ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – SITE (Owners Engineer)

1. Overview

This is a global engineering group with over a century of technical heritage and a footprint that spans Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The organisation is recognised for delivering complex infrastructure, energy, and environmental projects across the full lifecycle — from feasibility and detailed design to construction oversight, commissioning, and operational support.

Its core expertise covers renewable energy, transmission and distribution, thermal generation, water and environmental infrastructure, nuclear engineering, and large industrial developments. The team brings together a deep bench of multidisciplinary engineers — civil, electrical, mechanical, geotechnical, environmental, grid, and project controls — all working within a highly structured international quality and governance framework.

Across Africa, the group is known for supporting high-impact energy programmes, grid-strengthening initiatives, and utility-scale renewable developments. These roles form part of the Owner’s Engineer team supporting six utility-scale Solar PV projects (totalling 1.28 GW), executed across three clusters located in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and the North West.

2. What You’ll Do

• Oversee LV and MV electrical construction activities across the two-project cluster.
• Review electrical drawings, installation plans, cable schedules, and test documentation for compliance.
• Monitor electrical installation of cable routes, switchgear, inverters, terminations, and related equipment.
• Support quality control activities, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and project specifications.
• Coordinate daily electrical interfaces with civil, mechanical, and grid teams.
• Identify electrical risks impacting project delivery and implement mitigation strategies.
• Review EPC contractor documentation, including method statements and as-built drawings.
• Support electrical readiness for commissioning and contribute to punch list closure.

3. What We’re Looking For

• BSc / BTech / NDip Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years electrical engineering experience (desirable).
• At least two Solar PV projects delivered in similar roles.
• Minimum two years’ experience in comparable assignments with the bidder.
• Strong capability in identifying and mitigating electrical and construction risks.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

4. What We Offer

• The opportunity to be part of an Owner’s Engineer team within a respected international engineering group.
• Work directly with multicultural, international stakeholders, gaining exposure to global standards, methodologies, and project governance.
• Hands-on oversight of two large utility-scale solar plants per cluster, offering depth and breadth of technical exposure.
• A high-performance engineering environment with strong technical collaboration.