Senior Power Systems Consultant

Recruiter:

Assegai

Job Ref:

DUR000419/LL

Date posted:

Friday, May 29, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
A leading international consulting firm specialising in power systems and energy infrastructure is seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to join their growing team in Pretoria or Bellville, Western Cape.

This dynamic company provides high-level technical and strategic advisory services to electricity utilities, renewable energy developers, regulators, and funding institutions across the globe.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of innovative projects within the rapidly evolving energy sector, spanning technical analysis, grid integration, regulatory advisory, and strategic energy planning.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to contribute to impactful projects at the forefront of the global energy transition while working within a collaborative and highly skilled consulting environment.

POSITION INFO:
Duties and responsibilities will 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

Essential requirements include:

A Bachelor’s degree 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 (master’s 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

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