Senior Energy Design Engineer

Recruiter:

Assegai

Job Ref:

DUR000354/LL

Date posted:

Friday, December 12, 2025

Location:

Sandton, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Top consulting engineering firm is seeking a Senior Energy Design Engineer to join their team in the Johannesburg or Cape Town office.

You will be supporting the further growth, development and service delivery of the energy consulting team, with a focus on multi-disciplinary aspects of our projects, but also business development and project management (leading internal teams) on PV, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, energy transition and mini/micro- grid projects.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

Recognisable knowledge relevant in the energy sector with specific exposure to the renewable energy and decarbonisation.
Project Management and support to lead and deliver technical advisory, owner’s engineer and design services within the renewable energy sector for clients.
Preparing and delivery of bids and proposals and writing technical reports & presentations, checking and reviewing reports, drawings and presentations by others.
Prepare and manage proposals for client’s projects such as Due Diligence, Technical Advisory services, Owner’s Engineering, Lenders Technical Advisor and other service offerings, and provide inputs for the internal governance process.
Driving the development of more junior energy team members across the company’s South African offices, via mentoring and provision of technical and commercial guidance.

Requirements:

B.Eng. or BSc. in Electrical engineering, preferably with a further qualification in renewable energy p
Professional registration with ECSA.
Focus on grid-connections and large-project context, structure and role-players are important.
Financial acumen, with respect to energy projects and project finance is required.
Knowledge of industrial processes as well as technologies for decarbonising those processes will be a distinct advantage.
Business development, client-facing, team leadership, technical skills, written skills, people skills and contractual skills are all of importance.
Knowledge of project planning and management, feasibility studies, concept design development and preparation of technical specifications and tender documentation - with a particular focus on photovoltaic, wind, storage, minigrids/micro-grids and grid systems will be an advantage

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