Senior Power Systems Consultant

Recruiter:

Assegai

Job Ref:

DUR000394/LL

Date posted:

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
A dynamic consulting engineering company in Pretoria is looking for a Senior Power Systems Consultant to join their team and to provide consulting services to the Energy Sector in South Africa and Africa.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

BSc. / BEng. or BTech in Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering (or equivalent)
Familiar with, and ability to interpret, typical substation primary and secondary/control plant design drawings
Experience of network modelling and analysis in DIgSILENT PowerFactory (PSS/E, ETAP or other software packages will also be considered)
Experience performing grid code compliance studies, grid impacts studies and/or network planning studies.
Knowledge of the South African transmission and distribution systems and South African Grid Code and current industry developments

Desirable requirements:

Postgraduate degree (Masters or higher) in engineering and registration (or working towards registration) with ECSA as a Professional Engineer
Experience performing insulation co-ordination, earthing, protection co-ordination or arc flash studies
Data analysis skills in either Excel, Python or similar
Scripting skills for automation of repetitive analytical work
Experience as owner’s engineer on energy or other infrastructure projects

Duties include:

Grid impact and grid code compliance studies for power generation projects
Power quality assessments/investigations
Transmission and Distribution network planning
Project management (financial and resource management)
Maintaining relationships with existing clients and identifying and engaging new clients

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