensive exposure to a project design and project management environment.

Key Performance Areas

• KPA weighting will be adjusted to meet the requirements of the division (SIP, PI, PLD or SCP) where the successful candidate is placed.
• Managing an area-specific c unit of a division of the Distribution System Development branch (SIP, PI, PLD)
• Facilitating the planning, design and implementation of network extensions in response to customer power supply applications (SCP, SIP, PI)
• Facilitating the planning and design of public lighting infrastructure in response to requests for new or additional lighting (PLD)
• Facilitating the establishment of residential, commercial and industrial developments.
• And electrification projects (SCP, SIP, PLD)

CLOSING DATE 15.08.2025